§84-35 Staff. The ethics commission may employ and at pleasure remove such persons, including an executive director, as it may deem necessary for the performance of its functions. The salary of the executive director shall not exceed that of a deputy under section 26-53. The commission shall fix the compensations of its employees within the amounts made available by appropriation therefor. The employees of the commission shall be exempt from chapter 76. [L 1972, c 163, pt of §1; am L 1982, c 129, §31; am L 1986, c 128, §29; am L 1989, c 329, §19; am L 1990, c 140, §2; am L 1992, c 52, §1; am L 2000, c 253, §150]