Section 9. Subject to appropriation, the secretary may, without regard to chapter thirty-one, but subject to the approval of the governor, appoint such experts and technical consultants as he shall determine to be necessary to perform the functions of said office; provided that the provisions of section nine A of chapter thirty shall not apply to any person holding any such appointment.

Terms Used In Massachusetts General Laws ch. 19A sec. 9

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization