The director is authorized to employ such assistants as he or she may need and is authorized to employ and fix the compensation of such consultants, expert witnesses, accountants, engineers, attorneys, investigators, stenographers, or other technical or clerical assistance, as may be necessary to carry out his or her duties; provided, however, that no such employment may occur nor may any contracts for payment of fees or expenses be paid for consultants, expert witnesses, accountants, engineers, attorneys, investigators, stenographers, or other technical or clerical assistance unless such employment or such contracts are first approved by the administrator and can be achieved using funds appropriated to the office of the Governor for such purposes. The division shall keep suitable and proper records of all such expenditures. The compensation of the director and such staff shall be paid from state funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the office of the administrator created in Code Section 10-1-395 from funds appropriated to the office of the Governor for such purposes.