The Chief of Staff leads the Secretariat of Governance and is charged with managing and overseeing almost all executive agencies while assisting and advising the governor.
The duties of the chief of staff vary greatly from one administration to another, and in fact, there is no legal requirement that the governor even fill or create the position.
Nevertheless, one of the first acts undertaken by a new governor once he is sworn in, is to issue an executive order proclaiming a new chief of staff.
This proclamation is done by virtue of the executive powers vested upon the governor by Article IV of the Constitution and Law No.
In view of the fact that the Department of State is led by the Secretary of State, who is of a higher constitutional hierarchy than the Chief of Staff as well as Acting Governor on numerous occasions, as a matter of courtesy Chiefs of Staffs usually do not exercise oversight regarding that Department as they exert over others.