11—10.1 (8A) Definitions.
“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 of administrative services (DAS) has determined that DAS shall be the sole provider of that service.
“Department” means the department of administrative services (DAS) created by 2003 Iowa Code Supplement section 8A.102.
“Economies of scale” means mass purchasing of goods or services, which results in lower average costs.
“Large agency” means a state agency with more than 700 permanent employees.
“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 required and the ultimate customer is the taxpayer.
“Marketplace service” means a service that the department is authorized to provide, but which governmental entities may provide on their own or obtain from another provider of the service.
“Medium-sized agency” means a state agency with 70 to 700 permanent employees.
“Quorum” means the presence of no less than a simple majority (50 percent plus 1) of the members eligible to vote.
“Small agency” means a state agency with fewer than 70 permanent employees.
“Utility” 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.