Department of Administrative Services
Boards, Commissions & Committees
The Department of Administrative Services supports and is advised by a number of boards, commissions, committees and councils, which are listed below in alphabetical order. Also included is a brief description of their responsibilities, meeting schedule and contact information. If the board, commission, committee or council has its own web page, its name is hyperlinked to that page.
To view upcoming meeting dates and agendas of these groups, please visit the State of Iowa's Public Meeting Calendar.
| Board, Commission, Committee or Council: |
Responsibilities: | Meetings scheduled: (note: meeting schedules may change) |
For more information: |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADA Advisory Committee | Focus on the unique issues related to building and facility accessibility, and make recommendations to DAS and the Iowa Vertical Infrastructure Advisory Committee. | Last Thursday of odd-numbered months |
Dean Ibsen, |
| Capitol Planning Commission | Advise the Legislature on future developments of the Capitol Complex. | Quarterly (at minimum)-generally the third Wednesday of January, April, July and October | Dean Ibsen, 515-281-6051 |
| Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council (State of Iowa council; only advisory to DAS) | Promote policies and practices for effective use and management of information resources in Iowa state government. | Last Thursday of every month | John Gillispie, 515-725-4707 |
| Diversity Council | Executive Order Four, issued by Governor Culver, created a state Diversity Council to review policies, procedures, and practices related to diversity in state government and develop recommendations for improvements. | Usually twice a month | Bill West, |
| General Services Enterprise (GSE) Customer Council | Oversee general service utilities provided by DAS. | Second Friday of every month | Nancy Williams, 515-281-7259 |
| Health Review Committee | A requirement of the AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement (2005-2007). The committee is to focus its efforts on quality, employee education and cost containment of health benefits. | Once a quarter | Ed Holland 515-242-6143 |
| Human Resources Enterprise (HRE) Customer Council | Oversee human resource utilities provided by DAS. | First Wednesday of every month | Susan Churchill, 515-281-3351 |
| I/3 Customer Council | Oversee the I/3 system utility provided by DAS. | Second Thursday of every month | Julie Marasco, 515-281-4840 |
| Information Technology Enterprise (ITE) Customer Council | Oversee technology utilities provided by DAS. | Second Tuesday of every month | Diane Van Zante, 515-281-3462 |
| Insurance Committee (Executive Council appointed committee; advisory to DAS) |
Instituted by the Iowa Executive Council to recommend approval of insurance renewal changes prior to DAS-HRE presenting before Executive Council for final approval. | As deemed necessary | Ed Holland 515-242-6143 |
| IOWAccess Advisory Council | Create a one-stop electronic gateway to government information and transactions - whether federal, state, or local. | Second Wednesday of odd-numbered months | Malcolm Huston, 515-281-0393 |
| Iowa Vertical Infrastructure Advisory Committee | Annually develop and submit to the Governor recommendations for maintaining and evolving the inventory and assessment of the state’s infrastructure and report on the findings of the assessment. | Second Thursday of every month | Dean Ibsen, 515-281-6051 |
| Technology Governance Board | Facilitate information technology decisions within the executive branch of Iowa State Government, basing these decisions on business drivers supporting customer requirements. | Second Thursday of every month | Wes Hunsberger, 515-281-6993 |