The chief defender may:
(1) Hire or contract for attorney, professional, technical, and support personnel;
(2) Establish an administrative office within the Office of Indigent Legal Services;
(3) Exercise supervisory authority over all employees of the office;
(4) Assist the commission in the development of standards related to indigent representation services;
(5) Monitor, evaluate, and enforce compliance with standards adopted by the commission;
(6) Develop strategic plans, and conduct research and studies, to inform the objectives of the commission;
(7) Develop strategic plans to expand the office's scope of providing indigent representation to include additional case types;
(8) Establish branch public defender offices;
(9) Provide training and support to indigent defense attorneys statewide; and
(10) Perform other duties as may be prescribed by the commission.