Executive Director

Executive Director. (a) The Commission shall hire an Executive Director who will be responsible for the overall administration of the Commission and the supervision of the casino licensee and others pursuant to this chapter. (b) Qualification of the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall possess the following minimum qualification: (1) A bachelor’s degree from a United States accredited educational institution or equivalent; and (2) Five years work experience in professional, administrative or management in government or private sectors; and (3) Good ethical and moral character; and (4) The Commission shall not hire any person for the Executive Director’s position who has been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction of the United States, or any foreign country carrying a minimum sentence of imprisonment of more than six months, excepting traffic offenses. (5) The Executive Director shall not have any interest, directly or indirectly, in any business under the jurisdiction of the Commission. (c) The Executive Director shall be the head of the administration of the Commission, and subject to the general oversight and direction of the Commission, shall organize the work of the Commission in a manner that will ensure its efficient and effective operation and, subject to the budgetary authority, the Executive Director may hire and terminate such staff, including a legal counsel and other professionals, necessary to carry out the purpose of the Commission. Such staff shall be exempt from the civil service. The Executive Director shall obtain such equipment, rent or build such additional office space, and generally make such regular office expenditure and acquisitions as necessary to establish and maintain a working office suitable for the Commission to effectively function pursuant to this chapter. (d) The Executive Director shall have such other duties as may be assigned or delegated by the Commission. (e) The Executive Director serves at the pleasure of the Commission. (f) The Executive Director’s annual salary shall be established by the Commission but in no event shall it exceed $85,000.00 per year. The Executive Director shall be reimbursed for actual, necessary, and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties as allowed by the Commission, but in any event not to exceed $25,000.00 in reimbursements per calendar year. All travel will be subject to 1 CMC § 7407. Source: PL 18-38 § 5(205) (Mar. 21, 2014), modified; repealed by PL 18-56 § 2 and reenacted by PL 18-56 § 7(2315) (July 11, 2014); subsection (c) amended by PL 19-24 § 11 (Dec. 4, 2015).