(2) The staff shall perform the duties that the Comptroller assigns.

(b) (1) From among the employees on the staff, the Comptroller may designate 1 Chief Deputy Comptroller and 1 or more deputy comptrollers.

(2) While in office, the Chief Deputy Comptroller and each deputy comptroller shall be covered by a surety bond in the form and amount required by law.

(3) A designation as Chief Deputy Comptroller or as deputy comptroller may be terminated:

(i) by the Comptroller for any reason that the Comptroller considers sufficient; or

(ii) if the Comptroller is ill or absent, by the other members of the Board of Public Works for any reason that the members consider sufficient.

(4) A termination of the designation as Chief Deputy Comptroller or as deputy comptroller is not, of itself, a termination of employment.