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Creation and organization of Department of Finance and Administration; executive director; office heads.

Miss. Code Ann. § 27-104-101
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There is hereby created the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, whose offices shall be located in Jackson, Mississippi. The department shall be headed by an executive director, who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the executive director shall be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. The executive director may assign to deputy directors such powers and duties as deemed appropriate to carry out the department’s lawful functions. The executive director of the department shall appoint officers, who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive director. The executive director shall have the authority to organize the department as deemed appropriate to carry out the responsibilities of the department. The organization charts of the department shall be presented annually with the budget request of the Governor for review by the Legislature.