1. (1) The commission may employ an executive director who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission.

2. (2) The executive director shall:

   1. (a) Administer the daily business of the commission and perform the duties assigned by the commission; and
   2. (b) Employ and remove other personnel as necessary to carry out the provisions of this code.
3. (3) The commission shall fix the compensation of its staff, and the compensation shall be commensurate with that paid to executive branch officials with a similar level of responsibilities.
4. (4) The staff of the commission shall be exempt from the provisions of KRS 18A.005 to 18A.202.
5. (5) A member of the staff of the commission during his term of employment shall be subject to the provisions of KRS 6.651(8).

Effective: September 16, 1993

History: Created 1993 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 38, effective September 16, 1993.