TAX CREDIT REVIEW REPORT AND PUBLIC MEETING AGENDAS RELEASED

The Iowa Department of Management today released the agency tax credit 
reports and the public meetings agendas. The report includes data and 
information on the tax credit programs submitted by the state agencies that 
administer the tax credit programs. The public meetings will take place 
tomorrow, the 15th in Cedar Rapids and Wednesday, the 16th in Urbandale.

If organizations or members of the public cannot attend the meetings, but 
would like to comment, please visit www.governor.iowa.gov  to post a public 
comment. Those comments will be provided to the tax credit review panel.

On Nov. 19, Governor Culver ordered a comprehensive review of the state's 
tax credit programs. He asked the Directors of the six state agencies that 
oversee the tax credit programs to submit a review of their respective 
department's tax credit programs. Those Directors will then serve on a panel 
to review the programs and submit a report to the Governor addressing 
oversight, accountability, transparency, public reporting, cost-benefit, and 
which programs should be continued, curtailed, and or eliminated. The 
Governor named Iowa Department of Management Director Dick Oshlo to chair 
the panel.  The meeting agendas are below. The documents are also available 
on the Department of Management website, www.dom.state.ia.us .

Tax Credit Review Panel Meeting
Kirkwood Center for Continuing Education
Room 159 D and E
7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW
Cedar Rapids, IA
December 15, 2009, 9:00 a.m.

I.              Welcome and Introductions - Richard Oshlo, Interim Director, 
Iowa Department of Management
II.            Comment by Legislators, if present
III.           Presentations (Five minutes per presentation & up to five 
minutes for questions)
a.    City of Dubuque - Mayor Roy Buol and Mike Blouin
b.    Iowa Policy Project- Peter Fisher
c.    Iowa Taxpayers Association - Steve Evans and Ed Wallace
d.    Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance/Historic Tax Credit Coalition - 
Rod Scott and Teri Goodman
e.    Iowa Community Foundations - Dan Baldwin and Angie Dethlefs-Trettin
f.     Grasshorse Technologies - Kathy Buxton, Stephen Jennings and Vivan 
Jennings
g.    Iowa Biotechnology Association - Roman Terrill
h.    Iowa Citizen Action Network - Amy Logsdon
i.      Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation - Duane Sand
j.      Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education - Trish Wilger
k.    Iowa Association of Community Colleges Trustees/Kirkwood Community 
College- Steve Ovel and Dee Baird
l.      Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce - Bill Phelan
m.  HNI Corporation - Gary Carlson
n.    UI College of Law -Len Sandler
IV.          General Public Comment (in order of sign-in)
V.           Concluding Remarks- Richard Oshlo


Tax Credit Review Panel Meeting
Urbandale Public Library
Meeting Room A/B
3520 86th Street, Urbandale, IA
December 16, 2009
1:00 p.m.

I.              Welcome and Introductions - Richard Oshlo, Interim Director, 
Iowa Department of Management
II.            Comment by Legislators, if present
III.           Presentations (Five minutes per presentation & up to five 
minutes for questions)
a.    Iowa Business Council - Elliott Smith
b.    Iowa Federation of Labor - Jan Laue
c.    Iowa Chamber Alliance - Dave Roederer
d.    Child and Family Policy Center - Charlie Bruner and/or Victor Elias
e.    Greater Des Moines Partnership - David Maahs
f.     Iowa League of Cities - Alan Kemp
g.    Iowa Motion Picture Association - Tammy Shutters
h.    AFSCME - Dan Homan
i.      Professional Developers of Iowa - Jason White
j.      ISEA -Chris Bern
k.    City of Des Moines - Matt Anderson
l.      Iowa Renewable Fuels Association- Monte Shaw
m.  Iowa Association of Business and Industry - Mike Ralston
n.    Iowa Association of School Boards - Russ Wiesley
o.    Iowa State Association of Counties - Bill Peterson
p.    Kemin Industries - Alissa Jourdan
q.    Iowa Association of Community College Trustees/DMACC - Rob Denson
IV.          General Public Comment (in order of sign-in)
V.           Concluding Remarks- Richard Oshlo

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