Iowa Code § 23.3
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Board appointed executive director.
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(1) An Iowa public information board is created consisting of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. No more than three members appointed shall be representatives from the media including newspapers and no more than three members appointed shall be representatives of cities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the state.
(2) Appointments to the board shall be subject to section 4A.12.
(3) Members appointed to the board shall serve staggered four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.
(4) A quorum of the board shall consist of five members.
(5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the governor, as provided in subsection 1.
(6) The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson and shall employ a person who shall be an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of this state to serve as the executive director of the board.
(7) The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson.
(8) The board shall be an independent agency.
2012 Acts, ch 1115, §6, 17; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §5; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §86
(2) Appointments to the board shall be subject to section 4A.12.
(3) Members appointed to the board shall serve staggered four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.
(4) A quorum of the board shall consist of five members.
(5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the governor, as provided in subsection 1.
(6) The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson and shall employ a person who shall be an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of this state to serve as the executive director of the board.
(7) The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson.
(8) The board shall be an independent agency.
2012 Acts, ch 1115, §6, 17; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §5; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §86
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