(a) (1) The chair of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not more than $18,000 and reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.
(2) Each other member of the Board shall receive an annual salary of not more than $15,000 and reimbursement for expenses reasonably incurred.
(b) (1) The Board may employ:
(i) inspectors, subject to § 11–206 of this subtitle; and
(ii) clerical and other assistants as are necessary.
(2) The Board shall employ:
(i) a full–time executive director whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 17;
(ii) a full–time administrator whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 16;
(iii) two full–time secretaries whose annual salaries shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within pay grade 13;
(iv) a full–time chief inspector whose annual salary shall be fixed by the Board as in a general county classified salary schedule, within non–represented pay schedule NR–05; and
(v) an attorney at an annual salary of $60,000.
(3) (i) The Board may hire an attorney on a contractual basis to perform work that the attorney employed by the Board is unable to perform because of a conflict of interest.
(ii) The Board may spend not more than $30,000 each year to hire a contractual attorney under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the Board may set the compensation of the employees.