(60 ILCS 1/115-70)
    Sec. 115-70. Executive officer. The board may employ and fix the compensation of an executive officer who shall be responsible to the board for the carrying out of its policies. The executive officer shall have the power, subject to the approval of the board, to employ and fix the compensation of assistants and employees the board considers necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Article.
(Source: P.A. 79-472; 88-62.)