Section 38-3-5

Executive director, confidential secretary, and other personnel.

The Governor shall appoint an executive director for the Department of Senior Services and a confidential secretary and shall prescribe their duties, powers, and authority to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and as executive officer and secretary of the board, and shall be a full-time employee of the board. The executive director , subject to the Merit System law, shall appoint additional personnel as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

(Acts 1957, No. 554, p. 774, §5; Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, p. 214, §3; Act 2000-744, p. 1655, §2.)