Section 44. Chairman of commission

1. The chairman shall be the executive
  officer of the commission, the board and the council.
    2. The chairman may appoint such assistants, officers  and  employees,
  committees  and  consultants  for  the  board  and the council as he may
  determine necessary,  prescribe  their  powers  and  duties,  fix  their
  compensation  and  provide  for  reimbursement  of their expenses within
  amounts appropriated therefor.
    3. The chairman may, from time to time, create, abolish, transfer  and
  consolidate bureaus and other units within the commission, the board and
  the  council  not  expressly  established  by  law  as  he may determine
  necessary for the efficient operation of the commission, the  board  and
  the council, subject to the approval of the director of the budget.
    4. The chairman may request and receive from any department, division,
  board,  bureau, commission or other agency of the state or any political
  subdivision thereof or any public authority such assistance, information
  and data as will enable  the  commission,  the  board  and  the  council
  properly to carry out its functions, powers and duties.