Section 896. Office of urban revitalization

1. There is hereby created in
  the  executive department an office of urban revitalization. The head of
  the office shall be the director of urban revitalization   who shall  be
  appointed  by  the governor and who shall hold office at the pleasure of
  the governor.
    2. The director shall receive an annual salary  to  be  fixed  by  the
  governor  within  the amount made available therefor by an appropriation
  and  shall  be  allowed  his  actual  and  necessary  expenses  in   the
  performance of his duties.
    3.  The  director shall direct the work of the office and shall be the
  chief executive officer of the office. The  director  may  appoint  such
  officers and employees as he may deem necessary, prescribe their duties,
  fix  their  compensation,  and  provide  for  the reimbursement of their
  expenses, all within amounts made available therefor by appropriation.
    4. The director shall report to the secretary to the governor  on  the
  activities  of  the  office  and  shall  serve  as the secretary's staff
  representative  to   assure   the   implementation   of   urban   policy
  recommendations developed by the cabinet and approved by the governor.
    5.  The  director  shall  prepare  and  submit  annually, on or before
  January first, a comprehensive report, pursuant to section nine  hundred
  four of this article.
    6.  The secretary to the governor shall assure that all state agencies
  provide the director with assistance in advancing the  purposes  of  the
  office  and  to  assure  that  the  activities  of  the office are fully
  coordinated with the activities  of  state  agencies  providing  related
  services.
    * NB Expired March 31, 1985