(30 ILCS 5/2-10) (from Ch. 15, par. 302-10)
    Sec. 2-10. Employees. (a) The Auditor General may hire employees as may be necessary and appropriate to carry out his duties. Employees of the Auditor General shall not be subject to the Personnel Code.
    (b) The Auditor General shall fix the salaries of his employees.
    (c) The Auditor General shall adopt rules establishing a general salary schedule according to a classification of employees, but subject to merit increases, which shall apply to all employees.
    (d) The Auditor General may suspend or dismiss employees.
    (e) The Auditor General shall adopt rules concerning conflicts of interest and involvement in public campaigns relating to audited agencies which shall apply to employees of the office.
    (f) The Auditor General shall adopt rules establishing grounds for dismissal of employees, which shall include violation of the rules adopted under paragraph (e).
(Source: P.A. 80-533.)