Section 20 ILCS 3990/7 - Officers of the Alliance(a) The Board of Directors shall elect a public member of the Board to serve as Chairman.(b) The Board shall select a Treasurer and Secretary who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may but need not be Directors.(c) The Board shall select an Executive Director who shall not be a Director of the Alliance and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Executive Director shall serve as the chief administrative and operating officer and shall manage the properties and activities of the Alliance and its employees, direct enforcement of all policies, rules, regulations and resolutions of the Board, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board. The Executive Director shall attend all meetings of the Board; however, no action of the Board shall be invalid because of the absence of the Executive Director from a meeting. The Board shall set the compensation of the Executive Director; however, such compensation shall be consistent with the compensation paid to similar appointed officers of the State of Illinois.