N.J. Stat. § 4:12A-4
The board shall appoint a director of milk control for a term of five years, who shall be paid such salary as shall be fixed by the board, not exceeding, however, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) per annum. The director may appoint a deputy director and counsel and may fix their compensation. The director may appoint such clerical, technical and other assistants as may be necessary and prescribe their duties. All those employees employed by the preceding board, who are in the classified service under the civil service laws at the time this act becomes effective, shall be continued in their employment as employees in the classified service under the civil service laws. In addition to compensation, the director and each employee shall receive reimbursement for such actual and necessary expenses as are incurred in the performance of duty, upon certification by the director.
N.J.S. § 4:12A-4