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, 515-281-6051
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
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