About Us
The Office
The Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO) is the operational component of the recovery efforts. The RIO, headed by Lt. Governor Patty Judge, is a state agency, with legal authority granted to it by the Governor in his June 27, 2008, Executive Order 7. The mission of the RIO is to ensure that the State of Iowa rebuilds safer, stronger and smarter than before from the catastrophic flooding and severe storms of 2008. The RIO is supported by a professional staff drawn primarily from existing state agency personnel to allow it to achieve its mission, vision, goals and objectives. Throughout its initiatives, the RIO is committed to a recovery and rebuilding process that is fair and equitable to everyone. Learn more about the RIO...
The Commission
The Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission (RIAC) is a 15-member non-partisan Commission, appointed by the Governor of Iowa. The RIAC was established in the same Executive Order that established the RIO (June 27, 2008, Executive Order 7). The Members of the RIAC assist the RIO, and through them the Governor, in providing the vision, creativity, and leadership to identify, prioritize, and address the short- and long-term issues of recovery. Members of the Commission will also serve as Task Force Chairs for the nine RIO Recovery Task Forces, helping to facilitate dialogue on complex recovery issues and make recommendations in focused issue areas. Learn more about the RIAC and the Commissioners...
The Task Forces
The nine task forces were also created by Executive Order 7 in order to focus on the specific impacts experienced by specific sectors. Initial task force activities include:
- Fact-gathering and identification of best practices.
- Community outreach.
- Public education.
- The preparation of public reports and development of recommendations of recovery-related policies and priorities.