(Term of Office)
Article 197.
The term of office of audit commissioners appointed from among Persons of Expert Knowledge shall be four years, and the term of office of audit commissioners appointed from among members of the assembly shall coincide with that of members of assembly. However, they may continue to perform their duties until their successors have been appointed.
(Dismissal)
Article 197-2.
In the event that the chief executive of an ordinary local public body considers that any audit commissioner is unable to perform his/her duties on account of mental or physical incompetence, has defaulted in the performance of any official duties, or has committed misconduct impairing the honor of said audit commissioner, said chief executive, with the approval of the assembly, may dismiss any such audit commissioner from its office. In this case, a public hearing concerning said dismissal shall be opened in a standing commission or special commission.
2.
Except in the case mentioned in the preceding paragraph, no audit commissioner may be dismissed involuntarily.
(Resignation)
Article 198.
Resignation of audit commissioners shall be subject to the approval of the chief executive.
(Disqualification)
Article 198-2.
No one in close family relationship (i.e., parental, spousal, sibling) with the chief executive or assistant governor or assistant mayor may become an audit commissioner.
2.
Any inspection commissioner shall forfeit his/her office when he/she enters into such relationship.
(Performance of Duties)
Article 198-3.
In auditing, audit commissioners shall perform all of their duties in an impartial and independent manner.
2.
No audit commissioner shall disclose to any third party any information made known to that audit commissioner with respect to his/her duties. The secrecy obligation mentioned above shall survive the retirement of each audit commissioner from office.
