The Director shall direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities of the Department, including coordinating its plans for tourism, publications and cultural affairs, analyzing the effectiveness of those programs and associated expenditures, and cooperating with other governmental agencies which have programs related to travel, tourism and cultural affairs. In addition to other powers and duties, the Director:

1. 1. Shall attend all appropriate meetings of the Department and appoint a staff member to act as Secretary, keeping minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of all appropriate proceedings.
2. 2. Shall report regularly to the commissions, divisions and council of the Department concerning the administration of the policies and programs of the Department.
3. 3. May perform any other lawful acts which he or she considers necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 231.8111 to 231.8179, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1163; A 2001, 2829; 2005, 1406; 2007, 999; 2011, 2939)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 231.220)