2009 California Government Code - Section 18650-18656 :: Article 1. The State Personnel Board

18650.  The annual salary of each member of the board is provided
for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of
Division 3. Each member shall also receive his or her actual and
necessary traveling expenses incurred in the course of his or her
duties.

18651.  The board may appoint and fix the compensation of a
secretary and such other personnel as is necessary to carry out and
perform the powers, duties, purposes, functions and jurisdiction of
the board.

18652.  The board shall secure such suitable and convenient offices,
examination rooms and accommodations throughout the State as may be
required for the public convenience and furnish heat, and light them
for carrying on the work of the board. The board shall acquire
necessary supplies and order necessary printing to be done for its
official use. The headquarters of the board is the City of
Sacramento.

18653.  The board shall meet in Sacramento as often as the needs of
the public service may require and in such other places as it may
designate. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a
quorum. The vote of three concurring members shall be required to
make any action of the board effective. The board shall keep minutes
of its own proceedings and record its official actions.
   The board may hold executive sessions as provided in Section 11126
of the Government Code to deliberate on (1) recommendations to the
Governor or the Legislature, or (2) decisions to be reached following
hearings related to the administration of the provisions of Part 1
(commencing with Section 18000) and Part 2 (commencing with Section
18500) of Division 5, of Title 2 of the Government Code or of the
rules thereunder.

18654.  The intention of the Legislature is hereby declared to be
that the executive officer shall perform and discharge under the
direction and control of the board the powers, duties, purposes,
functions, and jurisdiction vested in the board and delegated to him
by it.
   Any power, duty, purpose, function, or jurisdiction which the
board may lawfully delegate shall be conclusively presumed to have
been delegated to the executive officer unless it is shown that the
board by affirmative vote recorded in its minutes specifically has
reserved the same for its own action. The executive officer may
redelegate to his subordinates or to an appointing power he
designates, unless by board rule or express provision of law he is
specifically required to act personally.

18654.5.  The executive officer shall administer the civil service
statutes under rules of the board, subject to the right of appeal to
the board.

18655.  When any person selected to assist in examinations or to
serve as an authorized representative or referee of the board is
employed by the State in some other capacity, it is a part of his
official duties to serve without additional compensation other than
his actual and necessary traveling expenses.

18656.  The Attorney General shall render such opinions to and
represent the board or any member in such matters as may be requested
by the board or any such member. The district attorneys and other
prosecuting attorneys of counties and cities shall prosecute
violations of this part.
   Upon request of the board, the Attorney General may appoint a
special attorney to prosecute the violations specified in the
request.
   The board may appoint and fix the compensation of an attorney to
advise and represent it in any matter in which any party thereto has
been previously advised or represented by the Attorney General.