6:1-30.Ā  Powers and duties of director
The director shall be the executive officer of the department and, under theĀ  supervision of the commission, shall administer and enforce the provisions ofĀ  this chapter and the rules, regulations and orders established thereunder, andĀ  all the laws of the State of New Jersey with reference to aeronautics.Ā  HeĀ  shall, subject to the approval of the commission, appoint, pursuant to theĀ  provisions of civil service, such clerks and other assistants as may beĀ  required and authorized for the proper discharge of the functions of theĀ  department and for whose services funds have been appropriated.Ā  He shall be inĀ  charge of the offices of the department and responsible to the commission forĀ  the preparation of reports and the collection and dissemination of data andĀ  other public information relating to the aviation industry.Ā  He shall approveĀ  all bills for the disbursement of moneys under any of the provisions of thisĀ  act, which bills, when properly approved by the commission and signed by the chairman, or in his absence by the vice-chairman, shall be paid by the State Treasurer on a warrant of the Comptroller out of any appropriations made therefore.Ā  At the direction of the commission the director shall, together with the chairman of the commission, execute all contracts entered into by theĀ  department which are legally authorized and for which funds are specificallyĀ  provided in any appropriation act.Ā  The director shall attend, but not vote, atĀ  all regular or special meetings.

L.1938, c. 48, p. 131, s. 11.
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