Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Annual Report 2008, January 2009

The State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program operates as a unit within the Iowa Department of Elder Affairs. Duties of all long-term care ombudsmen are mandated by the Older Americans Act. This office serves people living in nursing facilities, skilled nursing facilities, residential care facilities, nursing facilities in hospitals, elder group homes and assisted living programs. The long-term care system in Iowa has changed significantly over the past 10 years. Local long-term care ombudsman programs in Iowa are now well established. Iowa still ranks near the bottom of 53 ombudsman programs in the nation for ratio of paid staff to residents with one ombudsman for each 7,400 residents compared to the national average of one ombudsman for each 2,174 residents. The Resident Advocate Committee Program remains stable at 2400 volunteers and Iowa continues to be the only state in the nation with this type of program. Because volunteers do not receive training as required by the Administration on Aging, volunteers are not certified volunteer ombudsmen and the work done by these volunteers cannot be included in Iowa’s annual federal reports. With the changing population living in long-term care facilities, this volunteer job is much more challenging than in the past. Helping to build a long-term care system in Iowa that provides individualized, person-directed quality care is the long-term goal for this office.

Report on a special investigation of the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department (Parks and Recreation) for the period January 1, 2007 through April 8, 2008

Report on a special investigation of the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department (Parks and Recreation) for the period January 1, 2007 through April 8, 2008

Audit report on the Iowa Judicial Retirement System for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the Iowa Judicial Retirement System for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on Muscatine County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on Muscatine County, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Iowa's Workforce and the Economy, 2008

A discussion of Iowa's key economic indicators as well as commentary on various apsects of the statewide econony.

Iowa's Changing Labor Force Dynamics, 2008

A look at the employment trends in Iowa for up to the next 30 years.

Audit report on Perry Community School District in Perry, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on Perry Community School District in Perry, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Iowa Department of Transportation, Strategic Plan, 2008-2012,[revised, final], 2008

This report outlines the strategic plan for Department of Transportation, goals and mission.

Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Contracts Letting Summary - Fiscal 2008

Report of the letting activity of the Iowa Department of Transportation's Office of Contracts required by Iowa Code Section 307.12(15).

Iowa Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2008 Report of Savings by Using Video Conferencing Through Iowa Communications Network to the Iowa General Assembly Pursuant to Iowa Code § II 84 Acts and Joint Resolutions Enacted at the 1994 Regular Session of the 75th General Assembly of the State of Iowa Iowa Code §8D.10 Report of Savings by State Agencies

Iowa Code § 8D.10 requires certain state agencies prepare an annual report to the General Assembly certifying the identified savings associated with that state agency’s use of the Iowa Communications Network (ICN). This report covers estimated cost savings related to video conferencing via ICN for the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). In FY 2008, the DOT did not conduct any sessions utilizing ICN’s video conferencing system. Therefore, no cost savings were calculated for this report.

2008 Annual Report of the Iowa Railway Finance Authority

The Iowa Railway Finance Authority (IRFA) was created in 1980 by the 68th General Assembly to provide for the financing of rail facilities and to enhance and continue the operation of essential rail facilities. IRFA was authorized to offer financial assistance for the acquisition, rehabilitation, construction, refinancing, extension, replacement, maintenance, repair, or leasing of any rail facility. Rail Revolving Loan and Grant Program The 2005 legislative session amended Iowa Code 327H.20 by assigning all repayments of IRFA and other Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) rail assistance loans to the Rail Revolving Loan and Grant Program (RRLGP). In addition, the following annual appropriations were allocated to the fund: • FY 2007: $235,000 • FY 2008: $2 million • FY 2009: $2 million Since the creation of the RRLGP in 2005, IRFA has awarded funding to 23 projects totaling over $7.2 million in grants and loans in its three rounds of competitive funding. These projects have pledged to create 1,672 jobs within two years of project completion and 1,361 jobs have been retained. Funded projects are associated with over $2 billion in total private capital investment. In 2008, the IRFA Board directed all available funds be used to help repair railroads devastated by summer flooding. On July 31, $3.9 million in deferred payment loans were offered to seven Iowa based railroads to allow for immediate repair of rail beds, including the cost of materials, labor and equipment.

Audit report on the Perry Municipal Waterworks, Perry, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the Perry Municipal Waterworks, Perry, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report of Iowa State University for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report of Iowa State University for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the City of Johnston, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the City of Johnston, Iowa for the year ended June 30, 2008

Audit report on the City of Durant, Iowa for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007

Audit report on the City of Durant, Iowa for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007