§ 35-11-108 — Appointment of director and division administrators; qualifications of director; term; salaries; employment of assistants

The governor with the advice and consent of the senate shall
appoint a director of the department who is the department's
executive and administrative head. The director shall possess
technical qualifications and administrative and other experience
sufficient to fulfill the duties of his position. The director
shall appoint administrators for each of the divisions of
abandoned mine land, industrial siting, solid and hazardous
waste management, air quality, water quality and land quality,
who are the executive and administrative heads of their
respective divisions. The administrators shall serve at the
pleasure of the director and are responsible to and under the
control and supervision of the director. The salary and
qualifications of each administrator shall be determined by the
human resources division. The director, with the advice of the
respective administrators, may employ professional, technical
and other assistants, along with other employees as may be
necessary to carry out the purposes of this act. The governor
may remove the director as provided in W.S. 9-1-202.