(a) (1) The Chairperson of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, with the concurrence of a majority of the members of the California Behavioral Health Planning Council, shall appoint an executive officer who shall have those powers delegated to him or her by the council in accordance with this chapter.
(2) The executive officer shall be exempt from civil service.
(b) Within the limit of funds allotted for these purposes, the California Behavioral Health Planning Council may appoint other staff it may require according to the rules and procedures of the civil service system.