CAP. 84 (c) (d) (e) National Police Service [Rev. 2012] is not of good character or moral standing; has been convicted of a felony; or has not been resident or employed in the county for a continuous period of not less than three years. (7) Members appointed under subsection (l)(e) shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for reappointment for one further term. (8) The Commission in consultation with the Cabinet Secretary shall issue and publish in the Gazette guidelines to be followed during the nomination, appointment, removal from office, vacancy of office and filling of vacancy of members of the Authority. (9) The functions of the Authority shall be to— (a) develop proposals on priorities, objectives and targets for police performance in the county; (b) monitor trends and patterns of crime in the county including those with a specific impact on women and children; (c) promote community policing initiatives in the county; (d) monitor progress and achievement of set targets; (e) provide financial oversight of the budget of the County police; (f) provide feedback on performance of the police service at the county level county police; (g) provide a platform through which the public participates on the all aspects to do with county policy and the national police service at county level; (h) facilitate public participation on county policing policy; (i) ensure policing accountability to the public; (j) receive reports from Community Policing Forums and Committees; and (k) ensure compliance with the national policing standards. (10) Every Authority shall prepare, publicize and submit quarterly reports to the Inspector-General, Cabinet Secretary, County Assembly and Governor— (a) accounting for the status and progress on each of the functions with which it is charged; and (b) the impediments to the performance of those functions. (11) The members of the Authority shall in their first meeting elect one of their own to serve as Secretary to the Authority. (12) A person elected as secretary shall be based at the Governor’s office and shall not be a police officer. (13) Nothing in this section shall authorize any Authority to interfere with— (a) the investigation of any particular offence or offences; (b) the enforcement operations of the law against any particular person or persons; [Issue 1] N18 - 28