(a) The division of the budget shall be headed by and under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated the Budget Officer. The Budget Officer may be employed from within or without the classified service; such Budget Officer shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Director of Finance, with the approval of the Governor. The Budget Officer shall be entitled to the same benefits as any person in the classified service.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 41-4-81

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Any person who may be serving as such Budget Officer on July 5, 1983, who is not reemployed as such Budget Officer under the provisions of this section, and who prior to such employment as Budget Officer was a member of the state Merit System, may elect to return to the Merit System job classification previously held.