§ 5a. Executive Secretary

(a) The Board shall appoint an Executive Secretary, who shall serve during its pleasure. The Board members and Executive Secretary shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of their offices.

(b) The Executive Secretary shall have general charge of the office of the Board, keep a full record of its proceedings, file and preserve at its office or in public records all documents and papers entrusted to his or her care, prepare those papers and notices as may be required of him or her by the Board, and perform other duties that the Board may prescribe. The Executive Secretary shall have power, under the direction of the Board, to issue subpoenas for witnesses and to administer oaths in all cases before the Board or pertaining to the duties of the office. (Added 1985, No. 269 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)