P.R. Laws tit. 21, § 4851
The Commission to Hear Complaints, hereinafter denominated “the Commission”, is hereby created, as the body with primary jurisdiction to hear complaints brought against any mayor or municipal official by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Municipal Legislature or any citizen.
(a) Composition of the Commission.— The Commission shall be composed of a President and two (2) Associate Commissioners appointed by the Governor of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico. The President shall be an attorney who has practiced law for at least five (5) years. The President and the Associate Commissioners shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years each and shall hold office until their successors are appointed and take office. It is preferable that the persons designated as members of the Commission have been members of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico or attorneys who have practiced law for at least five (5) years.
Members of the Commission shall not incur financial liability for any action taken in the performance of their duties and powers, provided their actions have not been intentional, illegal, for their own benefit or in the knowledge they could cause damages.
(b) Emoluments.— The Commissioners shall receive no compensation whatsoever for the performance of their duties. However, they shall receive per diems of one hundred dollars ($100) for each meeting they attend at which they conduct business related to the duties imposed on them by this chapter. Every four (4) years from the date of approval of this act, the amount of the per diems to which the Commissioners are entitled shall be revised pursuant to the proportional increase in the cost of living, as determined and certified by the Planning Board. They shall also be entitled to the reimbursement of necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, subject to the applicable regulations of the Department of the Treasury.
(c) Commission personnel.— The president of the Commission shall appoint a Secretary and all personnel needed for its operations, who shall perform their duties at the President’s volition.
History —Aug. 30, 1991, No. 81, § 18.001; June 26, 1998, No. 101, § 1.