P.R. Laws tit. 25, § 3051c
The Authority shall operate under the direction of an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board and who shall exercise his/her office at the will of the latter. Regardless of the existence of other legal restrictions, the Board may contract the Executive Director through a professional services contract of up to two (2) years duration. Regardless of the manner in which the Executive Director is contracted, the latter shall be bound to comply with the provisions of §§ 1801 et seq. of Title 3, known as the “Ethics in Government Act”. Without it constituting a limitation, his/her functions shall be the following:
(a) Be the main executive officer of the Authority;
(b) draft and present to the Board the work plan and the annual budget of the Authority;
(c) supervise, oversee and audit compliance by the contracted entity of its obligations under its contract with the Authority;
(d) authorize and supervise any other contract needed for the proper operations of the Authority subject to the norms established by the Board;
(e) attend all meetings of the Board, but without being entitled to vote;
(f) establish, organize, direct and supervise the administrative structure of the Authority;
(g) establish the achievement levels of the operations of the Authority, including the power to recruit and contract any of the officials or employees under his/her supervision, subject to the norms established by the Board;
(h) direct the preparation of the short and long term plans of the Authority for contracting and for the development of personnel, of the operations, administrative controls, marketing strategies and all other functions needed to ensure the success of the Authority in the effective and efficient achievement of its objectives, and
(i) carry out any other functions assigned by the Board.
History —Sept. 29, 2004, No. 508, § 5.