§203. Executive counsel to governor
There shall be an executive counsel to the governor.
The executive counsel shall be appointed by the governor, and shall take the oath and be commissioned in the manner provided by law, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the governor appointing him, but not beyond the term of the governor; provided he shall hold office until his successor is appointed and qualified.
The executive counsel to the governor shall be a practicing attorney at law, licensed to practice in this state, and shall be a qualified elector of the state, and well versed in matters pertaining to the executive and other departments of the state government and the local governments.
The executive counsel to the governor shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor, payable monthly.
The executive counsel to the governor shall perform the duties assigned to him by the governor in connection with the administration of the governor's office, and with the duties of the governor. He may, at the direction of the governor, appear in all matters in which the governor or any board of which the governor is a member, is interested.
Wherever, by the constitution or laws of this state, the governor is made a member of any board, commission or corporation, the executive counsel may appear as the proxy of the governor and act in his place and stead.
Amended by Acts 1976, No. 557, §5.
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