; applicability of Government in the Sunshine provisions All meetings of the Board, of any executive committee of the Board, and of any advisory council established in connection with this Act shall be open and shall be subject to the requirements and provisions of section 552b of title 5, United States Code (relating to open meetings). (i) Quarterly meetings The Board shall meet at least 4 times during each calendar year. 6. Officers and employees (a) Executive Director and other officers The Board shall appoint the Executive Director of the Center, who shall be a member of the bar of the highest court of a State and shall be a nonvoting ex officio member of the Board, and such other officers as the Board determines necessary. No officer of the Center may receive any salary or other compensation for services from any source other than the Center during his period of employment by the Center, except as authorized by the Board. All officers shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. (b) Appointment and removal of employees The Executive Director of the Center, subject to general policies established by the Board, may appoint and remove such employees of the Center as the Executive Director determines necessary to carry out the purposes of the Center. (c) Nonpartisan appointments No political test or political qualification shall be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to any officer, agent, or employee of the Center or of any recipient, or in selecting or monitoring any grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial assistance under this title. (d) Compensation Officers and employees of the Center shall be compensated at rates determined by the Board, but not in excess of the rate of level V of the Executive Schedule specified in section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (e) Officers and employees not deemed officers and employees of Federal Government (1) In general Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, officers and employees