Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 1 - Mississippi State Board of Public Accountancy Rules and Regulations Appendix; Schedule of Fees › Chapter 8 - State Board of Public Accountancy › Rule 30-1-8.3 - Employee

Current through June 25, 2024
Rule 8.3.1. Executive Director. The Board may employ an
				  Executive Director who will serve at the will of the Board. The Executive
				  Director shall be the administrator of the Board Office and may employ the
				  staff necessary to conduct the activities of the Board. The Executive Director
				  shall also be responsible for the operation of the agency in accordance with
				  Board policy, state and federal law, and duties established by the Board. The
				  Executive Director is empowered to make preliminary interpretations of the Act
				  or of these rules, except that any interpretations by the Executive Director
				  shall not be binding upon the board.
(a) Duties of the Executive Director. The
				Executive Director shall be responsible for receiving, filing and processing
				all applications, requests and notices which are required by law or by these
				rules to be filed with the Board. Upon receipt of any document for filing, the
				Executive Director shall insure that it is complete and shall inform the person
				filing the document of any deficiency. Upon receipt of any application
				requesting Board action, the Executive Director shall review the application
				and shall indicate thereon a recommendation for the Board action and shall
				cause the application to be brought to the attention of the Board, the Chair or
				committee designed by the Board. With respect to those matters upon which the
				Executive Director has recommended approval, the Board may approve them by
				reference. The duties of the Executive Director imposed by this rule may be
				discharged through the staff.
(b)
				The Executive Director shall also be responsible for the assignment and
				coordination of duties to and among the staff in order to assist the Board in
				the discharge of its duties.
Rule 8.3.2. Staff, Contract Workers, and Independent
				  Contractors. The Executive Director shall employ such staff as is authorized,
				  contract workers and independent contractors as necessary for the conduct of
				  the Board affairs. The basis for compensation of independent contractors shall
				  be stated in the services contract. A qualified CPA -Investigator may be
				  employed by the Board, whose duties shall include, but not be limited to
				  investigation of complaints against CPAs and firm permit holders concerning
				  charges of violations of the Act and/or the
Rules and
				  Regulations
.
Rule 8.3.3. The Board may employ such other personnel, on a
				  full-time or part-time basis, as it deems necessary from time to time.
Rule 8.3.4. No person may be employed by the Board whose
				  employment would create a substantial conflict of interest based upon, but not
				  limited to:
(a) Persons closely
				related by family (such as spouses or other members of the immediate family or
				household) or by material financial ties (as defined under the ethics
				regulations pertaining to independence) to a Board member or to another
				employee of the Board.
(b) Persons
				who are concurrently employed by a Board member.