(1) The state personnel director shall require that the state engineer is a person qualified to be a registered engineer in Colorado having the background of knowledge and experience in areas essential to the proper discharge of his duties and functions.(2) The salary of the state engineer shall be fixed, within the authority granted by section 13 of article XII of the state constitution at a grade requiring compensation adequate to attract and hold in regular employment a person qualified to carry out the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the office, and shall be paid out of general funds of the state as the salaries of the executive officers of the state are paid.(3) If the state engineer has any personal interest in any matter coming before his office for decision, he shall immediately notify the governor in writing, delineating that interest, and the governor has authority to designate some appropriate person to carry out the functions of the state engineer regarding such matters and to cause such person to be paid a reasonable amount for his services. Personal interest does not mean those matters which members of the public generally may have with respect to any

such matters and to cause such person to be paid a reasonable amount for his services. Personal interest does not mean those matters which members of the public generally may have with respect to any given subject.L. 27: p. 648, § 1. CSA: C. 90, § 202. CRS 53: § 147-11-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 148-11-2. L. 69: p. 1192, § 1. For the state personnel system, see § 13 of art. XII, Colo. Const., and article 50 of title 24; for compensation of state engineer for county boundary surveys, see § 30-6-111.