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Dear Mr. Provosty:

You have requested an opinion of the Attorney General in your capacity as legal counsel for the England Economic Industrial Development District (District), relative to the authority of the District to execute a written employment contract with its Executive Director and to further provide for various benefits associated therewith.

You state that the District's employees are not covered by any civil service law. Various local governmental bodies appoint the members of the District's Board of Commissioners (Board), who serve without compensation. While the enabling legislation…