§ 8 — Employees; staff officers; appointment and removal

Massachusetts § 8

• Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
• Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
• Title II: EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
• Ch. 23B: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

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[ Text of section effective until May 30, 2023. For text effective May 30, 2023, see below.]Section 8. The director shall appoint and may remove all employees in the department. Unless otherwise provided by law, all such appointments and removals shall be made in accordance with chapter thirty-one. From time to time the director may, subject to appropriation and regulations pertaining to the employment of consultants, employ such consultants as he may deem necessary.In addition to associate directors and bureau chiefs, the director may appoint an executive assistant, a chief counsel and experts on urban affairs, public information and intergovernmental relations, to serve in the department, and such other officers, experts and assistants as may be necessary to carry out the work of the department. Any person holding appointment under this paragraph shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one or section nine A of chapter thirty.Chapter 23B: Section 8. Employees; staff officers; appointment and removal[ Text of section as amended by 2023, 7, Sec. 104 effective May 30, 2023. See 2023, 7, Sec. 298. For text effective until May 30, 2023, see above.]Section 8. The secretary shall appoint and may remove all employees in the executive office and its divisions and agencies. Unless otherwise provided by law, all such appointments and removals shall be made in accordance with chapter thirty-one. From time to time the secretary may, subject to appropriation and regulations pertaining to the employment of consultants, employ such consultants as the secretary may deem necessary.In addition to undersecretaries, department and division heads, and bureau chiefs, the secretary may appoint an executive assistant, a chief counsel and experts on urban affairs, public information and intergovernmental relations, to serve in the executive office, and such other officers, experts and assistants as may be necessary to carry out the work of the office. Any person holding appointment under this paragraph shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter thirty-one or section nine A of chapter thirty.