The Director of the University of Maryland Energy Research Center, a University of Maryland faculty member, shall be the Director of the Institute. The Institute Director shall appoint an Associate Director who shall be a University of Maryland faculty member. The Institute Director, or the Institute Director’s designee, shall: attend all meetings of the Institute Board; act as secretary to the Institute Board; keep minutes of all proceedings of the Institute Board; approve all salaries, per diem payments, and allowable expenses of the Institute, its employees, and its consultants; approve any expenses incidental to the operation of the Institute; and perform the other duties the Institute Board directs in carrying out this part.