A. Whenever, under the provisions of Section 5 of this act,¹ a Human Services Center or Social Services Center for the indigent has been established in a county by the board of county commissioners, the board shall employ a person who is a resident of the county in which the center is established to take charge of such center upon such terms and under such restrictions as the board shall consider most advantageous for the interests of their respective counties and the welfare of the people therein. Such person shall also serve as overseer of the indigent.

B. The person so employed shall be called the Director of Human Services/Social Services of said center and shall be appointed wholly on the basis of ability and experience qualifying him or her for the position of director. The director shall serve at the pleasure of the board and the salary of the director shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners. The salary of the director shall be exempt from the provisions of the comprehensive salary code as provided in Section 180.67 of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes, but shall not exceed ninety percent (90%) of the salary of the county commissioner.