About State Appeal Board

Purpose

• Approval or rejection and payment of claims against the state or a state employee.
• Resolve local budget protests.

Staff

• Board Members:
  • Auditor of State: David A. Vaudt
  • Treasurer of State: Michael L. Fitzgerald
  • Director, Department of Management: David Roederer
• Election of Officers: (Second Tuesday in January)
  • Risk Manager: Joseph Barry
  • Legal Counsel: Jeffrey Thompson, Attorney General's Office

Administration Duties

Monthly Meetings

• Held first Monday of each month
• Agenda distributed to board members, special assistant attorney general, Department of Transportation Claims Management Division, General Services, Human Services
• Agenda posted in Governor's Office
• Attorney General's Office distributes the list of claims and the corresponding recommendations to Board Members
• State Appeal Board prepares list of administrative actions to provide to board members

1. Outdated warrants reissued
2. 28E Agreement listing from Department of Transportation, (U of I, ISU, UNI and UIHC), and Department of General Services
3. Settlements and judgments paid by general fund and Department of Transportation (DOT)
4. Interdepartmental claims
5. Administrative claims to be ratified

Audit

• Conducted yearly (fall) by an outside firm
• Information provided:
  • Warrant registers
  • Minutes
  • I/3 System
  • Balance sheet
  • CAFR due September 30 of each year

Legislative Reports

• Due second day of the session (supplemental listings of denied claims are also sent in February, March and possibly April)
• Reports consist of the following:
  • Denied general claims
  • Approved tort claims o Settlements and judgments paid by General Fund
  • Settlements and judgments paid by DOT
• Distribution of Reports
  • Five copies to the Senate (Claims Committee)
  • Five copies to the House (Claims Committee)
• Claims Committee acts upon denied general claims
  • If approved, money is appropriated and the legislature pays the claims.
  • If denied, letter sent to claimant advising of their decision.

Contact Information:

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