Sec. 8. (a) The authority may, without the approval of the attorney general or any other state officer, employ bond counsel, other legal counsel, technical experts, and such other officers, agents, and employees, permanent or temporary, as the authority considers necessary to carry out the efficient operation of the authority, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, compensation, and terms of service. The authority shall fix the compensation of the public finance director. (b) The members of the authority may adopt a resolution delegating to: (1) a member of the authority; (2) the public finance director; or (3) one (1) or more agents or employees of the authority; administrative duties that they consider proper, including the powers of the authority set forth in this chapter. (c) Employees of the authority shall not be considered employees of the state. As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.
IC 5-1.2-3-9 Members; conflicts of interest; disclosure Sec. 9. Any member or employee of the authority who has, will have, or later acquires an interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction with the authority shall immediately disclose the nature and extent of the interest in writing to the authority as soon as the member or employee has knowledge of the actual or prospective interest. The disclosure shall be announced in an open meeting and entered in the minutes of the authority. Upon disclosure, the member or employee shall not participate in any action by the authority authorizing the transaction. An interest shall not invalidate actions by the authority with the participation of the disclosing member before the time when the member became aware of the interest or should reasonably have become aware of the interest. As added by P.L.189-2018, SEC.25.