(1) The commission may employ a director, who shall serve as its secretary and at its pleasure, and other technical assistants as may be necessary to carry out its purposes.
(2) The commission may contract, lease, accept gifts and bequests of money and acquire real and personal property by gift, purchase, devise, or bequests, deemed necessary for the proper development and planning of Washington as a historic town, and may preserve, restore, and administer these properties.