Section 11-205 - Executive director.
§ 11-205. Executive director.
(a) Position and tenure.-
(1) With the approval of the Governor, the Secretary shall appoint an executive director for the Commission from a list of at least 3 nominees submitted by the Commission.
(2) The executive director is in the executive service in the State Personnel Management System and serves at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(b) Duties - In general.- The executive director shall:
(1) collect the taxes and fees imposed under this title or regulations adopted by the Commission;
(2) keep the records and papers of the Commission, including a record of each proceeding;
(3) administer the licensing of individuals who work in connection with racing;
(4) prepare, issue, and submit reports of the Commission;
(5) administer the daily operation of the office of the Commission; and
(6) perform any other duty that the Commission directs.
(c) Duties - Property of licensees.- With the approval of the Commission, the executive director shall set the conditions under which a licensee must add to, change, make a reasonable improvement to, or repair property that a licensee owns or leases for racing.
(d) Compensation and reimbursement for expenses.- The executive director is entitled to:
(1) compensation in accordance with the State budget; and
(2) reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
[An. Code 1957, art. 78B, §§ 2A, 5, 11; 1992, ch. 4, § 2; 1993, ch. 10, § 5; ch. 22, § 1; 1997, ch. 743; 2002, ch. 418, § 3.]