§ 104 Department Staff Appointments

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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This law lets the department secretary hire people like assistants and experts and decide how much they get paid for running the department.

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•The secretary can choose (appoint) people needed for the department.
•The secretary can decide how much those people are paid.
•This power applies to assistants, deputies, agents, experts, and other staff needed for administration.

Example

The secretary of the health department hires a new data analyst and sets their yearly salary at $55,000.

Because the law says the secretary can appoint staff and fix their salaries, the secretary is allowed to hire the analyst and decide the pay amount.

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§ 104 Department Staff Appointments

The secretary may appoint and in accordance with law fix the salaries of such assistants, deputies, agents, experts, and other employees as are necessary for the administration of the department. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 42, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

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appoint salaries assistants deputies agents experts employees administration of the department

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 104.

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