Election of officers; terms; appointment of agents and employees

Every authority, upon the first appointment of its members and thereafter on or after February 1 in each year, shall annually elect from among its members a chairman and a vice chairman who shall hold office until February 1 next ensuing and until their respective successors shall have been appointed and qualified. Every authority may also appoint and employ, without regard to the provisions of Title 11, Civil Service, of the Revised Statutes, a secretary, a treasurer, an executive director and a chief engineer and such other agents and employees as it may require, and it shall determine their qualifications, terms of office, duties and compensation. L.1960, c. 183, p. 734, s. 6, eff. Jan. 18, 1961.