; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; courier new tur ; arial (vietnamese) ; courier new (arabic) ; times new roman ce ; tahoma (vietnamese) ; arial (hebrew) ; times new roman cyr ; courier new greek ; symbol ; tahoma (hebrew) ; arial ; arial baltic ; arial tur ; times new roman (arabic) ; courier new ; imperial bt ; tahoma ce ; wingdings ; tahoma cyr ; times new roman tur ; courier new ce ; tahoma ; courier new (hebrew) ; arial (arabic) ; courier new baltic ; courier new cyr ; times new roman ; tahoma baltic ; tahoma (arabic) ; arial ce ; courier new (vietnamese) ; tahoma (thai) ; times new roman greek ; tahoma greek ; tahoma tur ; times new roman (hebrew) ; times new roman baltic ; times new roman (vietnamese) ; arial greek ; arial cyr ; \* .; ; ; .; ; ; .; ; ; .; ; ; ?; ; ; ?; ; ; ?; ; ; ?; ; ; .; ; ; ?; ; ; Normal ; heading 1 ; heading 2 ; heading 3 ; heading 4 ; heading 5 ; heading 6 ; heading 7 ; heading 8 ; heading 9 ; Balloon Text ; Block Text ; Body Text ; Body Text 2 ; Body Text 3 ; Body Text First Indent ; Body Text First Indent 2 ; Body Text Indent 2 ; Body Text Indent 3 ; caption ; Closing ; annotation text ; annotation subject ; Date ; Document Map ; E-mail Signature ; endnote text ; envelope address ; envelope return ; footer ; footnote text ; header ; HTML Address ; HTML Preformatted ; index 1 ; index 2 ; index 3 ; index 4 ; index 5 ; index 6 ; index 7 ; index 8 ; index 9 ; index heading ; List ; List 2 ; List 3 ; List 4 ; List 5 ; List Bullet ; List Bullet 2 ; List Bullet 3 ; List Bullet 4 ; List Bullet 5 ; List Continue ; List Continue 2 ; List Continue 3 ; List Continue 4 ; List Continue 5 ; List Number ; List Number 2 ; List Number 3 ; List Number 4 ; List Number 5 ; macro ; Message Header ; Normal (Web) ; Normal Indent ; Note Heading ; Plain Text ; Salutation ; Signature ; Subtitle ; table of authorities ; table of figures ; Title ; toa heading ; toc 1 ; toc 2 ; toc 3 ; toc 4 ; toc 5 ; toc 6 ; toc 7 ; toc 8 ; toc 9 ; \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ \~\~ 99D.6 \~\~ Headquarters, meetings, and election of chairperson — administrator — employees. \~\~ 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 Referred to in §99D.10 Confirmation, see §2.32