The chairperson of the commission, on its behalf, may employ an executive director and other persons necessary to perform the duties imposed upon it by this chapter. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall receive compensation as fixed by the commission. The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority to enter contracts on behalf of the commission.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 833, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1997.)