Section 8A.102 - Department created - director appointed1. The department of administrative services is created. The director of the department shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor and is subject to confirmation by the senate. If the office becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the original appointment.2. The person appointed as director shall be professionally qualified by education and have no less than five years' experience in the field of management, public or private sector personnel administration including the application of merit principles in employment, financial management, and policy development and implementation. The appointment shall be made without regard for political affiliation. The director shall not be a member of any local, state, or national committee of a political party, an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization, or hold or be a candidate for a paid elective public office. The director is subject to the restrictions on political activity provided in section 8A.416. The governor shall set the salary of the director. 2003 Acts, ch 145, § 2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, § 2796, 2802
Amended by 2023 Iowa, ch 19, s 2796, eff. 6/23/2023.Referred to in §7E.5
Confirmation, see §2.32
Subsection 2 amended