(a) The State Accounting Office is created and shall be administered by the state accounting officer.
(b) The state accounting officer shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(c) Beginning July 1, 2005, the state accounting officer shall receive an annual salary to be set by the Governor. The state accounting officer shall also be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him or her in carrying out his or her official duties.
(d) The state accounting officer shall be required to take and subscribe before the Governor an oath to discharge faithfully and impartially the duties of such office, which oath shall be in addition to the oath required of all civil officers.