There shall be a Director of Internal Auditing, who shall be head of the Department of Internal Auditing. The Director of Internal Auditing shall be a Certified Internal Auditor or working towards an Internal Auditor certification, shall be, or after certification shall become, a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and shall be subject to, and follow at all times, the Code of Ethics for Certified Internal Auditors established by the Institute of Internal Auditors. The County Audit Committee shall recommend the hiring or dismissal of the Director of Internal Auditing, upon approval of the County Council. The Director of Internal Auditing shall interview and make recommendations for the hiring of staff for the Department of Internal Auditing to the County Audit Committee who shall approve or reject such recommendations.
(Added 11-7-00.)