Appendix F

Quick Guide to Iowa Laws Impacting Cities

Administrative Agencies, see also Board and Commissions ....................................... 362, 392

Administrators, see also City Managers .................................................................................. 372

Airports ......................................................................................................................................... 330

Alcoholic Beverages.................................................................................................................... 123

Annexation and Severance ....................................................................................................... 368

Audits............................................................................................................................................... 11

Boards and Commissions

Generally ............................................................................................................... 362, 392

Airport ........................................................................................................................... 330

Hospital and Library trustees .................................................................................... 392

Other administrative agencies ................................................................................... 392

Planning ............................................................................................................... 386, 414

Utility trustees ............................................................................................................. 388

Zoning .......................................................................................................................... 414

Budgets, see also Capital Improvements of Finance

Generally ....................................................................................................................... 384

Appeals.................................................................................................................... 24, 384

Certification, delay by election .................................................................................... 24

Cemeteries

Generally ....................................................................................................................... 566

Municipal .............................................................................................................. 384, 566

Charters, see also Forms of City Government ......................................................................... 372

Child Labor...................................................................................................................................... 92

City Franchises ............................................................................................................................ 364

City Attorneys ............................................................................................................................. 372

City Code ............................................................................................................................. 361, 362

City Clerks ..................................................................................................................................... 372

City Development Board, see also Development ................................................................... 368

City Managers ............................................................................................................................. 372

Civil Rights Commission............................................................................................................. .216

Civil Service ................................................................................................................................. 400

Collective Bargaining..................................................................................................................... 20

Conflicts of Interest..................................................................................................................... 68B

Contracts

Bidding for public improvements ............................................................................. 384

Bonds for public improvement contracts.................................................................. 573

Conflicts of interest ..................................................................................................... 362

Council votes on contract .......................................................................................... 380

Lease-purchase contracts .......................................................................................... 364

Council-Manager-at-Large Form ............................................................................................... 372

Councils

Generally ...................................................................................................................... 372

Appointments power ................................................................................................. 372

Conflicts of interest ........................................................................................... 68B, 362

Elections ......................................................................................................... 39, 372, 376

Personal liability .......................................................................................................... 670

Powers ........................................................................................................................... 364

Removal from office ....................................................................................................... 66

Removal of appointees .............................................................................................. 372

Salaries .......................................................................................................................... 372

Terms of office ............................................................................................................ 376

Vacancies, filling..................................................................................................... 69, 372

Voting ........................................................................................................................... 380

Wards ............................................................................................................................ 372

Debt, see also Bonds or Finance............................................................................................... 384

Development, see also City Development Board or Industrial Development

Financing, tax increment bonds ................................................................................. 403

Tax exemption for new industrial construction .................................................... 427B

Urban revitalization tax exemptions ......................................................................... 404

Use of public funds for economic development .................................................... 15A

Dogs .............................................................................................................................................. 351

Elections, see also Voting ......................................................................................... 39, 43-53, 376

Eminent Domain .................................................................................................................... 6A, 6B

Employee Access to Personnel Files........................................................................................ 91B

Employees ............................................................................................................................. 372, 730

Employment .................................................................................................................................... 71

Finance, see also Budgets or Taxes .......................................................................................... 384

Fire Departments and Firefighters ..................................................................... 364, 400, 410, 411

Fire protection required .............................................................................................................. 364

Forms of City Government ......................................................................................................... 372

Franchises, election of ................................................................................................................ 364

Gifts ................................................................................................................................... 68B & 364

Health Insurance Continuation................................................................................................ 509B

Home rule amendment .............................................................................................. Const III, 38A

Improvements, Public ......................................................................................................... 384, 573

Incorporation................................................................................................................................. 368

Industrial Development............................................................................................................... 419

Interest in Public Contract Prohibited....................................................................................... 362

Intergovernmental Relations ..................................................................................................... 28E

Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)............................................................. 97B

Lease Purchasing ......................................................................................................................... 364

Leaves of Absence for Candidacy and Public Service ......................................................... 68B

Legislation .................................................................................................................................... 380

Liability.......................................................................................................................................... 670

Library board of trustees ............................................................................................................ 392

Local Option Taxes ........................................................................................................ 422A, 422B

Local Preferences, purchase of goods and services ............................................................ 23A

Mandates by State ...................................................................................................................... 25B

Mayors

Generally ....................................................................................................................... 372

Appointed under council-manager form ................................................................. 372

Appointments............................................................................................... 372, 388, 400

Appointment of civil service commission members ............................................... 400

City legislation responsibilities ................................................................................. 380

Member, county conference board .......................................................................... 441

Oaths, power to administer ...................................................................................... 63A

Pro tem............................................................................................................................ 372

Removal from office ...................................................................................................... 66

Vetoing ordinance or resolution................................................................................. 380

Voting in council .................................................................................................. 372, 380

Military Code – Leaves of Absence.................................................................................... 29A.28

Minimum Wage............................................................................................................................ 91D

Municipal Infractions ................................................................................................................. 364

Nepotism

Employment and payments generally prohibited...................................................... 71

Notices, publication .................................................................................................................... 362

Nuisances ..................................................................................................................................... 657

Oath (or Affirmation) of Office ................................................................................................ 63A

Occupational Hearing Loss........................................................................................................ 85B

Occupational Safety and Health................................................................................................... 88

Official Misconduct ..................................................................................................................... 721

Open Meetings .............................................................................................................................. 21

Open Records ................................................................................................................................. 22

Ordinances............................................................................................................................. 364, 380

Park boards, other agencies ....................................................................................................... 392

Parks ........................................................................................................................................... 461A

Petitions .........................................................................................................................................362

Police Chief appointment .................................................................................................... 372, 400

Police/Fire Retirement Systems.................................................................................................. 411

Publication Notice ............................................................................................................... 362, 618

Public Employment Relations ...................................................................................................... 20

Public Safety Officers Retirement Accident and Disability System.................................... 97A

Residence Districts ..................................................................................................................... 414

Resolutions

Defined .......................................................................................................................... 362

Approval of financial institution as depository...................................................... 12C

Agreements with other agencies ............................................................................. 28E

Adoption of code of ordinances supplement ........................................................ 380

Caring for public places ............................................................................................. 364

City development ......................................................................................................... 368

City finance matters ..................................................................................................... 384

Home rule charter proposal and amendment .......................................................... 372

Joint financing of public works and facilities ................................................... 28F, 76

Withdrawal from an aviation authority ................................................................. 330A

Road Use Tax ............................................................................................................................... 312

Snow Removal .............................................................................................................................. 364

Special Charter Cities .......................................................................................................... 372, 420

Subdivisions ................................................................................................................................ 354

Taxes

Hotel/motel local option tax ................................................................................... 422A

Tax increment financing (TIF) ................................................................................... 403

Tort Liability of Government Subdivisions...................................................... 668, 670, 364, 384

Trees, removal .............................................................................................................................. 364

Unemployment Compensation.................................................................................................... 96

Urban Renewal ............................................................................................................................ 403

Utilities

Generally ...................................................................................................................... 388

City utility defined ....................................................................................................... 362

Veterans Preference........................................................................................................ 35C, 400.10

Volunteers, tort liability .............................................................................................................. 670

Voting

Generally .............................................................................................................. 376, 380

Councils ................................................................................................. 39, 372, 376, 380

Mayors .................................................................................................... 39, 372, 376, 380