(1) The executive director of GOED shall appoint a director for the Office of Rural Development with the approval of the governor.
(2) The director of the Office of Rural Development shall be a person knowledgeable in the field of rural economic development and planning and experienced in administration.
(3) Upon change of the executive director of GOED, the director of the Office of Rural Development may not be dismissed without cause for at least 180 days.
(4) The director of the Office of Rural Development shall serve as staff to the Governor's Rural Partnership Board and to the executive committee of the Governor's Rural Partnership Board in accordance with Subsection 63C-10-102(6).