The Administrator of the Democracy Fund (“The Administrator”) duties and responsibilities are as follows: o The Administrator shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee of the City. o Subject to appropriate policy guidance from the Democracy Fund Board (“The Board”), the Administrator shall be responsible for the day-to-day operation and general administration of the Democracy Fund, including: 1. the public matching funds system, 2. the public financing grant, 3. contribution limitations, 4. voluntary expenditure ceilings, 5. the auditing of candidate financial reports and statements, and 6. the proposing of recommendations for the determination and resolution of complaints brought before the Board. o The Administrator shall provide day-to-day supervision of the Investigator selected by the Board, when appropriate. o The Administrator is also responsible, subject to the Board’s approval, for drafting all standardized administrative forms and documents, including the candidate contract, forms for requests for public matching funds and a schedule for issuing matching funds or public financing grants to participating candidates. o The Administrator must certify a candidate’s eligibility for public matching funds or for public financing grants and shall issue to the City Treasurer requests for disbursement of funds to eligible candidates.
