2005 Minnesota Statutes

     116S.03 Corporate personnel. 

    Subdivision 1.    Generally.  The board shall appoint 
 and set the compensation for the executive director, who serves 
 as chief executive officer of the corporation.  The executive 
 director's compensation may not exceed 95 percent of the salary 
 of the governor set under section 15A.082.  The board may 
 designate the executive director as its general agent.  Subject 
 to the approval of the board, the executive director shall 
 employ staff consultants and other agents necessary to carry out 
 the mission of the corporation.  

    Subd. 2.    Status of employees.  Employees, officers, 
 and directors of the corporation are not state employees, but 
 are covered by section 3.736 and, at the option of the board, 
 may participate in the state retirement plan, the state deferred 
 compensation plan for employees in the unclassified service, and 
 an insurance plan administered by the commissioner of employee 
 relations. 

    HIST: 1993 c 177 s 4