Administration

(a) Administrator. The Board shall appoint an Administrator to administer matters of the Agency under the supervision of the Board. The Administrator shall not be a member of the Board and shall not have a right to vote. The Administrator shall be given the necessary authority and be held responsible for the administration of the Agency in all its activities subject only to such policies as may be adopted and such orders as may be issued by the Board. (b) Deputy Administrator. The Board shall appoint a Deputy Administrator who shall not be member of the Board and shall not have a right to vote. The Deputy Administrator shall perform such functions as the Administrator desires during the absence of the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Administrator until such time that another Administrator is appointed. (c) Secretary of the Board. The Secretary of the Board shall be appointed by the Administrator and confirmed by the Board. The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping records of meetings and actions of the Board. (d) Qualifications, Duties, Tenure and Compensation. The qualifications, duties, tenure and compensation of the Administrator, Deputy Administrator and Secretary shall be such as the Board may by resolution determine necessary and desirable, provided that their salaries may not exceed Twenty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($29,000), Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars ($24,000) and Fourteen Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($14,400) per annum, respectively. Other fringe benefits such as leave, eligibility for hospital, dental, life insurance and retirement, shall be decided by the Board, notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary. SOURCE: GC § 57003, as amended by P.L. 14-114:10 (Apr. 6, 1978).