Cal. GOV § 8817
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 8817, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall adopt and enforce reasonable standards governing the acceptance of any salary or other compensation by its employees from sources other than the commission during the course of their employment by the commission.
(b) The executive secretary, subject to general policies adopted by the commission, may appoint or remove, subject to civil service, such employees of the commission as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission.
(b) The executive secretary, subject to general policies adopted by the commission, may appoint or remove, subject to civil service, such employees of the commission as deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the commission.
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