Appointment of assessor confirmation by director of revenue.

(1) When a vacancy occurs in the office of city or county assessor, the examining board shall, within seven days of the occurrence of the vacancy, request the director of revenue to forward a register containing the names of all individuals eligible for appointment as assessor. The examining board may, at its own expense, conduct a further examination, either written or oral, of any person whose name appears on the register, and shall make written report of the examination and submit the report together with the names of those individuals certified by the director of revenue to the conference board within fifteen days after the receipt of the register from the director of revenue.

(2) Upon receipt of the report of the examining board, the chairperson of the conference board shall by written notice call a meeting of the conference board to appoint an assessor. The meeting shall be held not later than seven days after the receipt of the report of the examining board by the conference board. At the meeting, the conference board shall appoint an assessor from the register of eligible candidates. However, if a special examination has not been conducted previously for the same vacancy, the conference board may request the director of revenue to hold a special examination pursuant to section 441.7. The chairperson of the conference board shall give written notice to the director of revenue of the appointment within ten days of the decision of the board.

(3) The appointee selected by the conference board under subsection 2 or appointed to a succeeding term under section 441.8, subsection 1, shall not assume the office of city or county assessor until such appointment is confirmed by the director of revenue. If the director of revenue rejects the appointment, the examining board shall conduct a new examination and submit a new report to the conference board under subsection 1. The director of revenue shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement and administer this subsection.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, §405.4; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §441.6]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 140, §54; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §105, 106; 2021 Acts, ch 86, §75