A.  The board of commissioners shall select an executive director who shall exercise control over all executive functions and the general operation of the authority.  The executive director may employ on a contract basis such other agents, employees, and professional employees, permanent and temporary, as he may require and shall determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation.  All employees of the authority shall be responsible to the executive director who shall organize the personnel employed by the authority in the most efficient manner to accomplish the purpose of the authority as provided in this Chapter and by regulations established by the authority’s board.

B.  The executive director, in addition to his usual functions, shall be secretary to the board of commissioners.  The board of commissioners shall fix the compensation of the executive director.

Acts 2008, No. 699, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.