Personnel

(a)The Director shall be responsible for the carrying out of the provisions of this Chapter and may appoint a Guam Chief Surveyor, a Deputy Chief Surveyor and such additional personnel as is necessary for the administration thereof. In addition, the Director shall have the authority to contract with private professional land surveyors for surveying services under such terms and conditions as I Maga’lahen Guåhan may approve; provided, however, any such surveyor shall be either:

(1)registered by the Guam Board of Engineering Architectural Examiners under the Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors Law, Title XLIII, Government Code of Guam, and holds a current certificate of registration issued by the Board covering the contract period, or

(2)a surveyor exempted from registration under the Professional Engineers Architects and Land Surveyors Law.

(b)The Director of Land Management in conjunction with the Director of Administration shall take the necessary steps required to upgrade the salary level of the Surveyor’s series of positions to those of the Engineer’s series, including the creation of a classified position of Deputy Chief Surveyor.