Iowa Code § 99D.6
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Headquarters, meetings, and election of chairperson administrator employees.
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(1) The commission shall have its headquarters in the city of Des Moines and shall meet at such times and places as it finds necessary for the discharge of its duties. The commission shall elect in July of each year one of its members as chairperson for the succeeding year.
(2) The commission shall appoint an administrator of the commission subject to confirmation by the senate. The administrator shall serve a four-year term. The term shall begin and end in the same manner as set forth in section 69.19. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as a full-term appointment is made. The administrator shall be covered by the blanket surety bond of the state purchased pursuant to section 8A.321, subsection 12. The compensation and employment terms of the administrator shall be set by the governor, taking into consideration the level of knowledge and experience of the administrator. The administrator shall keep a record of the proceedings of the commission and preserve the books, records, and documents entrusted to the administrator’s care.
(3) The administrator may hire other assistants and employees as necessary to carry out the commission’s duties. Employees in the positions of equine veterinarian, canine veterinarian, and equine steward shall be exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and shall not be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Some or all of the information required of applicants in section 99D.8A, subsections 1 and 2, may also be required of employees of the commission if the commission deems it necessary.
83 Acts, ch 187, §6; 84 Acts, ch 1265, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §715; 87 Acts, ch 115, §17; 89 Acts, ch 231, §31; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §5, 65; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §26; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §18; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §90
(2) The commission shall appoint an administrator of the commission subject to confirmation by the senate. The administrator shall serve a four-year term. The term shall begin and end in the same manner as set forth in section 69.19. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as a full-term appointment is made. The administrator shall be covered by the blanket surety bond of the state purchased pursuant to section 8A.321, subsection 12. The compensation and employment terms of the administrator shall be set by the governor, taking into consideration the level of knowledge and experience of the administrator. The administrator shall keep a record of the proceedings of the commission and preserve the books, records, and documents entrusted to the administrator’s care.
(3) The administrator may hire other assistants and employees as necessary to carry out the commission’s duties. Employees in the positions of equine veterinarian, canine veterinarian, and equine steward shall be exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and shall not be covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Some or all of the information required of applicants in section 99D.8A, subsections 1 and 2, may also be required of employees of the commission if the commission deems it necessary.
83 Acts, ch 187, §6; 84 Acts, ch 1265, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §715; 87 Acts, ch 115, §17; 89 Acts, ch 231, §31; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §5, 65; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §26; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §18; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §90
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