California Code, Military and Veterans Code - MVC § 71

(a) The members of the board shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson, who shall hold office as chairperson at the pleasure of the board.

(b) The chairperson of the board, with the concurrence of a majority of the members of the board, shall appoint an executive officer, who shall attend all meetings of the board, keep a full and true record of all its proceedings, preserve at its general office all its books, documents, and papers, and perform other duties that the board may prescribe.

(c) The department shall provide the board with adequate office and meeting space at no cost to the board.  This space shall be easily accessible to disabled veterans.