C. The board of directors shall ensure that the center is operated in accordance with the policies established by the governing council. The board of directors shall:

(1) Appoint the executive director of the center and provide regular oversight to ensure that the executive director is operating the center consistently with the board's directives;

(2) Submit its recommended annual budget and capital budget to the governing council; and

(3) Establish bylaws and general operating procedures for the center.

D. The executive director of the center serves at the pleasure of the board of directors. The executive director is the chief administrator of the center and is responsible for the operational management of the center. The executive director is responsible for the preparation of the annual budget, policy development and implementation of both budget and general policies adopted by the board.

E. The initial staff of the center must be selected from within the pool of current dispatch employees employed by any municipality or agency that joins the center. Permanent employees of the center are eligible to elect to participate in the Maine State Retirement System, a state-deferred compensation plan or any other plan or program adopted by the board of directors. The rights or obligations of any municipality or agency that joins the center that arise out of an existing collective bargaining agreement to which it is a party may not be abrogated by operation of this Act. The center shall bargain with any local union selected by the employees that is entitled to recognition as the collective bargaining agent.

Sec. 4. Liability. The liability of the center is governed by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 14, chapter 741. Notwithstanding Title 14, chapter 741, a member of the governing council of the center, a member of a board of directors of the center or an employee of the center is not subject to any personal liability for acting in the service of duty as a member of the center