(1) The director must determine the salary and fringe benefits of all positions presently or hereafter exempted except for the following:

(a) Chief executive officer of each agency;

(b) Full-time members of boards and commissions;

(c) Administrative assistants and confidential secretaries in the immediate office of an elected state official; and

(d) Personnel listed in RCW 41.06.070 (1)(j) through (u), (1)(x) and (2).

(2) Actions taken to establish or revise exempt salaries must meet the provisions outlined in RCW 41.06.152.