99D.6 - CHAIRPERSON -- ADMINISTRATOR -- EMPLOYEES -- DUTIES -- BOND.
99D.6 CHAIRPERSON -- ADMINISTRATOR -- EMPLOYEES --
DUTIES -- BOND.
The commission shall elect in July of each year one of its members
as chairperson for the succeeding year. 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 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. 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. 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 commission shall have its
headquarters in the city of Des Moines and shall meet in July of each
year and at other times and places as it finds necessary for the
discharge of its duties. Section History: Recent Form
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
Referred to in § 99D.10
Confirmation, see § 2.32