(1) shall represent the public interest in the improvement of personnel administration in the Government Service;
(2) shall advise the Director of Personnel and the Governor on problems concerning personnel administration;
(3) shall advise and assist the Director of Personnel in fostering the interest of civil, professional and employee organizations in the improvement of personnel standards in the Government Service;
(4) shall make such reports and recommendations as it considers desirable to the Director of Personnel, for submission to the Governor, regarding personnel administration in the Government Service and recommendations for improvement therein; and
(5) may, when the Attorney General determines that representation of the Commission by him would constitute a conflict in representation, retain the services of private legal counsel to advise and represent the Commission in administrative hearings and before the courts of the Virgin Islands.