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An authority shall select from among\nits commissioners a vice-chairman, and it may employ a secretary (who shall be\nexecutive director), technical experts and such other officers, agents and\nemployees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall determine their\nqualifications, duties and compensation.\n\nHISTORY: 1938, p. 450; Michie Code 1942, \u00a7 3145(5); 1958, c. 82.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}