§ 46-12.2-5 - Officers.
SECTION 46-12.2-5
§ 46-12.2-5 Officers. – (a) An executive director, who shall be a person professionally skilled andexperienced in law, finance, or public administration, shall be appointed bythe board of directors as chief executive officer of the agency, and shallserve at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall administer theaffairs of the agency, including, without limiting the generality of theforegoing matters, relating to contracting, financial assistanceadministration, personnel and administration, under the supervision of theboard in accordance with such authorizations as the board may from time to timereasonably adopt and continue in force. Salaries of personnel shall be guidedby the unclassified pay plan. The board may also appoint persons to hold theoffices of secretary and treasurer to the agency, including assistantsecretaries and assistant treasurers in whom may be vested any of the powers ofthe secretary and the treasurer, respectively, or may appoint a director oremployee of the agency to exercise such duties. The secretary shall be thecustodian of the seal and of the books and records of the agency, and shallkeep a record of the proceedings of the board of directors. The secretary maycause copies to be made of all minutes and other records and documents of theagency, and may give certificates under its official seal to the effect thatthe copies are true copies and all persons dealing with the agency may relyupon the certificates. The treasurer shall have charge of the books of accountand accounting records of the agency, and shall be responsible, under thesupervision of the executive director, for financial control for the agency.The board shall appoint and establish compensation benefits and other terms ofemployment for other officers and employees of the agency as it deemsreasonable and necessary. Officers of the agency shall serve at the pleasure ofthe board or under contracts of employment; provided, however, that no contractof employment shall exceed a term of three (3) years, which may be renewed uponthe expiration for successive terms.
(b) Present or past directors, officers, employees, or agentsof the agency may be indemnified by the agency to the extent allowed by and inaccordance with the indemnification provisions applicable to nonprofitcorporations pursuant to § 7-6-6, as amended from time to time. The agencyshall be a public body for purposes of § 9-1-31.1.
(c) The agency shall be subject to the provisions of §42-11.3-1 and the executive director shall not be deemed to be a director asused in said section.