37-1-121. Duties of commissioner. In addition to the powers and duties under 2-15-112 and 2-15-121, the commissioner of labor and industry shall:
     (1) at the request of a party, appoint an impartial hearings examiner to conduct hearings before each board within the department whenever any board holds a contested case hearing. The hearings examiner shall conduct hearings in a proper and legal manner.
     (2) hire all personnel to perform the administrative, legal, and clerical functions of the department for the boards. Boards within the department do not have authority to hire personnel.
     (3) approve all contracts and expenditures by boards within the department. A board within the department may not enter into a contract or expend funds without the approval of the commissioner.

     History: En. 82A-1604 by Sec. 1, Ch. 272, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 533, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 82A-1604; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 274, L. 1981; Sec. 37-1-102, MCA 1979; redes. 37-1-121 by Code Commissioner, 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 165, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 429, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 483, L. 2001.