3. The president and executive director of the health and social services agency in question or the person he or she designates for this purpose shall appoint an officer in charge of the designation process not later than 45 days before the day on which the designations are to be made. If the appointed officer is unable to act, the president and executive director of the agency in question or the person designated shall appoint a new officer.
Unless otherwise indicated, the word “officer” used herein refers to the officer in charge of the designation process, selected as stipulated in this section.
The officer may not run as a candidate or countersign for a candidate, and is not entitled to vote in any designation process pursuant to this Regulation.