(a) Director of operations.--The commission may appoint a director of operations who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall be responsible for the day-to-day administration and operation of the bureaus and offices of the commission, except that the director of operations shall have responsibility for the prosecutorial function only with regard to administrative matters.

(b) Secretary.--The commission may appoint and fix the compensation of a secretary to hold office at its pleasure. The secretary shall have such powers and shall perform such duties not contrary to law as the commission shall prescribe. The commission shall have power and authority to designate, from time to time, one of its clerks to perform the duties of the secretary during his absence, and the clerk so designated shall possess, for the time so designated, the powers of the secretary of the commission.

(c) Employees and consultants.--The commission may appoint, fix the compensation of, authorize and delegate such officers, consultants, experts, engineers, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks and employees as may be appropriate for the proper conduct of the work of the commission. The total compensation paid to consultants in any fiscal year shall not exceed 4% of the commission's budget. The commission shall keep records of the names of each consultant, the services performed for the commission, and the amounts expended for each consultant's services. The commission shall submit these records as a part of its annual budget submission. Such records shall be a matter of public record open for inspection at the office of the commission during the normal business hours of the commission. The commission shall establish, after consultation with the Civil Service Commission, standardized qualifications for employment and advancement, and all titles, and establish different standards for different kinds, grades, and classes of similar work or service. The employees of the commission shall be afforded employment security as provided by the act of August 5, 1941 (P.L.752, No.286), known as the "Civil Service Act," or the appropriate collective bargaining agreement, whichever is applicable, but the commission shall set the salaries of all employees in accordance with the employment standards established under this section.

(July 10, 1986, P.L.1238, No.114; Oct. 15, 2008, P.L.1592, No.129, eff. 30 days)

2008 Amendment. Act 129 amended subsec. (a).

1986 Amendment. Act 114 amended the entire section, effective in 60 days as to subsec. (a) and immediately as to the remainder of the section.