Section 28-11-2-3 - Employees; salaries and benefits; contractors to assist with examinations; contracts not subject to approval(a) The director, on behalf of the department, shall employ qualified individuals as assistants, deputies, supervisors, and other necessary employees. Individuals employed by the director are not subject to job classifications or compensation schedules established under IC 4-15. The technical or professional qualification of an applicant shall be determined by examination, by professional rating, or as the director determines. Salaries and benefits for employees of the department shall be:(1) established by the members, upon recommendation of the director; and(2) paid from the financial institutions fund established by section 9 of this chapter. In making a recommendation under subdivision (1), the director may recommend salaries and benefits substantially equivalent to those paid by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or other federal agencies that supervise financial institutions.
(b) The director may enter into contracts, including contracts for the services of a qualified independent contractor to assist the department in the examination process under this article. Notwithstanding IC 4-13-2-14.1, contracts executed under this section are not subject to the approval of: (1) the director of the budget agency; or(2) the commissioner of the Indiana department of administration.As added by P.L. 33-1991, SEC.56. Amended by P.L. 141-2005, SEC.20; P.L. 213-2007, SEC.96; P.L. 217-2007, SEC.94.