Georgia Code Title 47. Retirement and Pensions § 47-2-22

(a) The board of trustees shall elect a chairperson from its membership and shall employ a director who shall not be a trustee.

(b) The board of trustees shall engage such actuarial and other services as shall be required to transact the business of the retirement system.

(c) The director and all other employees of the board of trustees shall be governed by such rules of position, classification, appointment, promotion, demotion, dismissal, transfer, qualification, compensation, seniority, privileges, tenure, and other employment standards as may now or hereafter be established under the state system of personnel administration provided for by Chapter 20 of Title 45, including the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Personnel Board.

(d) The board of trustees shall pay its share of the administrative costs of operating the state system of personnel administration in the manner prescribed in Code Section 45-20-4.