7-1-209 - Additional supervisors, examiners, and other personnel -- Compensation -- Travel expenses.
7-1-209. Additional supervisors, examiners, and other personnel -- Compensation-- Travel expenses.
(1) In addition to the supervisors under Sections 7-1-205 through 7-1-208.1, thecommissioner may appoint additional supervisors as necessary. The commissioner may assign toany supervisor responsibility, subject to the direction and control of the commissioner, for thegeneral supervision and examination of any class of financial institutions or other persons notspecifically assigned to another supervisor.
(2) The commissioner may employ examiners required for the proper conduct of thedepartment. These examiners may not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any institution underthe jurisdiction and supervision of the department. They shall perform duties prescribed by thistitle or assigned to them by the commissioner.
(3) The commissioner may delegate to the chief examiner or any supervisor the duty ofconducting hearings in carrying out the duties, powers, and functions of the department or he mayemploy, on a regular or part-time basis, similarly qualified persons to act as hearing officers forthose purposes.
(4) The commissioner may appoint or employ, on a permanent or consulting basis, otherpersons qualified by education, training, and experience for the needs of the department as thecommissioner considers necessary to carry out the duties, powers, and responsibilities of thedepartment.
(5) The commissioner may employ clerical help to properly carry on the work of thedepartment.
(6) The salaries of the employees of the department shall be fixed in accordance withsalary and merit standards adopted by the Division of Finance and are payable in the samemanner as the salaries of other state employees. All actual and necessary traveling expenses ofthe commissioner, supervisors, examiners, and other employees of the department incurred in thedischarge of their duties shall be fully itemized upon proper vouchers and certified by thecommissioner to the director of the Division of Finance.
Amended by Chapter 200, 1994 General Session