Sec. 2. 39-A MRSA §151, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is amended to read:

5. Voting requirements. The board may take action only by majority vote of its membership. Decisions regarding the employment of an executive director and the appointment and retention of hearing officers require the affirmative votes of at least 2 board members representing management and at least 2 board members representing labor.

Sec. 3. 39-A MRSA §152, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is amended to read:

3. Employment of executive director. The board shall employ an executive director who shall conduct the day-to-day operations of the board in accordance with policies established by the board and otherwise implement board policy. Except as otherwise provided, the executive director shall, at the direction of the board, appoint the directors of the bureaus and divisions of the board and their deputies and assistants and hire personnel as necessary to administer this Act, subject to the Civil Service Law. The executive director is an unclassified employee serving at the pleasure of the board holds office for a 5-year term. The executive director may be removed only by a vote of a majority of the board.

Sec. 4. 39-A MRSA §152, sub-§4, as amended by PL 1997, c. 486, §2, is further amended to read:

4. Employment of general counsel. The board shall employ a general counsel, who is the legal adviser to the board and who shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the board, and assistants as necessary. The general counsel and assistants to the general counsel are unclassified employees, serve at the pleasure of the board and are not subject to the Civil Service Law holds office for a 5-year term. The general counsel may be removed only by a vote of the majority of the board.__Except as otherwise provided, the general counsel shall hire personnel as necessary to administer the general counsel's duties under this Act, subject to the Civil Service Law.

The board general counsel shall appoint a staff attorney to advise the advocates pursuant to section 153-A. The staff attorney is subject to the Civil Service Law and works under the direction of the general counsel.