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§47-2-104v1.
§47-2-104v1.
A. The Commissioner, subject to the Merit System laws, shall appoint
an Assistant Commissioner and such other deputies, subordinates,
officers, investigators, and other employees as may be necessary to
implement the provisions of Sections 2-101 through 2-133 of this
title. Any employee of the Department appointed to the position of
Assistant Commissioner shall have a right to return to the previous
position of the employee without any loss of rights, privileges or
benefits immediately upon completion of the duties as Assistant
Commissioner, provided the employee is not otherwise disqualified.
B. Not more than eight personnel assigned by the Commissioner for
executive security shall be allowed their actual and necessary
traveling expenses, upon claims approved by the Commissioner, when
traveling with the Governor or at his request and shall receive, in
addition to base salary, an additional One Hundred Seventy-five
Dollars ($175.00) per month. The senior grade for said Highway Patrol
personnel shall be limited to one captain.
C. Any person appointed to the position of Assistant Commissioner of
Public Safety shall be eligible for retirement participation as a
member of the Highway Patrol Division in the Oklahoma Law Enforcement
Retirement System if such person at the time of appointment satisfies
the age qualifications of an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman as provided in
subsection (g) of Section 2-105 of this title, however the Assistant
Commissioner shall be eligible for participation in only one
retirement system and shall elect in writing the system in which he
intends to participate.
D. The salaries of the employees of the Department of Public Safety
shall be governed by and in accordance with the procedures established
by the Office of Personnel Management, unless otherwise provided by
law. The Commissioner of Public Safety may appoint an employee to the
position of Director of Finance for the Department of Public Safety.
The Director of Finance for the Department of Public Safety and those
employees serving as noncommissioned pilots in the Department of
Public Safety shall be unclassified and exempt from the rules and
procedures of the Office of Personnel Management, except leave
regulations. Those employees serving as noncommissioned pilots in the
Department of Public Safety shall be allowed their actual and
necessary traveling expenses, upon claims approved by the
Commissioner, when on executive assignment.
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