Rule 4.5. Expenses

The salaries of Disciplinary Counsel and staff, their expenses, administrative costs, and the expenses of the members of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board, the Judicial Investigation Commission, and Judicial Hearing Board shall be paid from funds contributed by the Supreme Court of Appeals and The West Virginia State Bar. The proportion of funds contributed by the Supreme Court of Appeals and The West Virginia State Bar shall approximate the proportion of judicial disciplinary complaints to lawyer disciplinary complaints. The Office of Disciplinary Counsel shall submit an annual budget to Lawyer Disciplinary Board and the Administrative Director of the Courts detailing the projected revenues and expenses for approval by the Supreme Court of Appeals. An independent audit shall be conducted annually by a certified public accountant of the funds entrusted to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and a copy of such audit shall be filed with the Lawyer Disciplinary Board and the Administrative Director of the Courts.