The secretary of administration may appoint attorneys for the department of administration and its divisions and officers, except attorneys for the state finance council. All attorneys appointed under this section shall be subject to assignment and reassignment of duty within the department of administration as may be determined by the attorney designated by the secretary of administration as chief attorney of the department of administration. All attorneys appointed hereunder shall be in the unclassified service and shall receive annual salaries fixed by the secretary of administration and approved by the state finance council.
K.S.A. 75-3705a