Rule 39.2 - Principal executive officer(1)Appointment. The executive director of the office of professional regulation serves as the principal executive officer of the commission. The executive director may designate a director of client security to assist with the duties described in this chapter.(2)Duties of the executive director. Subject to the supervision of the supreme court and the commission, the executive director must do the following: a. Collect attorney fees and assessments for the fund and report to the commission the names and addresses of all attorneys who fail to pay the fee and assessment.b. Serve as executive secretary to the commission and assist in the operation and administration of the fund.c. Conduct investigations and audits of attorneys' accounts and office procedures to determine compliance with this chapter, Iowa Rule of Professional Conduct 32:1.15, and chapter 45 of the Iowa Court Rules and report violations to the commission.d. Maintain an office in such place as the supreme court may designate, act as a liaison between the court, the commission, and other commissions, committees, boards, and personnel serving a function in the disciplinary system, and maintain for the court records of disciplinary proceedings and such other information and data as the court requires.e. Upon request of the commission, institute disciplinary proceedings before the grievance commission pursuant to chapter 36 of the Iowa Court Rules.f. Perform such other functions and duties as may be directed by the supreme court.Court Order December 5, 1973; December 15, 1994, effective 1/3/1995; 11/9/2001, effective 2/15/2002; 4/20/2005, effective 7/1/2005; 12/5/2007; 11/20/2015, effective 1/1/2016; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018; court order September 14, 2021, effective 10/1/2021.