The chairman shall be the executive officer of the board. When present, the chairman shall preside at all meetings. The chairman shall appoint such committees required by rule and may appoint any additional committees as needed. The chairman shall perform all other duties usually pertaining to the office of chairman and permitted by law, and shall have the authority to delegate any of those duties to the executive director. The chairman shall have the authority to review the performance of the executive director and initiate alterations in the executive director's job requirements or employment status. The chairman shall select and determine the agenda for meetings of the full board and may delegate that authority to the executive director.

Source Note:The provisions of this §131.3 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective February 20, 1987, 12 TexReg 419; amended to be effective March 18, 1998, 23 TexReg 2810.