TITLE 4: ECONOMIC RESOURCES
DIVISION 10: COMMONWEALTH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
§ 10409. Staff. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the executive director may hire no more than 15 employees for those positions that the board may specifically provide for; provided, that where feasible and available, the authority shall rely on agencies of the Commonwealth government for staff and professional support to the extent that such reliance poses no threat of conflict of interest or appearance of impropriety. (b) The staff of the authority shall have the necessary expertise in the various aspects of development, banking, particularly in the fields of financial analysis, engineering, economics, marketing, and management techniques. (c) (1) Professional employees of the authority shall not be subject to applicable civil service laws and regulations. All nonprofessional employees other than the secretary of the executive director shall be within the civil service system. (2) The executive director shall give first preference in employment to workers residing in the Commonwealth. (3) When necessary to assure the recruitment of professional employees sufficiently knowledgeable and competent to effectively carry out the purpose of the authority professional employees may be hired by contract without regard to the general schedule of pay levels set by law. Source: PL 4-49, § 17.