The governor or other appointing authority may, when appointing or employing any person for which a salary is specifically provided by the appropriation bill, appoint a person to fill the vacancy at a lesser salary than that provided by the appropriation bill.
Iowa Code § 7.16
Vacancies filled at less than statutory salary
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §7.16]
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