(a) The personnel board shall meet at least once each month at a time fixed by the board, or on the call of the chair, or upon call of three members of the board. Such meetings shall be held in the county courthouse in an office which the county commission shall provide. The board shall designate a clerk of the board. The county commission shall authorize the employment of a personnel director and such additional clerks to assist the clerk as it may deem necessary for the administration of this part.
(b) Each member of the board shall be paid from the General Fund of Houston County for each meeting of the board the sum of fifty dollars ($50). In addition, each member of the board shall be paid from the General Fund of Houston County the sum of fifty dollars ($50) for each day, or part thereof, for attendance at personnel board hearings for employees.