Section 46a-54-10a - Administration(a) The commission shall appoint an executive director in accordance with section 46a-52(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes.(b) The executive director shall be the chief executive officer of the commission and shall: (1) Conduct comprehensive planning with respect to the functions of the commission;(2) Coordinate the activities of the commission including but not limited to acting as secretariat to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission;(3) Cause the administrative organization of the commission to be examined with a view to promoting economy and efficiency; and(4) Perform such other lawful duties as may be assigned by the commission from time to time.(c) The executive director may, in accordance with section 46a-52 of the Connecticut General Statutes, appoint or remove no more than two deputy directors with the approval of a majority of the members of the commission.(d) The commission shall supervise and annually evaluate the executive director.(e) The commission shall appoint a commission counsel in accordance with section 46a-54 of the Connecticut General Statutes who shall be the legal officer of the commission. The commission counsel shall represent the commission in any proceeding in which any state agency or officer is an adversary party and in such other matters as the commission and the Attorney General may jointly prescribe. The commission counsel shall provide legal advice and counsel regarding legal matters and the legal implications of policy, management and other issues to the commission and executive director.(f) The commission chairperson, the executive director, the executive director's designee or the commission counsel are designated by the commission as authorized and empowered to certify as true, complete and accurate, all documents or records that are part of the files and records of the commission. Conn. Agencies Regs. § 46a-54-10a
Adopted effective November 4, 2002