Sec. 3.5. (a) The charter board shall appoint an executive director to carry out the duties and daily operations of the charter board. The executive director may be removed by the charter board for just cause.

     (b) The executive director’s duties include the following:

(1) To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the charter board under this chapter.

(2) To hire staff as necessary to ensure efficient and effective operation of the charter board.

(3) To pay the reasonable and necessary traveling and other expenses of an employee, a member, or an agent of the charter board.

(4) To request from any public agency the assistance, services, and data that will enable the charter board to properly carry out the charter board’s functions and powers.

     (c) The executive director has financial and signatory powers necessary to ensure efficient and effective charter board operations. In addition, the charter board may authorize the executive director to carry out any or all of the charter board’s powers under section 2 of this chapter unless otherwise prohibited by law.

As added by P.L.139-2022, SEC.8.