15.106 - DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. - Iowa Statutes

15.106 DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. The director shall: 1. Manage the internal operations of the department and establish guidelines and procedures to promote the orderly and efficient administration of the department. 2. Employ personnel as necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department, consistent with the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV, for nonprofessional employees. Professional staff of the department are exempt from the merit system provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV. 3. Prepare a budget for the department, subject to the approval of the board, and prepare reports required by law or by the board. 4. Appoint the administrators of the divisions of the department. 5. Review and submit to the board legislative proposals necessary to maintain current state economic development and tourism laws. 6. Recommend rules to the board for the implementation of this chapter. 7. Report to the board, on at least a quarterly basis, on grants and contracts awarded by the department. 8. Implement the requirements of chapter 73.          Section History: Recent Form 86 Acts, ch 1245, § 806; 88 Acts, ch 1158, § 1; 2001 Acts, ch 11, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 61, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §137; 2009 Acts, ch 82, §12