The Chief State’s Attorney and each state’s attorney shall biennially prepare a merit and performance rating for each state’s attorney, assistant state’s attorney and deputy assistant state’s attorney and shall submit the biennial merit and performance rating conducted pursuant to the policy of the Division of Criminal Justice for each state’s attorney to the Criminal Justice Commission for its consideration at the time for reappointing such attorneys to any new term or terms. As part of any such biennial merit and performance rating process, the commission may call a state’s attorney before the commission for questions concerning any issue raised in a biennial merit and performance rating.