Section 49-5-133 - Executive director; appointment; contracting with other agencies(a) There shall be an executive director of the office who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.(b) The director may contract with other agencies, public or private, or persons as the director deems necessary for the rendering and affording of such services, facilities, studies, research, and reports as will best enable the office to carry out its functions, responsibilities, and duties under this article. The director is specifically authorized to enter into cooperative contracts for the sharing of staff expertise and personnel with the Office of the Child Advocate for the Protection of Children.Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 562,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2008.