35D.13  Commandant.
  1.  The governor shall appoint a commandant, subject to senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor as the chief executive of the home. The commandant shall report directly to the commission and shall have the immediate custody and control, subject to the orders of the commission, of all property used in connection with the home.
  2.  The commandant shall be a resident of the state of Iowa who served in the armed forces of the United States and was honorably discharged.
  3.  The salary of the commandant shall be fixed by the governor within salary guidelines or a range established by the general assembly. In addition to salary, the commission shall furnish the commandant with a dwelling house or with appropriate quarters and additional allowances, as provided in section 218.14 for executive heads of state institutions.
1.  [C97, §2604; S13, §2604; SS15, §2604; C39, §3384.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.7; 81 Acts, ch 27, §4]
2.  [C97, §2604; S13, §2604; SS15, §2604; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3374; C39, §3384.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.8]
3.  [C97, §2604; S13, §2604; SS15, §2604; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3373; C39, §3384.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.9]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1277, §13

92 Acts, ch 1140, §30

2004 Acts, ch 1175, §224; 2013 Acts, ch 36, §10

Confirmation, see §2.32 
Similar provisions, see §218.14 and 904.305
Subsection 2 amended