(a) The executive secretary serves at the pleasure of the commission on a full-time basis and may not hold other employment.  The executive secretary shall administer the programs of the agency and has all powers necessary for such administration, as well as any specific duties assigned or functions delegated by the commission.     
      (b) The executive secretary shall maintain the records of the commission and ensure the agency's compliance with the open records and records retention laws.     
      (c) The executive secretary shall establish the organizational structure of the agency's employees, including the establishment of various divisions within the agency. The executive secretary shall prescribe the duties and compensation for all other commission employees, subject to the commission's approval of the budget. The executive secretary shall adopt personnel policies and other internal operating policies and procedures. The executive secretary shall develop the departmental budgets to allocate expenditures within the agency based on the approved agency operating budget.     
      (d) The executive secretary shall prepare and file all agency reports required by law that are retrospective in nature, such as the annual financial report and periodic reports on performance measures.     
      (e) The executive secretary shall enforce the Act, the rules, and the orders of the commission, including determining the method of enforcement, the amount of penalties, the issuance of preliminary reports for administrative penalties, and the development of enforcement guidelines for use by the stewards and racing judges.     
      (f) The executive secretary shall issue occupational licenses and training facility licenses in accordance with the criteria established in the Act and the rules. The executive secretary shall review all applications for racetrack licenses and licenses to conduct race meetings and make a report to the commission regarding the issuance of such licenses.     
      (g) Except as otherwise provided by a rule of the commission, if the commission places a duty on the executive secretary, by rule or otherwise, the executive secretary may delegate that duty to another employee of the commission.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §303.8 adopted to be effective November 15, 1988, 13 TexReg 5557; amended to be effective January 1, 1998, 22 TexReg 12045; amended to be effective January 1, 1999, 23 TexReg 12911