2007 California Public Resources Code Article 2. Staff

CA Codes (prc:40430-40433)

40430.  The board shall appoint an executive director who may be
exempt from civil service laws.  The board may delegate any power,
duty, purpose, function, and jurisdiction to the executive director
which the board determines to be appropriate.  The board shall
prescribe the duties and fix the salary of the executive director.
The executive director shall perform and discharge the powers,
duties, purposes, functions, and jurisdiction vested in the board and
delegated to the executive director by the board.  The executive
director may redelegate any of the powers, duties, purposes,
functions, and jurisdiction which are delegated to him or her by the
board to his or her subordinates.



40431.  The board may appoint legal counsel, clerical and
secretarial employees, technical personnel, and other staff, and
acquire facilities, that it finds necessary for the performance of
its functions.  The staff of the board shall be subject to the
relevant system and procedures of the state civil service.  The State
Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of
Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code) applies to those
personnel.


40432.  The Attorney General shall represent the board and the state
in litigation concerning affairs of the board, unless the Attorney
General represents another state agency that is a party to the
action.  In that case, the Attorney General may represent the board
with the written consent of the board and the other state agency, the
board may contract for the services of private counsel, subject to
Section 11040 of the Government Code, or the legal counsel of the
board may represent the board.  Sections 11041, 11042, and 11043 of
the Government Code are not applicable to the board.



40433.  The Governor shall appoint one adviser for each member of
the board upon the recommendation of the board member.