(a) The board shall annually elect a presiding officer and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.25.230

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The board shall employ a chief executive officer who shall be selected by the board. The chief executive officer shall be compensated at no less than range 26 of the pay plan for state employees under Alaska Stat. § 39.27.011 (a). The chief executive officer may

(1) hire additional employees;
(2) appoint hearing officers to perform the responsibilities set out in Alaska Stat. § 44.25.240(b)(4); and
(3) contract for the services of consultants and others.
(c) The chief executive officer is directly responsible to the board.
(d) The chief executive officer and employees hired under this section are in the exempt service under Alaska Stat. § 39.25.110.