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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY GARMAN, VANDE HOEF, WELTER, HEATON, LARKIN,
1 3 RICHARDSON, MYERS, CORMACK, and BELL
1 4 A House Resolution honoring Mr. Harry Cannon upon
1 5 his retirement as the Deputy Director for Prison
1 6 Industries of the Iowa Department of Corrections.
1 7 WHEREAS, Prison Industries reported losses in four
1 8 out of the five years preceding Mr. Cannon's
1 9 employment as Deputy Director for Prison Industries in
1 10 1985; and
1 11 WHEREAS, long before "customer-driven" became a
1 12 part of this country's business lexicon, Mr. Cannon's
1 13 infectious regard for the employees and customers of
1 14 Prison Industries created enthusiastic employees who
1 15 care deeply about quality and customers who are
1 16 pleased with Prison Industries' products; and
1 17 WHEREAS, Prison Industries' performance level led
1 18 to profits totaling $6.7 million during 11 successive
1 19 years while Mr. Cannon was Deputy Director; and
1 20 WHEREAS, building construction and equipment
1 21 purchases and installation during Mr. Cannon's tenure
1 22 generated more than $5 million for the state; and
1 23 WHEREAS, the productivity of Iowa's inmates for the
1 24 past five years, as measured by dollars shipped per
1 25 inmate employee, has been recognized by independent
1 26 audit to be the highest in the nation; and
1 27 WHEREAS, Prison Industries, responding to a
1 28 legislative mandate enacted in 1991, reduced
1 29 supervisors from 22 to 11, decreased the layers of
1 30 management from six to three, and created technical
2 1 career paths through the establishment of technical
2 2 positions equal to management in responsibility and
2 3 salary; and
2 4 WHEREAS, during the last decade, Prison Industries
2 5 exceeded affirmative action and equal opportunity
2 6 goals by increasing from one to 13 the number of
2 7 protected class employees in managerial and technical
2 8 positions; and
2 9 WHEREAS, during Mr. Cannon's tenure four new
2 10 service divisions, the Tourism Call Center, the
2 11 Braille Production Shop, the Document Imaging Center,
2 12 and the State Surplus Division, were created within
2 13 Prison Industries; and
2 14 WHEREAS, the Braille Production Shop has received
2 15 national recognition for the quality of its raised
2 16 line drawings and was one of 12 semifinalists selected
2 17 from 1,800 entries for the Ford Foundation "Innovation
2 18 in Government" award; and
2 19 WHEREAS, the Braille Production Shop makes it
2 20 possible for the Department for the Blind to meet its
2 21 mandate to supply materials in Braille to all blind
2 22 students; and
2 23 WHEREAS, two of the fewer than 150 persons
2 24 certified nationwide by the Library of Congress as
2 25 Nemeth Code transcribers are inmate workers for Prison
2 26 Industries; and
2 27 WHEREAS, Prison Industries' sales have climbed from
2 28 $5.8 million in 1986 to $13.1 million in 1996; NOW
2 29 THEREFORE,
2 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
3 1 That tribute be paid to Mr. Harry Cannon for his
3 2 devoted service to Prison Industries, the employees of
3 3 Prison Industries, and the citizens of this state and,
3 4 upon his retirement, wished health and happiness in
3 5 the years ahead; and
3 6 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
3 7 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Mr. Harry
3 8 Cannon.
3 9 LSB 2405HH 77
3 10 kh/jw/5
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