507

(a) The Secretary of Sports and Recreation shall be the chairperson of the Board of Directors, and may only receive remuneration for the office of Secretary of Sports and Recreation. As chairperson of the Board, he/she shall be in charge of coordinating the establishing of the public policy of the Company, as well as the processes pertinent to the budget and regulations.(b) The Executive Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, who shall, in turn, be the Executive Director of the National Parks Trust. This official shall not receive additional compensation to that of the position of Executive Director of the Company. He/She shall be appointed by the Governor, by recommendation of the Secretary of Sports and Recreation. Furthermore, in order to hold the position of Executive Director, he/she shall be required to have formal education in the disciplines of recreation, environmental conservation, natural resources or related areas, or recognized experience and background in these areas. He/She shall represent the Company in all activities and in those contracts whose granting is necessary for the performance of his/her functions; shall perform the duties and

ckground in these areas. He/She shall represent the Company in all activities and in those contracts whose granting is necessary for the performance of his/her functions; shall perform the duties and shall have the responsibilities, powers and authority delegated to him by the Board; he/she shall be responsible for the interaction of the Board with the officials of the Company; he/she shall draft and present the annual working plan and budget of the Company to the Board; he/she shall have the authority to recruit and hire any officers and employees and shall be responsible for authorizing and supervising every contract that is needed for the operation of the Company. The Board of Directors shall fix the salary of the Executive Director. The Board may delegate on the Executive Director any of its powers, except that of adopting rules and regulations and approving the budget of the Company.(c) The other officers of the Company shall be appointed by the Executive Director and their powers determined pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Company. The work force may not exceed six hundred and forty-one (641) employees or the number of employees specified

determined pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the Company. The work force may not exceed six hundred and forty-one (641) employees or the number of employees specified by the formula established in this chapter, after the implementation of the Voluntary Early Retirement Program, except during high volume periods during which recruitment of temporary employees shall be permitted.(d) The Secretary of Sports and Recreation, as chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company, shall continue to execute the powers and duties which, under Public Writ Number 3 of December 23, 1988, were recognized to the President and General Manager of the Company when the Trust for the Development, Operation, and Conservation of the National Parks of the Island of Puerto Rico was constituted. History —June 23, 1961, No. 114, p. 234, § 7; Apr. 16, 1963, No. 6, p. 10, § 1; Nov. 17, 1993, No. 90, § 5; Apr. 8, 2001, No. 10, § 6; Jan. 8, 2004, No. 36, § 3; July 13, 2007, No. 70, § 12.