541—12.1(8) Definitions.
“DAS” means the department of administrative services created by Iowa Code chapter 8A.
“DAS customer council” means a group responsible for overseeing operations with regard to a service funded by fees paid by a governmental entity or subdivision receiving the service when the department and DAS have determined that DAS will be the sole provider of that service.
“Department” or “DOM” means the department of management created by Iowa Code chapter 8.
“Economies of scale” means mass purchasing of goods or services, which results in lower average costs.
“Leadership function” means a service provided by the department and funded by a general appropriation. Leadership functions typically relate to development of policy and standards and are appropriate when standardization is necessary and the ultimate customer is the taxpayer.
“Marketplace service” means a service that the department is authorized to provide but that governmental entities may provide on their own or obtain from another provider of the service.
“Quorum” means the presence of no less than a simple majority (50 percent plus 1) of the members eligible to vote.
“Utility service” means a service funded by fees paid by the governmental entity receiving the service and for which DAS is the sole provider of the service.
[ARC 7500C, IAB 1/10/24, effective 2/14/24]