House Study Bill 232 PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND 1 3 RULES RESOLUTION BY CHAIRPERSON QUIRK) 1 4 A Resolution relating to an annual budget for the 1 5 daily operations of the House of Representatives. 1 6 WHEREAS, the legislative authority of this state is 1 7 vested in the General Assembly consisting of the House 1 8 of Representatives and the Senate; and 1 9 WHEREAS, the House of Representatives necessarily 1 10 incurs substantial expenses for its daily operations; 1 11 and 1 12 WHEREAS, the House of Representatives is authorized 1 13 to expend funds from the state treasury necessary to 1 14 pay for its expenses and for expenses incurred jointly 1 15 by the House of Representatives and the Senate; and 1 16 WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and proper for the 1 17 House of Representatives to make expenditures in 1 18 accordance with a budgetary plan; NOW THEREFORE, 1 19 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: 1 20 Section 1. Expenditures of the House of 1 21 Representatives payable pursuant to Iowa Code sections 1 22 2.10 through 2.14 for the regular legislative session 1 23 and the interim period during the fiscal year 1 24 beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, are 1 25 budgeted to be as follows: 1 26 1. Members' salary, per diem, and expenses, 1 27 $5,901,500. 1 28 2. Staff compensation, $5,488,000. 1 29 3. Operations expenses, $540,500. 1 30 Sec. 2. The Chief Clerk of the House of 2 1 Representatives shall immediately provide written 2 2 notice to the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House 2 3 of Representatives and to the Chair and Ranking Member 2 4 of the House Committee on Appropriations if actual 2 5 expenditures payable pursuant to Iowa Code sections 2 6 2.10 through 2.14 exceed the maximum amount allocated 2 7 for any category of the budget provided by section 1 2 8 of this Resolution. The written notice shall specify 2 9 the amount of and reasons for any excess expenditure. 2 10 Sec. 3. Joint expenditures by the House of 2 11 Representatives and the Senate or by the Legislative 2 12 Council, special expenditures approved by the 2 13 Committee on Administration and Rules, and special 2 14 session expenses are not included in the budget set 2 15 forth in this Resolution. 2 16 LSB 2429HC 82 2 17 rj:nh/cf/24