The commission shall employ a skilled physician or pathologist as county medical examiner for the purpose of performing postmortem examinations, autopsies, and the examination of other forms of evidence as required by this article. The county medical examiner shall with the approval of the commission employ such assistants as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. The commission shall provide the county medical examiner with facilities for proper pathological, toxicological and other laboratory examinations as may be required in the performance of his duties.

The commission may enter into an agreement for the use of the laboratory facilities as may be necessary.