7D.29 Performance of duty — expense.

1. The executive council shall not employ others, or authorize any expense, for the purpose of performing any duty imposed upon the council when the duty may, without neglect of their usual duties, be performed by the members, or by their regular employees, but, subject to this limitation, the council may authorize the necessary expense to perform or cause to be performed any legal duty imposed on the council. The expenses authorized by the executive council in accordance with this section and the expenses authorized by the executive council in accordance with other statutory provisions referencing the appropriations addressed in this section shall be paid as follows:

a. From the appropriation made from the Iowa economic emergency fund in section 8.55 for purposes of paying such expenses.

b. To the extent the appropriation from the Iowa economic emergency fund described in paragraph “a” is insufficient to pay such expenses, there is appropriated from moneys in the general fund of the state not otherwise appropriated the amount necessary to fund that deficiency.

2. a. At least two weeks prior to the executive council’s approval of a payment authorization under this section, the secretary of the executive council shall notify the legislative services agency that the authorization request will be considered by the executive council and shall provide background information justifying the request.

b. The notification requirement specified in paragraph “a” is not applicable to a request for the expenditure of disaster aid from the contingent fund created in section 29C.20 or to a request for the expenditure of disaster aid individual assistance grant funds pursuant to section 29C.20A.

3. The executive council shall receive requests from the Iowa department of public health relative to the purchase, storing, and distribution of vaccines and medication for prevention, prophylaxis, or treatment. Upon review and after compliance with subsection 2, the executive council may approve the request and may authorize payment of the necessary expense. The expense authorized by the executive council under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriations referred to in subsection 1.

[S13, §170-l, -n, -p; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §306; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §19.29]

88 Acts, ch 1275, §30; 89 Acts, ch 315, §25

C93, §7D.29

2006 Acts, ch 1171, §7, 9; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §54, 89; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §12, 158; 2016 Acts, ch 1028, §1

Referred to in §7D.10A, 7D.30, 8.55, 8A.321, 11.32, 15E.71, 29C.8, 29C.20, 96.13, 97C.13A, 135.143, 135.144, 163.3A, 163.15, 459.501, 468.43, 602.10133