P.R. Laws tit. 23, § 9012a
The Management Office shall be under the direction and supervision of an Executive Director, to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. In the discharge of his/her functions, the Executive Director shall be directly accountable to the Governor. The compensation for the Executive Director shall be fixed by the Governor, taking into consideration the compensation established for the Secretaries of the Executive Departments. After consultation with and with the approval of the Governor, the Executive Director shall appoint an Assistant Executive Director, onto whom he/she may delegate such functions as he/she may deem necessary, pursuant to this chapter. The Executive Director and the Assistant Executive Director shall be renowned for their capability, knowledge and experience in the permit processing field. At least one (1) of these officials shall be a professional land surveyor, architect, engineer or planner. In the event of the absence or temporary disability, death, resignation or removal of the Executive Director, the Assistant Executive Director shall discharge the functions and duties of the Executive Director as Acting Executive Director, until the Executive Director resumes office or his/her substitute is appointed and takes office. In the event that both officials are temporarily absent or cause vacancies simultaneously, the Governor shall appoint an Acting Executive Director until he/she formally appoints a substitute for the Executive Director into office.
Furthermore, the Executive Director shall appoint the Regional Directors, who shall administer the regional permit management offices pursuant to the functions assigned by the Executive Director and the Joint Permit Regulation. Regional Directors shall be professional land surveyors, architects, engineers or planners, and be renowned for their capability, knowledge, and experience in the permit evaluation and processing fields. In the event of absence or temporary disability, death, resignation or removal, the Executive Director shall appoint an Acting Regional Director until his/her substitute is appointed and takes office.
History —Dec. 1, 2009, No. 161, § 2.2.