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Mission

Sanctioned by the Iowa Code, the Elder Affairs Commission is charged with serving as a visible advocate for older Iowans by establishing policies for reviewing and commenting upon all state plans, budgets, and policies which affect elders and for providing technical assistance to any agency, organization, association, or individual representing the needs of elders. The commission has 11 members, seven of whom are appointed by the Governor. At least four of these seven must be 55 years of age or older, and no more than four can belong to the same political party. The remaining four members are Senators or Representatives, appointed by their chamber of the legislature to serve as non-voting members. The commission meets at least four times each year.

Voting Members

Name	Term Expires	Address	Phone
Daniel Ernst - CHAIR ernstdan@mchsi.com	4/30/09	899 Mount Carmel Dubuque, IA 52003	563-582-3721
Nancy Nichols - VICE narnichols@yahoo.com	4/30/11	6200 EP True Parkway, # 505 West Des Moines, IA 50266	515-221-3212
Linda Larkin llarkin@agemark.com	4/30/12	1304 Avenue B Fort Madison, IA 52591	319-372-8764
Dava James dava.james@iavalley.edu	4/30/11	104 Southwoods Drive Nevada, IA 50201	641-752-7106
Robert Neumann	4/30/09	2549 Third Avenue Council Bluffs, IA 51501	712-323-7076
Lee Plasier lplasier@hotmail.com	4/30/09	512 Hubbard Avenue Doon, IA 51235	712-726-3568
Gloria Reber gloLreber@aol.com	4/30/08	104 Mildred Avenue Iowa Falls, IA 50126	641-648-6649

Non-Voting Members (Legislators)

Name	Address	Phone
Sen. Bill Heckroth bill.heckroth@legis.state.ia.us	1010 Ridgewood Blvd NW Waverly, IA 50644	319-352-5149
Sen. David Johnson david.johnson@legis.state.ia.us	Post Office Box 279, Ocheyden, IA 51354	712-758-3280
Rep. Eric Palmer eric.palmer@legis.state.ia.us	1118 CLearview Drive Oskaloosa, IA 52577	641-672-2998
Rep. Linda Upmeyer linda.upmeyer@legis.state.ia.us	2175 Pine Avenue, Garner, IA 50438	641-923-3398

Commission Meeting Dates

Following are the dates and locations for the upcoming Commission Meetings:

August 18, 2008 - 8:00 am, Des Moines, Historical Building, Classrooms A & B

July 2, 2008 - 10:00 am, Des Moines, Conference Call - call-in number found on agenda below

June 10 - 11, 2008 - 9:00 am, Iowa Falls, Ellsworth Community College

Apr. 11, 2008 - 8:00 am to 10:00 am, Oskaloosa, William Penn University,
Memorial Union, Cheif Mahaska Room

Feb. 22, 2008 - 8:00 am to 10:00 am, Des Moines, State Capitol Building,
Room 116

Additional Information

Administrative Rules

Explanation of Chapter 9 changes- Matrix

Commission Agendas

Following are the agendas for the 2007/2008 calendar years.

Commission Minutes

At each Commission meeting, notes are taken and then compiled into meeting minutes. Because meeting minutes are not formally approved until the Commission meets the next time, the newest minutes that will be posted
could be two months old or more. All minutes are in Adobe PDF format.

Following are the minutes for the 2007 calendar year:

Following are the archived minutes from previous years:

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