§ 42-128-11. Executive director — Employees.
The governor shall appoint from qualified candidates, with the advice of the coordinating committee, an executive director, who shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 4 of title 36, and who shall serve as the state housing commissioner and may also serve in the executive office of commerce as the deputy secretary of housing. The commission shall also cause to be employed staff and technical and professional consultants as may be required to carry out the powers and duties set forth in this chapter. All staff, including the executive director, may be secured through a memorandum of agreement with the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, or any other agency or political subdivision of the state with the approval of the relevant agency or political subdivision, as provided for in § 42-128-2(2)(ii). Any person who is in the civil service and is transferred to the commission may retain civil service status.
History of Section.P.L. 1998, ch. 31, art. 29, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 14, § 4, effective July 6, 2021.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-128 - Rhode Island Housing Resources Act of 1998
Section 42-128-2. - Rhode Island housing resources agency created.
Section 42-128-2.1. - Housing Production Fund.
Section 42-128-3. - Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation.
Section 42-128-4. - Rhode Island housing resources commission.
Section 42-128-6. - Commission — Membership and terms — Officers — Expenses — Meetings.
Section 42-128-7. - General powers.
Section 42-128-8. - Powers and duties.
Section 42-128-8.1. - Housing production and rehabilitation.
Section 42-128-9. - Offices within the commission.
Section 42-128-10. - Appropriations.
Section 42-128-11. - Executive director — Employees.
Section 42-128-12. - Coordination with other state agencies.
Section 42-128-13. - Open meetings law.
Section 42-128-14. - Public records law.
Section 42-128-15. - Administrative procedures act.