Each governing board operating under this chapter shall:
(1) Jointly adopt statewide uniform travel regulations subject to the approval of the commissioner of finance and administration and reimburse its officers and employees for official travel in conformance with such regulations;
(2) Develop a system of competitive bidding on purchases of supplies and equipment and other contracts and submit the written procedures governing such system to the state procurement commission for approval; and
(3) Develop written personnel procedures to be filed with the commissioner of finance and administration for the hiring, promotion, demotion and dismissal of all employees and include an employee compensation plan based on a salary comparability analysis, which takes into account state salary schedules, local government salary schedules, and regional private market variations.