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2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.16 - Withdrawal from district — termination.

336.16 Withdrawal from district — termination.
1. A city may withdraw from the library district upon a majority vote in favor of withdrawal by the electorate of the city in an election held on a motion by the city council. The election shall be held simultaneously with a general or city election. Notice of a favorable vote to withdraw shall be sent by certified mail to the board of library trustees of the library district and the county auditor or city clerk, as appropriate, prior to January 10, and the withdrawal shall be effective on July 1.
2. A county may withdraw from the district after a majority of the voters of the unincorporated area of the county voting on the issue favor the withdrawal. The board of supervisors shall call for the election which shall be held at the next general election.
3. A city or county election shall not be called until a hearing has been held on the proposal to submit a proposition of withdrawal to an election. A hearing may be held only after public notice is published as provided in section 362.3 in the case of a city or section 331.305 in the case of a county. A copy of the notice submitted for publication shall be mailed to the public library on or before the date of publication. The proposal presented at the hearing must include a plan for continuing adequate library service with or without all participants and the respective allocated costs and levels of service shall be stated. At the hearing, any interested person shall be given a reasonable time to be heard, either for or against the withdrawal or the plan to accompany it.
4. A library district may be terminated if a majority of the electors of the unincorporated area of the county and the cities included in the library district voting on the issue favor the termination. If the vote favors termination, the termination shall be effective on the succeeding July 1.
5. An election for withdrawal from or termination of a library district shall not be held more than once each four years.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358B.16]
84 Acts, ch 1168, §2; 85 Acts, ch 125, §1
C93, §336.16
2001 Acts, ch 158, §35; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §51; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §97, 115; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §331; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §140; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §33
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.18 - Contracts to use city library.

336.18 Contracts to use city library.
1. A school corporation, township, or library district may contract for the use by its residents of a city library. A contract by a county shall supersede all contracts by townships or school corporations within the county outside of cities.
2. a. Contracts shall provide for the amount to be contributed. They may, by mutual consent of the contracting parties, be terminated at any time. They may also be terminated by a majority of the voters represented by either of the contracting parties, voting on the question to terminate which shall be submitted by the governing body upon a written petition of eligible electors in a number not less than five percent of those who voted in the area for president of the United States or governor at the last general election.
b. The question may be submitted at any election provided by law which covers the area of the unit seeking to terminate the contract. The petition shall be presented to the governing body not less than ten days before the last day candidates may file nomination petitions for the election at which the question is to be submitted.
3. The board of trustees of any township which has entered into a contract shall at the April meeting levy a tax not exceeding six and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable property in the township to create a fund to fulfill its obligation under the contract.
4. a. Eligible electors of that part of any county outside of cities in a number of not less than twenty-five percent of those in the area who voted for president of the United States or governor at the last general election may petition the board of supervisors to submit the question of requiring the board to provide library service for them and their area by contract as provided by this section.
b. The board of supervisors shall submit the question to the voters of the county residing outside of cities at the next general election. The petition shall be filed not less than ten days before the last day candidates may file nomination petitions for the election at which the question is to be submitted.
c. If a majority of those voting upon the question favors it, the board of supervisors shall contract with a library for library use or service for the benefit of the residents and area represented by it.
[S13, §592-a, 792-a; SS15, §422; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5859, 5861 – 5863; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §378.11, 378.13 – 378.15; C75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §358B.18; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1075]
83 Acts, ch 123, §166, 167, 209
C93, §336.18
2001 Acts, ch 56, §25, 26; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §36; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §98, 99, 115; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §332
Referred to in §331.321, 331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 336 - LIBRARY DISTRICTS › Section 336.19 - Contracts for use of public library.

336.19 Contracts for use of public library.
1. Contracting. The board of library trustees may contract with any other board of trustees of a free public library or any other city, school corporation, institution of higher learning, township, or county, or with the trustees of any county library district for the use of the library by their respective residents.
2. Termination. A contract entered into pursuant to subsection 1 may be terminated as follows:
a. By mutual consent of the contracting parties.
b. By a majority vote of the electors represented by either of the contracting parties. Upon a written petition of a number of eligible electors equaling five percent or more of the number of electors voting at the last general election within the jurisdiction of the contracting party, a termination proposition shall be submitted to the electors by the governing body of the contracting party. The petition shall be presented to the governing body not less than forty days prior to the next general election or special election held throughout the jurisdiction of the party seeking to terminate the contract. The proposition shall be submitted at the next general election or next special election held throughout the jurisdiction of the party seeking to terminate the contract.
2010 Acts, ch 1031, §333
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.1 - Definitions.

341A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Commission” means the civil service commission or a combined county civil service commission created pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
2. “Commissioner” means a member of the commission defined in subsection 1.
3. “County” means a single county or several counties combined for the purposes enumerated in section 341A.3.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.2 - Civil service commission.

341A.2 Civil service commission.
1. Subject to the alternate plan enumerated in section 341A.3, there is created in each county a civil service commission composed of three members. Two members shall be appointed by the county board of supervisors and one member shall be appointed by the county attorney of each county. Appointees to the commission shall be residents of the county for at least two years immediately preceding appointment, and shall be electors. Terms of office shall be six years; however, the initial members of the commission shall be appointed as follows:
a. One of the members appointed by the board of supervisors shall serve for a period of two years while the other member shall serve for a period of six years and the board shall specify the term of each member so appointed.
b. The member appointed by the county attorney shall serve for a period of four years.
2. Any member of the commission may be removed by the appointing authority for incompetence, dereliction of duty, malfeasance in office, or for other good cause; however, no member of the commission shall be removed until apprised in writing of the nature of the charges against the member and a hearing on such charges has been held before the board of supervisors. In the event a vacancy occurs in the commission for any reason other than expiration of the term, an appointment to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term shall be made in the same manner as the original appointment.
3. A majority vote of the membership of the commission shall be sufficient to transact the business of the commission.
4. Not more than two commissioners shall be members of the same political party. Commissioners shall hold no elective or other appointive public office during their terms of appointment to the commission. Commissioners shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expense and mileage incurred in the actual performance of their duties.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.2]
2000 Acts, ch 1057, §3; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §77
Referred to in §331.321, 331.756(51), 341A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.3 - Combined civil service system.

341A.3 Combined civil service system.
1. Any combination of counties in this state may, by resolution of the boards of supervisors in each county, establish a combined civil service system to serve such counties. The specific terms of the agreement regarding the operation of the combined civil service system, including the appointment of qualified commissioners, and any other matters pertinent to the operation of such system shall be contained in the resolutions adopted by the respective boards of supervisors of the participating counties. Counties participating in a combined civil service system need not be contiguous.
2. Appointment of commissioners in combined counties shall be by joint meeting of the boards of supervisors and county attorneys, respectively. Each group meeting jointly shall appoint one commissioner whose term shall be six years, except that initial terms shall be as provided in section 341A.2.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.3]
2000 Acts, ch 1057, §4; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Referred to in §331.321, 331.756(51), 341A.1, 341A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.4 - Statutory authority.

341A.4 Statutory authority.
1. If a county or combination of counties has a civil service commission, this commission shall serve as the commission established by this chapter and shall have all the powers and duties provided by this chapter.
2. If more than one civil service commission exists, the one from the county with the largest population shall serve as the commission under this chapter.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.4]
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.5 - Organization.

341A.5 Organization.
1. The commission shall hold an organizational meeting immediately after its establishment and shall elect one of its members as chairperson. The commission shall hold regular meetings at least once annually, and may hold additional meetings as may be required in the fulfillment of its responsibilities. All commission meetings shall be public meetings.
2. The commission shall appoint a personnel director who shall act as its secretary and such other personnel as may be necessary. The personnel director shall keep and preserve all records of the commission, including reports submitted to it and examinations held under its direction, advise the commission in all matters pertaining to the civil service system, and perform such other duties as the commission may prescribe. The commission may add the personnel director’s duties to a presently employed county employee.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.5]
89 Acts, ch 187, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.6A - Veteran eligibility.

341A.6A Veteran eligibility.
If a veteran has been honorably discharged between forty-five days before and sixty days after an examination or test is administered under section 341A.6, the commission may allow the veteran to be subject to such examination or testing up to ninety days following the date that the original examination or testing was conducted and if appropriate shall add the veteran’s name and address to the eligibility list for a vacant position pursuant to section 341A.13.
2014 Acts, ch 1116, §57
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.7 - Classifications.

341A.7 Classifications.
1. The classified civil service positions covered by this chapter include persons actually serving as deputy sheriffs who are salaried pursuant to section 331.904, subsection 2, but do not include a chief deputy sheriff, two second deputy sheriffs in counties with a population of more than one hundred thousand, three second deputy sheriffs in counties with a population of more than one hundred fifty thousand, and four second deputy sheriffs in counties with a population of more than two hundred thousand. However, a chief deputy sheriff or second deputy sheriff who becomes a candidate for a partisan elective office for remuneration is subject to section 341A.18. A deputy sheriff serving with permanent rank under this chapter may be designated chief deputy sheriff or second deputy sheriff and retain that rank during the period of service as chief deputy sheriff or second deputy sheriff and shall, upon termination of the duties as chief deputy sheriff or second deputy sheriff, revert to the permanent rank.
2. If the positions of two second deputy sheriffs of a county were exempt from classified civil service coverage under this chapter based on the 1980 decennial census, the two second deputy positions shall remain exempt from classified civil service coverage under this chapter.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §341A.7; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1219]
90 Acts, ch 1119, §1; 91 Acts, ch 110, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1184, §68, 69
Referred to in §341A.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.8 - Bases of appointments and promotions.

341A.8 Bases of appointments and promotions.
1. All appointments to and promotions to classified civil service positions in the office of county sheriff shall be made solely on merit, efficiency, and fitness, which shall be ascertained by open competitive examinations and impartial investigations, and no person in the classified civil service shall be reinstated in or transferred, suspended, or discharged from any such place, position, or employment contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
2. Whenever possible, vacancies shall be filled by promotion. Promotion shall be made from among deputy sheriffs qualified by competitive examination, training, and experience to fill the vacancies and whose length of service entitles them to consideration. The commission shall for the purpose of certifying to the sheriff the list of deputy sheriffs eligible for promotion, rate the qualified deputy sheriffs on the basis of their service record, experience in the work, seniority, and military service ratings. Seniority shall be controlling only when other factors are equal. The names of not more than the ten highest on the list of ratings shall be certified. The certified eligible list for promotion shall hold preference for promotion until the beginning of a new examination, but in no case shall such preference continue longer than two years following the date of certification, after which said list shall be canceled and no promotion to such grade shall be made until a new list has been certified eligible for promotion. The sheriff shall appoint one of the ten certified persons.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.8]
2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Referred to in §341A.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.9 - Appointment as of effective date.

341A.9 Appointment as of effective date.
All persons holding a position on August 15, 1973, which is deemed classified by section 341A.7 are eligible for a permanent appointment under civil service to the offices or positions currently held if they qualify for appointment pursuant to section 341A.8, and every such person shall be inducted permanently into civil service in the office or position of employment which the person then holds. The commission shall designate a permanent rank for those persons as chief deputy on August 15, 1973, and such persons shall be inducted permanently into civil service in that rank.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.10 - Citizenship.

341A.10 Citizenship.
An applicant for any position under civil service shall be a citizen of the United States who can read and write the English language, and shall meet the minimum requirements of the Iowa law enforcement academy for a law enforcement officer.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.11 - Probationary period — permanent status.

341A.11 Probationary period — permanent status.
The tenure of every deputy sheriff holding an office or position of employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be conditional upon a probationary period. If the employee has successfully completed training at the Iowa law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy prior to initial appointment as a deputy sheriff, the probationary period shall be for a period of up to nine months and shall commence with the date of initial appointment as a deputy sheriff. If the employee has not successfully completed training at the Iowa law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy prior to initial appointment as a deputy sheriff, the probationary period shall commence with the date of initial employment as a deputy sheriff and shall continue for a period of up to nine months following the date of successful completion of training at the Iowa law enforcement academy or a regional training facility certified by the director of the Iowa law enforcement academy. During the probationary period, the appointee may be removed or discharged by the sheriff without the right of appeal to the commission. Each deputy sheriff who transfers from one jurisdiction to another shall be employed subject to a probationary period of up to nine months. After the probationary period, the deputy sheriff may be removed or discharged, suspended without pay, demoted, or reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation privileges or other privileges for any of the following reasons:
1. Incompetency, inefficiency, or inattention to or dereliction of duty.
2. Dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public or a fellow employee, or any other act of omission or commission tending to injure the public, or any other willful failure to properly conduct oneself, or any willful violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules to be adopted hereunder.
3. Mental or physical unfitness for the position held.
4. Dishonest, disgraceful, or prejudicial conduct.
5. Drunkenness or habitual use of intoxicating liquor, or use of narcotics, or any other habit-forming drug, liquid, preparation, or controlled substance.
6. Conviction of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
7. Any other act or failure to act or to follow reasonable regulations prescribed by the sheriff which in the judgment of the commission is sufficient to show the offender to be unsuitable or unfit for employment.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.11]
98 Acts, ch 1124, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.12 - Discipline — hearing — appeals.

341A.12 Discipline — hearing — appeals.
1. No person in the classified civil service who has been permanently appointed or inducted into civil service under provisions of this chapter shall be removed, suspended, or demoted except for cause, and only upon written accusation of the county sheriff, which shall be served upon the accused, and a duplicate filed with the commission. Any person so removed, suspended, or reduced in rank or grade may, within ten days after presentation to the person of the order of removal, suspension or reduction, appeal to the commission from such order. The commission shall, within two weeks from the filing of such appeal, hold a hearing thereon, and fully hear and determine the matter, and either affirm, modify, or revoke such order. The appellant shall be entitled to appear in person, produce evidence, and to have counsel. The finding and decision of the commission shall be certified to the sheriff, and shall be enforced and followed by the sheriff, but under no condition shall the employee who has appealed to the commission be permanently removed, suspended, or reduced in rank until such finding and decision of the commission is certified to the sheriff pursuant to the rules of civil procedure.
2. The county or the accused may appeal from the commission’s finding and decision to the district court of the county where the accused resides. Such appeal shall be taken by serving upon the commission within thirty days after the entry of its finding and decision, a written notice of appeal, stating the grounds thereof, and demanding that a certified transcript of the record and of all papers on file in the office of the commission affecting or relating to its finding and decision, be filed by the commission with the court. The commission shall, within ten days after the filing of the notice make, certify, and file such transcript with the court. The court shall proceed to hear and determine the appeal in a summary manner. Such hearing shall be confined to the determination of whether the finding and decision of the commission to affirm, modify, or revoke the order of the sheriff was made in good faith and for cause, and no appeal shall be taken except upon such grounds. The decision of the district court may be appealed to the supreme court.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.12]
2007 Acts, ch 58, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §46
Referred to in §80F.1
Internal investigations and rights of peace officers and public safety and emergency personnel, see §80F.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.13 - Vacant positions filled.

341A.13 Vacant positions filled.
Whenever a position in the classified service is to be filled, the sheriff shall notify the commission of that fact, and the commission shall certify the names and addresses of the ten candidates standing highest on the eligibility list for the class or grade for the position to be filled. The sheriff shall appoint one of the ten persons so certified, and the appointment shall be deemed permanent.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.13]
Referred to in §341A.6A
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.14 - Payroll certified.

341A.14 Payroll certified.
No treasurer, auditor, or other officer, or employee of any county subject to this chapter shall approve the payment of or be in any manner involved in paying, auditing, or approving salary, wage, or other compensation for services to any person subject to the provisions of this chapter, unless a payroll, estimate, or account for such salary, wage, or other compensation containing the names of the persons to be paid, the amount to be paid to each person, the services on account of which same is paid, and any other information which, in the judgment of the civil service commission should be furnished on such payroll, bears the certificate of the civil service commission, or of its personnel director or other duly authorized agent. The certificate shall state that the persons named therein have been appointed or employed in compliance with the terms of this chapter and the rules of the commission, and that the payroll, estimate, or account is, insofar as known to the commission, a true and accurate statement. The commission shall refuse to certify the pay of any public officer or employee whom it finds to be illegally or improperly appointed, and may further refuse to certify the pay of any public officer or employee who, willfully or through culpable negligence, violates or fails to comply with this chapter or with the rules of the commission.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.14]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.15 - Leave of absence.

341A.15 Leave of absence.
Leave of absence, without pay, may be granted by any county sheriff to any person under civil service. The sheriff shall give notice of leave to the commission.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.15]
2013 Acts, ch 90, §94
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.16 - Civil suits.

341A.16 Civil suits.
The commission shall initiate and conduct all civil suits necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter and the rules of the commission. The commission shall be represented in such suits by the county attorney. In the case of the combined counties, any one or more of the county attorneys of such combined counties may be selected by the commission to represent it.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.16]
Referred to in §331.756(52)
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.17 - Examination or registration right.

341A.17 Examination or registration right.
A commissioner or any other person shall not, in person or in cooperation with another, deceive or obstruct any person in respect to the person’s right of examination or registration according to the commission rules, or falsely mark, grade, estimate, or report upon the examination or proper standing of any person examined, registered, or certified pursuant to this chapter, or aid in so doing, or make any false representation concerning the same, or concerning the person examined. A commissioner or other person shall not furnish any person with special or secret information for the purpose of improving or reducing the prospects or chances of any person who is or will be examined, registered, or certified, or persuade any other person, or permit or aid in any manner any other person to impersonate the person who is or will be examined, registered, or certified, in connection with any examination or registration of application or request to be examined or registered. The right of any person to an appointment or promotion shall not be withheld because of sex, color, creed, national origin, political affiliation or belief, nor shall any person be dismissed, demoted, or reduced in grade for such reason.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.17]
2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.19 - Aid from all county officers and employees.

341A.19 Aid from all county officers and employees.
All officers and employees of each county shall aid in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Rules as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the commission shall afford the commission, its members, and employees, all reasonable facilities and assistance in the inspection of books, documents, and accounts applying or in any way pertaining to all offices, places, positions, and employments subject to civil service. All officers and employees of a county shall produce books, documents, and accounts, and attend and testify, whenever required to do so by the commission or any commissioner.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.20 - Budget.

341A.20 Budget.
The county board of supervisors of each county shall provide in the county budget for each fiscal year a sum equal to one-half of one percent of the preceding year’s total payroll of those included under the jurisdiction and scope of this chapter. The funds so provided shall be used for the support of the commission. Any part of the funds not expended for the support of the commission during the fiscal year shall be returned to the county, or counties, according to the ratio of contribution, on the first day of January which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday following the end of the fiscal year.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.20]
83 Acts, ch 123, §156, 209
Referred to in §331.324, 331.427
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 341A - CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY COUNTY SHERIFFS › Section 341A.21 - Misdemeanor.

341A.21 Misdemeanor.
Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The district court shall have jurisdiction of all such offenses.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.21]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 346 - JOINT COUNTY AND CITY BUILDINGS › Section 346.24 - Limit on indebtedness for general purposes.

346.24 Limit on indebtedness for general purposes.
No county or other political corporation shall become indebted for its general or ordinary purposes to an amount exceeding in the aggregate one and one-fourth percent of the actual value of the taxable property within the corporation. The value of property shall be ascertained by the last tax list previous to the incurring of the indebtedness. Indebtedness incurred by a county solely for poor relief purposes is not for its general or ordinary purposes.
[S13, §1306-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6238; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §407.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §346.24]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 346A - COUNTY HEALTH CENTERS › Section 346A.1 - Definitions.

346A.1 Definitions.
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Board” means the board of supervisors of the county.
2. “Health center” means a building or buildings, together with necessary equipment, furnishings, facilities, accessories and appurtenances and the site or sites therefor used primarily for the purposes of providing centralized locations, at which a county may:
a. Provide those health, welfare and social services which such a county is presently or hereafter authorized or required by law to provide;
b. Lease space in such building or buildings to other public corporations, public agencies and private nonprofit agencies which provide health, welfare and social services.
3. “Project” means the acquisition by purchase or construction of health centers, additions thereto and facilities therefor, the reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of health centers, additions thereto and facilities therefor, and the acquisition of property therefor of every kind and description, whether real, personal or mixed, by gift, purchase, lease, condemnation or otherwise and the improvement of the property. “Project” also means the use of funds for the provision of health services by local boards of health pursuant to chapter 137 and the provision of health, welfare or social services which a county is permitted or required by law to provide.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §346A.1; 82 Acts, ch 1156, §1]
83 Acts, ch 12, §1, 4
Referred to in §331.441, 346A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 346A - COUNTY HEALTH CENTERS › Section 346A.2 - Authorized in certain counties.

346A.2 Authorized in certain counties.
Counties may undertake and carry out any project as defined in section 346A.1, and the boards may operate, control, maintain and manage health centers and additions to and facilities for health centers. The boards may appoint committees, groups, or operating boards as they deem necessary and advisable to facilitate the operation and management of health centers, additions and facilities. A board may lease space in any health center to other public corporations, public agencies and private nonprofit agencies engaged in furnishing health, welfare and social services which lease shall be on terms and conditions the board deems advisable. All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair or remodeling of any buildings, additions or facilities shall be let in accordance with section 331.341, subsection 1.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §346A.2; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1060; 82 Acts, ch 1156, §2]
83 Acts, ch 12, §2, 4; 83 Acts, ch 123, §157, 209
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.9 - Trustees — appointment — terms of office.

347.9 Trustees — appointment — terms of office.
1. When it has been determined by the voters of a county to establish a county public hospital, the board shall appoint five or seven trustees chosen from among the resident citizens of the county with reference to their fitness for office. The appointed trustees shall hold office until the following general election, at which time their successors shall be elected, three for a term of four years and the remainder for a term of two years, and they shall determine by lot their respective terms, and thereafter their successors shall be elected for regular terms of four years each.
2. Upon approval of a majority of the current board of trustees, the board may reduce an existing seven-member board to a five-member board. The board shall establish how to reduce the number of trustees on the board and shall provide for a staggered election cycle for election to the five-member board, which election shall be for a term of four years. However, the manner of reducing the number of trustees shall ensure that the current trustees on the seven-member board may continue to hold office through the end of their respective terms.
3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2, trustees in a county with a population of at least four hundred thousand shall serve for a term of six years. A trustee elected to a term of four years in or after January 2018 shall instead serve a term of six years.
[S13, §409-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5355; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.9]
86 Acts, ch 1200, §3; 99 Acts, ch 36, §3; 2001 Acts, ch 65, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 110, §6; 2018 Acts, ch 1033, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §1, 2; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §183
Referred to in §331.321
For special provisions relating to elections held in 2022 in which more than seventy percent of trustee positions on a board are on the ballot, see
2019 Acts, ch 148, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.9A - Trustee eligibility — conflict of interest.

347.9A Trustee eligibility — conflict of interest.
1. The following persons shall not be eligible to serve as a trustee for a county public hospital:
a. A person or spouse of a person with medical or special staff privileges in the county public hospital.
b. A person or spouse of a person who receives direct compensation in an amount greater than one thousand five hundred dollars in a calendar year from the county public hospital.
2. The transactions of a hospital trustee or a hospital trustee’s spouse shall be limited as follows:
a. A conflict of interest transaction is a transaction with the hospital in which a hospital trustee or a hospital trustee’s spouse has a direct interest of less than or equal to one thousand five hundred dollars or indirect interest in any amount. A conflict of interest transaction is not voidable on the basis of the conflict of interest if all of the following are true:
(1) The material facts of the transaction and the interest of the trustee or the trustee’s spouse were disclosed or known to the board of hospital trustees.
(2) The board of hospital trustees authorized, approved, or ratified the transaction. A conflict of interest transaction is authorized, approved, or ratified if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested trustees at a meeting where a quorum is present and where three or more trustees are disinterested in the conflict of interest transaction.
(3) The transaction was fair to the hospital at the time of the transaction.
b. For the purposes of this section, a trustee has an indirect interest in a transaction if either of the following is true:
(1) Another entity in which the trustee or the trustee’s spouse has a material interest or in which the trustee or the trustee’s spouse is a general partner is party to the transaction.
(2) Another entity of which the trustee or the trustee’s spouse is a director, officer, or trustee is a party to the transaction.
3. This section does not prohibit a licensed health care practitioner from serving as a hospital trustee if the practitioner’s sole use of the county hospital is to provide health care service to an individual with an intellectual disability as defined in section 4.1.
2009 Acts, ch 110, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §127
Referred to in §331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.10 - Vacancies.

347.10 Vacancies.
Vacancies on the board of trustees may be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board of trustees or, if fewer than a majority of the trustees remain on the board, by the board of supervisors for the period until the vacancies are filled by election. An appointment made under this section shall be for the unexpired balance of the term of the preceding trustee. If a board member is absent for four consecutive regular board meetings, without prior excuse, or fails to comply with more stringent attendance requirements for regular board meetings included in the bylaws governing the board, the member’s position shall be declared vacant and filled as set out in this section.
[S13, §409-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.10]
94 Acts, ch 1180, §49; 2009 Acts, ch 110, §8; 2018 Acts, ch 1033, §3; 2019 Acts, ch 148, §3
Referred to in §331.321, 392.6
Removal from office, §66.1A, 66.31
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.11 - Organization — meetings — quorum.

347.11 Organization — meetings — quorum.
Hospital trustees shall qualify by taking the usual oath of office as provided in chapter 63 and organize by the election of a chairperson, a secretary, and a treasurer. The secretary shall report to the county auditor and county treasurer the names of the chairperson, secretary, and treasurer of the board of hospital trustees as soon as practicable after the qualification of each. A board of hospital trustees shall meet as necessary to adequately oversee the operation of the hospital. A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum necessary for actions by the board of hospital trustees. The secretary shall maintain a complete record of board meetings, proceedings, and actions.
[S13, §409-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5357; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.11]
97 Acts, ch 170, §86; 2009 Acts, ch 110, §9; 2018 Acts, ch 1033, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.12 - Revenue collected — accounting practices.

347.12 Revenue collected — accounting practices.
1. Before the fifteenth day of each month, the county treasurer shall give notice to the chairperson of the board of hospital trustees or the chairperson’s designee of the amount of revenue collected for each fund of the hospital to the first day of that month and the county treasurer shall pay the taxes to the treasurer of the hospital as provided in section 331.552, subsection 29.
2. a. The hospital administrator, or the administrator’s designee, shall ensure that all accounts, funds, reports, and financial statements of the county hospital conform to generally accepted accounting principles as established by the governmental accounting standards board.
b. The hospital administrator, or the administrator’s designee, shall file a financial report with the board of hospital trustees on or before the date of each regularly scheduled board meeting for the period of time since the board’s previous regularly scheduled meeting.
[S13, §409-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5358; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.12]
84 Acts, ch 1003, §6; 92 Acts, ch 1024, §2; 99 Acts, ch 36, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 110, §10
Referred to in §37.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.16 - Treatment in county hospital — terms.

347.16 Treatment in county hospital — terms.
1. Any resident of a county in this state who is sick or injured shall be entitled to care and treatment in any public hospital established and maintained by that county under this chapter, so long as that person observes the rules of conduct prescribed by the board of hospital trustees. Each patient admitted under this subsection, or the person legally liable for that patient’s support, shall pay to the board of hospital trustees reasonable compensation for that patient’s care and treatment according to the rules established by the board, unless subsection 2 is applicable.
2. Free care and treatment shall be furnished in a county public hospital to any sick or injured person who fulfills the residency requirements under section 47.4, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, Code 1993, in the county maintaining the hospital, and who is indigent. The board of hospital trustees shall determine whether a person is indigent and entitled to free care under this subsection, or may delegate that determination to the general assistance director or the office of the department of human services in that county, subject to guidelines the board may adopt in conformity with applicable statutes.
3. Care and treatment may be furnished in a county public hospital to any sick or injured person who has residence outside the county which maintains the hospital, subject to such policies and rules as the board of hospital trustees may adopt. If care and treatment is provided under this subsection to a person who is indigent, the person’s county of residence, as defined in section 331.394, shall pay to the board of hospital trustees the fair and reasonable cost of the care and treatment provided by the county public hospital unless the cost of the indigent person’s care and treatment is otherwise provided for. If care and treatment is provided to an indigent person under this subsection, the county public hospital furnishing the care and treatment shall immediately notify, by regular mail, the auditor of the county of residence of the indigent person of the provision of care and treatment to the indigent person including care and treatment provided by a county through the county’s mental health and disability services system implemented under chapter 331.
[S13, §409-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5362; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.16]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 92 Acts, ch 1212, §34; 95 Acts, ch 49, §10; 95 Acts, ch 119, §3, 5; 2009 Acts, ch 110, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §128, 130; 2018 Acts, ch 1137, §29
Referred to in §347.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.17 - Accounts — collection.

347.17 Accounts — collection.
It shall be the duty of the trustees either by themselves or through the superintendent to make collections of all accounts for hospital services rendered to persons other than indigent patients or patients entitled to free care as provided in section 347.16. Such account shall be payable on presentation to the person liable therefor of an itemized statement and if not paid or secured within sixty days after such presentation the said trustees shall proceed to enforce collections by such means as are necessary and are authorized to employ any person for that purpose, and if legal proceedings are required they may employ counsel, the employment in either event to be on such arrangement for compensation as the trustees deem appropriate, provided, however, that should the county attorney act as attorney for the board in any such legal proceedings the county attorney shall serve without additional compensation.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5363; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.19 - Compensation — expenses.

347.19 Compensation — expenses.
A trustee shall not receive any compensation for services performed under this chapter, but a trustee shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the trustee’s duties.
[S13, §409-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5365; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.19]
2009 Acts, ch 110, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.20 - Municipal jurisdiction.

347.20 Municipal jurisdiction.
When a county hospital is located on land outside of but adjacent to a city, the ordinances of the city relating to fire and police protection and control, sanitary regulations, and public utility service shall be in force upon and over the hospital and grounds, and the city shall have jurisdiction to enforce those ordinances.
[S13, §409-i; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5366; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.20]
2022 Acts, ch 1021, §85
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 347 - COUNTY HOSPITALS › Section 347.23 - City hospital changed to county hospital.

347.23 City hospital changed to county hospital.
1. Any hospital organized and existing as a city hospital may become a county hospital organized and managed as provided for in this chapter, upon a proposition for such purpose being submitted to and approved by a majority of the electors of both the city in which such hospital is located and of the county under whose management it is proposed that such hospital be placed. The proposition shall be placed upon the ballot by the board of supervisors when requested by a petition signed by eligible electors of the county equal in number to five percent of the votes cast for president of the United States or governor, as the case may be, at the last general election. The proposition shall be submitted at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, paragraph “a”. Upon the approval of the proposition the hospital, its assets and liabilities, will become the property of the county and this chapter will govern its future management.
2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:
Shall the municipal hospital of ........................, Iowa, be transferred to and become the property of, and be managed by the county of ........................, Iowa?
3. For the purpose of computing whether or not said proposition is carried, the votes of the residents of the city in which said hospital is located shall be counted both for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the proposition is carried within the city and also for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the proposition is carried within the county.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, §347.23, 380.12; C75, 77, 79, 81, §347.23]
2001 Acts, ch 56, §27; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §59, 71
Referred to in §331.381