Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.7.19 Eligibility requirements of all other personnel

(a) The county executive director and other employees of the county committee must not have been:  Dishonorably discharged from any branch of the armed services;  removed for cause from any public office;  or convicted of any fraud, larceny, embezzlement, or any other felony, unless any such disqualification is waived by the State committee or the Deputy Administrator.

(b) The county executive director or any other employee of the county committee must not have been removed as a county committee member, alternate to any county office, county executive director, or other employee of the county committee for:  Failure to perform the duties of the office;  committing, attempting, or conspiring to commit fraud;  incompetence;  impeding the effectiveness of any program administered in the county;  refusal to carry out or failure to comply with the Department's policy relating to equal opportunity and civil rights, including equal employment policy, or interfering with others in carrying out such policy;  or for violation of official instructions, unless such disqualification is waived by the State committee or the Deputy Administrator.

(c) The county executive director or any other employee of the county committee must not have been disqualified for future employment because of a determination by a State committee that during previous service as a county committee member, alternate to any county office, or as an employee of the county committee, the person has:  Failed to perform the duties of such office or employment;  committed, attempted, or conspired to commit fraud;  impeded the effectiveness of any program administered in the county;  refused to carry out or failed to comply with the Department's policy relating to equal opportunity and civil rights, including the equal employment policy, or interfered with others in carrying out such policy;  or violated official instructions, unless such disqualification is waived by the State committee or the Deputy Administrator.