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2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES › Section 390.25 - Pledge of revenue as security.

390.25 Pledge of revenue as security.
An electric power agency may pledge its rates, rents, and other revenues, or any part of such rates, rents, and revenues, as security for the repayment, with interest and redemption premiums, if any, of the moneys borrowed by the electric power agency or advanced to the electric power agency for any of its authorized purposes and as security for the payment of moneys due and owed by the electric power agency under any contract.
2001 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 4, §33, 36
CS2001, §476A.36
2010 Acts, ch 1018, §23
C2011, §390.25
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 392 - CITY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES › Section 392.1 - Establishment by ordinance.

392.1 Establishment by ordinance.
If the council wishes to establish an administrative agency, it shall do so by an ordinance which indicates the title, powers, and duties of the agency, the method of appointment or election, qualifications, compensation, and term of members, and other appropriate matters relating to the agency. The title of an administrative agency must be appropriate to its function. The council may not delegate to an administrative agency any of the powers, authorities, and duties prescribed in subchapter V of chapter 384 or in chapter 388, except that the council may delegate to an administrative agency established for the purpose of operating an airport any of its powers and duties prescribed in subchapter V of chapter 384, and the council may delegate to an administrative agency power to establish and collect charges, and disburse the moneys received for the use of a city facility, including a city enterprise, as defined in section 384.24, if the delegation to an administrative agency is strictly subject to the limitations imposed by the revenue bonds or pledge orders outstanding which are payable from the revenues of the city enterprise. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the council may delegate rulemaking authority to the agency for matters within the scope of the agency’s powers and duties, and may prescribe penalties for violation of agency rules which have been adopted by ordinance. Rules governing the use by the public of any city facility must be made readily available to the public.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §392.1]
95 Acts, ch 21, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 392 - CITY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES › Section 392.3 - Contracts reviewable by council.

392.3 Contracts reviewable by council.
Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance establishing the agency, contracts and agreements entered into by administrative agencies are subject to review and approval by the council, but when so approved and to the extent such contracts and agreements are otherwise valid by law, are valid and not voidable by subsequent actions of the city even if the administrative agency is dissolved, but no such contract or agreement may conflict with the provisions of subchapter V of chapter 384 or chapter 388, or any action taken pursuant to the provisions of the same.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §392.3]
2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 392 - CITY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES › Section 392.5 - Library board.

392.5 Library board.
1. a. A city library board of trustees functioning on the effective date of the city code shall continue to function in the same manner until altered or discontinued as provided in this section.
b. In order for the board to function in the same manner, the council shall retain all applicable ordinances, and shall adopt as ordinances all applicable state statutes repealed by
1972 Iowa Acts, ch. 1088
.
2. A library board may accept and control the expenditure of all gifts, devises, and bequests to the library.
3. a. A proposal to alter the composition, manner of selection, or charge of a library board, or to replace it with an alternate form of administrative agency, is subject to the approval of the voters of the city.
b. The proposal may be submitted to the voters at any city election by the council on its own motion. Upon receipt of a valid petition as defined in section 362.4, requesting that a proposal be submitted to the voters, the council shall submit the proposal at the next regular city election. A proposal submitted to the voters must describe with reasonable detail the action proposed.
c. If a majority of those voting approves the proposal, the city may proceed as proposed.
d. If a majority of those voting does not approve the proposal, the same or a similar proposal may not be submitted to the voters of the city for at least four years from the date of the election at which the proposal was defeated.
[C97, §728, 729; S13, §729; SS15, §728; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5851, 5858; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §378.3, 378.10; C75, 77, 79, 81, §392.5]
2001 Acts, ch 24, §49; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §81
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 392 - CITY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES › Section 392.7 - Prior agencies.

392.7 Prior agencies.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an administrative agency established by a city shall continue with the same powers and duties until altered or discontinued as provided in this section. The council may by ordinance reduce or increase an administrative agency’s power and duties, or may transfer powers and duties from one agency to another. The council may discontinue an administrative agency by adopting a resolution proposing the action, and publishing notice as provided in section 362.3, of the resolution and of a date, time and place of a public hearing on the proposal, and may discontinue the agency by ordinance or amendment not sooner than thirty days following the hearing.
[C97, §850; S13, §679-m, 741-w1, 850-a, 1056-a6d; C24, §5685, 5787, 5832, 5845, 5901, 6827; C27, §5685, 5787, 5829-a1, 5832, 5845, 5866-a2, 5901, 6827; C31, 35, §5685, 5787, 5813-d2, 5829-a1, 5832, 5845, 5866-a2, 5901, 6827; C39, §5685, 5787, 5813.2, 5829.01, 5832, 5845, 5866.02, 5901, 6827; C46, 50, §364.1, 370.1, 371.2, 373.1, 374.3, 377.2, 379.2, 384.2, 420.160; C54, §364.1, 370.1, 371.2, 373.1, 374.3, 374A.1, 377.2, 379.2, 384.2, 420.160; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §364.1, 370.1, 371.2, 373.1, 374.3, 374A.1, 377.2, 379.2, 384.2, 386B.6, 420.160; C75, 77, 79, 81, §392.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 394 - ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS › Section 394.1 - Authority to issue bonds — taxes.

394.1 Authority to issue bonds — taxes.
1. Cities are hereby authorized to contract indebtedness and to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds to pay the cost of opening, establishing, constructing, improving, extending, or remodeling of a zoo or zoological garden and to construct, reconstruct, or repair any such improvement and to pay the cost of land needed for any of said purposes.
2. Taxes for the payment of said bonds shall be levied in accordance with chapter 76, and said bonds shall be payable through the debt service fund in not more than twenty years, and bear interest at a rate not exceeding that permitted by chapter 74A, and shall be of such form as the city council shall by resolution provide, but no city shall become indebted in excess of five percent of the actual value of the taxable property within said city, as shown by the last preceding state and county tax lists. The indebtedness incurred for the purpose provided in this section shall not be considered an indebtedness incurred for general or ordinary purposes.
3. This section shall be construed as granting additional power without limiting the power already existing in cities.
4. The provisions of this section shall be applicable to all municipal corporations regardless of form of government or manner of incorporation.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §394.1]
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 394 - ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS › Section 394.2 - Question submitted to voters.

394.2 Question submitted to voters.
1. It shall not be necessary to submit to the voters the proposition of issuing bonds for refunding purposes, but prior to the issuance of bonds for other purposes the council shall submit to the voters of the city at a general election or a regular city election the proposition of issuing the bonds. Notice of the election on the proposition of issuing bonds shall be published as required by section 49.53. The notice shall also state whether or not an admission fee is to be charged by the zoo or zoological gardens.
2. Bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be sold by the council in the manner prescribed by chapter 75; however, refunding bonds may either be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded, or the refunding bonds may be issued in exchange for the bonds being refunded upon their surrender and cancellation.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §394.2]
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §107, 115
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 394 - ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS › Section 394.3 - Tax for operating zoo.

394.3 Tax for operating zoo.
A city establishing or having established a zoo or zoological garden may authorize not to exceed a levy of twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation on all taxable property within the corporation for the purpose of paying the costs of operating, maintaining and managing a zoo or zoological garden. The levy shall be subject to cumulative levy limitations otherwise provided by law unless said levy shall have been submitted to and approved by the voters of said city.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §394.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 394 - ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS › Section 394.4 - Contracts with other cities — election.

394.4 Contracts with other cities — election.
1. Contracts may be made between any city establishing or having established a zoo or zoological garden and any other city or county, but a county may contract only with respect to residents outside of any city, for the use of such zoo or zoological garden or any extension service thereof by its residents, and for the levy of a tax in support thereof. Such contracts shall provide for the rate of tax to be levied during the term thereof, not exceeding twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation. Said contracts may be submitted to the voters of either city and shall not be subject to termination if approved by the voters of both parties.
2. If not so approved, such contracts may be modified by mutual consent or may be terminated by the voters of either party thereto.
3. Any such tax shall be subject to cumulative levy limitations applicable generally to the contracting parties unless the contract shall have been approved by the voters.
4. Any election held hereunder may be held upon notice and in any manner provided by law applicable to the contracting party with respect to elections upon special public propositions; provided that it shall not be necessary to set out the contract provisions in full as a part of the ballot.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §394.4]
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.1 - Appointment of commission.

400.1 Appointment of commission.
1. In cities having a population of eight thousand or over and having a paid fire department or a paid police department, the mayor, one year after a regular city election, with the approval of the council, shall appoint three civil service commissioners. The mayor shall publish notice of the names of persons selected for appointment no less than thirty days prior to a vote by the city council. Commissioners shall hold office, one until the first Monday in April of the second year, one until the first Monday in April of the third year, and one until the first Monday in April of the fourth year after such appointment, whose successors shall be appointed for a term of four years. In cities having a population of more than seventy thousand, the city council may establish, by ordinance, the number of civil service commissioners at not less than three.
2. For the purpose of determining the population of a city under this chapter, the federal census conducted in 1980 shall be used.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5689; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.1]
92 Acts, ch 1118, §1; 95 Acts, ch 114, §3; 97 Acts, ch 162, §1, 9; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §55; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §108, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 127, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 111, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.2 - Qualifications — prohibited contracts — penalty.

400.2 Qualifications — prohibited contracts — penalty.
1. The commissioners must be citizens of Iowa, eligible electors as defined in chapter 39, and residents of the city preceding their appointment, and shall serve without compensation. A person, while on the commission, shall not hold or be a candidate for any office of public trust. However, when a human rights commission has been established by a city, the director of the commission shall ex officio be a member, without vote, of the civil service commission.
2. Civil service commissioners, with respect to the city in which they are commissioners, shall not do any of the following:
a. Sell, or in any manner become parties, directly or indirectly, to any contract to furnish supplies, material, or labor to the city unless the sale is made or the contract is awarded by competitive bid in writing, publicly invited and opened.
b. Have an interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or job of work or material or the profits thereof or services to be furnished or performed for the city unless the contract or job is awarded by competitive bid in writing, publicly invited and opened.
3. A contract entered into in violation of subsection 2 is void.
4. A violation of the provisions contained in subsection 2 is a simple misdemeanor.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5690; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.2]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §1; 89 Acts, ch 21, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 111, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1019, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §36
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.3 - Optional appointment of commission — abolishing commission.

400.3 Optional appointment of commission — abolishing commission.
1. In cities having a population of less than eight thousand, the city council may, by ordinance, adopt the provisions of this chapter in which case it shall either appoint such commission or provide, by ordinance, for the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties of the commission by the council. Where the city council exercises the powers of the commission the term “commission” as used in this chapter shall mean the city council.
2. If the city council appoints a commission, the city council may, by ordinance, abolish the commission, and the commission shall stand abolished sixty days from the date of the ordinance and the powers and duties of the commission shall revert to the city council except whenever a city having a population of less than eight thousand provides for the appointment of a civil service commission, the city council may by ordinance abolish such office, but the ordinance shall not take effect until the ordinance has been submitted to the voters at a regular city election and approved by a majority of the voters at such election. The ordinance shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks preceding the date of the election in a newspaper published in and having a general circulation in the city. If a newspaper is not published in such city, publication may be made in any newspaper having general circulation in the county.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5691; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.3; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.3]
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §109, 115
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.4 - Chairperson — clerk — records.

400.4 Chairperson — clerk — records.
1. The commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members. In cities having a population of more than seventy-five thousand, the commission shall appoint a clerk of the commission. In all other cities the city clerk or a designee of the city clerk shall be clerk of the commission. If an employee is appointed clerk of the commission who is employed in a civil service status at the time of appointment as clerk of the commission, the appointee shall retain the civil service rights held before the appointment. However, this section does not grant civil service status or rights to the employee in the capacity of clerk of the commission nor extend any civil service right upon which the appointee may retain the position of clerk of the commission.
2. The civil service commission shall keep a record of all its meetings and also a complete individual service record of each civil service employee which record shall be permanent and kept up-to-date.
3. When duly certified by the clerk of the commission copies of all records and entries or papers pertaining to said record shall be admissible in evidence with the same force and effect as the originals.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5692; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.4]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §2; 91 Acts, ch 55, §1; 97 Acts, ch 162, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.5 - Rooms and supplies.

400.5 Rooms and supplies.
The council shall provide suitable rooms in which the commission may hold its meetings and supply the commission with all necessary equipment and a qualified shorthand reporter or an electronic voice recording device to enable it to properly perform its duties.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5693; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.5]
93 Acts, ch 147, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.6 - Applicability — exceptions.

400.6 Applicability — exceptions.
This chapter applies to permanent full-time police officers and fire fighters in cities having a population of more than eight thousand, and to all appointive permanent full-time employees in cities having a population of more than fifteen thousand except:
1. Persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices and members of boards and commissions and the clerk to the civil service commission.
2. The city clerk, chief deputy city clerk, city attorneys, city treasurer, city assessor, city auditor, professional city engineers licensed in this state, and city health officer.
3. The city manager or city administrator and assistant city managers or assistant city administrators.
4. The head and principal assistant of each department and the head of each division. This exclusion does not apply to assistant fire chiefs and to assistant police chiefs in cities with police departments of two hundred fifty or fewer members. However, sections 400.13 and 400.14 apply to police and fire chiefs.
5. The principal secretary to the city manager or city administrator, the principal secretary to the mayor, and the principal secretary to each of the department heads.
6. Employees of boards of trustees or commissions established pursuant to state law or city ordinances.
7. Employees whose positions are funded by state or federal grants or other temporary revenues. However, a city may use state or federal grants or other temporary revenue to fund a position under civil service if the position is a permanent position which will be maintained for at least one year after expiration of the grants or temporary revenues.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5694; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.6]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10103, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1138, §3; 88 Acts, ch 1058, §1; 97 Acts, ch 162, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.7 - Preference by service.

400.7 Preference by service.
1. An employee regularly serving in or holding a position when the position becomes subject to this chapter or when the position is reclassified by the city shall retain the position and have full civil service rights in the position under any of the following conditions:
a. The employee meets the minimum qualifications established for the position and has completed the required probationary period for the position.
b. The employee has served satisfactorily in the position for a period equal to the probationary period of the position, and passes a qualifying noncompetitive examination for the position but does not meet the minimum qualifications established for the position.
2. An employee who has not completed the required probationary period but who otherwise meets the minimum qualifications established for the position or who passes a qualifying noncompetitive examination for the position shall receive full civil service rights in the position upon the completion of the probationary period.
3. Appointments made after the time this chapter becomes applicable in a city are subject to this chapter.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5695; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.7; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.7]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §4; 97 Acts, ch 162, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Referred to in §28D.6, 400.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.8A - Guidelines for ongoing fitness for police officers and fire fighters.

400.8A Guidelines for ongoing fitness for police officers and fire fighters.
The board of trustees of the fire and police retirement system established by section 411.5, in consultation with the medical board established in section 411.5, shall establish and maintain protocols and guidelines for ongoing wellness and fitness for police officers and fire fighters while in service. The board of trustees may change the protocols and guidelines at any time the board so determines. The protocols and guidelines shall be established by the board of trustees for the consideration of cities covered by this chapter and may be applied by a city for the purpose of determining continued wellness and fitness for members of the city’s police and fire departments. However, the protocols and guidelines shall not be applied to members of a police or fire department of a city who are covered by chapter 20 except through the collective bargaining process as provided under chapter 20. The medical board established in section 411.5 shall provide to cities and fire and police departments assistance regarding the possible implementation and operation of the protocols and guidelines for ongoing wellness and fitness provided by this section. For purposes of this section, “wellness and fitness” means the process by which police officers and fire fighters maintain fitness for duty.
2000 Acts, ch 1077, §85
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.10 - Veterans preferences.

400.10 Veterans preferences.
1. In all examinations and appointments under this chapter, other than promotions and appointments of chief of the police department and chief of the fire department, veterans who are citizens and residents of the United States, shall have five percentage points added to the veteran’s grade or score attained in qualifying examinations for appointment to positions and five additional percentage points added to the grade or score if the veteran has a service-connected disability or is receiving compensation, disability benefits, or pension under laws administered by the United States department of veterans affairs. An honorably discharged veteran who has been awarded the Purple Heart incurred in action shall be considered to have a service-connected disability. However, the percentage points shall be given only upon passing the exam and shall not be the determining factor in passing. Veteran’s preference percentage points shall be applied once to the final scores used to rank applicants for selection for an interview. For purposes of this section, “veteran” means as defined in section 35.1 except that the requirement that the person be a resident of this state shall not apply.
2. If a veteran entitled to preference pursuant to this section has been honorably discharged between forty-five days before and sixty days after an examination is administered pursuant to section 400.8, the commission may allow the veteran to be subject to examination up to ninety days following the date the original examination was administered and if appropriate shall add the veteran’s name to the list for original appointment pursuant to section 400.11, subsection 1.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5697; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.10; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.10]
85 Acts, ch 50, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1238, §36; 99 Acts, ch 180, §17; 2009 Acts, ch 26, §15; 2009 Acts, ch 150, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §128; 2014 Acts, ch 1116, §58
Referred to in §35C.1
Veterans preference law, chapter 35C
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.12 - Seniority — extinguishment — reestablishment.

400.12 Seniority — extinguishment — reestablishment.
1. For the purpose of determining the seniority rights of civil service employees, seniority shall be computed, beginning with the date of appointment to or employment in any positions for which they were certified or otherwise qualified and established as provided in this chapter, but shall not include any period of time exceeding sixty days in any one year during which they were absent from the service except for disability.
2. In the event that a civil service employee has more than one classification or grade, the length of the employee’s seniority rights shall date in the respective classifications or grades from and after the time the employee was appointed to or began employment in each classification or grade. In the event that an employee has been promoted from one classification or grade to another, the employee’s civil service seniority rights shall be continuous in any department grade or classification that the employee formerly held.
3. A list of all civil service employees shall be prepared and posted in the city hall by the civil service commission on or before July 1 of each year, indicating the civil service standing of each employee as to the employee’s seniority.
4. Unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement, a city council may extinguish the seniority rights, including but not limited to seniority accrued, provided pursuant to this section to all civil service employees who are not employed or appointed as a fire fighter or police officer, fire chief or police chief, or assistant fire chief or assistant police chief. A city council may subsequently reestablish seniority rights extinguished pursuant to this section for all employees who are not employed or appointed as a fire fighter or police officer, fire chief or police chief, or assistant fire chief or assistant police chief. Seniority rights reestablished in this way may include, but are not required to include, accrual of seniority for employment prior to the reestablishment of such rights.
[C39, §5698.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.12; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.12]
2017 Acts, ch 2, §55, 64; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §400.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.13 - Chief of police and chief of fire department.

400.13 Chief of police and chief of fire department.
1. The chief of the fire department and the chief of the police department shall be appointed from the chiefs’ civil service eligible lists. Such lists shall be determined by original examination open to all persons applying, whether or not members of the employing city. The chief of a fire department shall have had a minimum of five years’ experience in a fire department, or three years’ experience in a fire department and two years of comparable experience or educational training. The chief of a police department shall have had a minimum of five years’ experience in a public law enforcement agency, or three years’ experience in a public law enforcement agency and two years of comparable experience or educational training. A chief of a police department or fire department shall maintain civil service rights as determined by section 400.12.
2. Any person who becomes chief of police or chief of the fire department shall be allowed to transfer all rights the person may have acquired under chapter 410 or 411, including employer contributions during the person’s years of service in a city, employee contributions, and interest, to the retirement system of the city that hires the person as chief. Such person shall also transfer the number of years served as seniority toward other benefits provided by the city which hires the person. If a chief of a police or fire department is relieved of that position, the person shall be entitled to remain in the department for which the person was chief at a position commensurate with the person’s civil service status, even if this means that the city must create a position for the person to fill until a regular position becomes vacant.
3. In cities under the commission plan of government the superintendent of public safety, with the approval of the city council, shall appoint the chief of the fire department and the chief of the police department. In cities under a council-manager form of government the city manager shall make the appointments with the approval of the city council, and in all other cities the appointments shall be made as provided by city ordinance or city charter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5699; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.13; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.13]
86 Acts, ch 1171, §1; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §372.4, 400.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.14 - Civil service status of chiefs.

400.14 Civil service status of chiefs.
A police officer under civil service may be appointed chief of police and a fire fighter under civil service may be appointed chief of the fire department without losing civil service status, and shall retain, while holding the office of chief, the same civil service rights that the officer or fire fighter may have had immediately previous to appointment as chief, but nothing in this section shall be deemed to extend to such individual any civil service right upon which the individual may retain the position of chief.
[C27, 31, 35, §5699-a1; C39, §5699.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.14; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.14]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §208
Referred to in §400.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.15 - Appointing powers.

400.15 Appointing powers.
1. All appointments or promotions to positions within the scope of this chapter other than those of chief of police and chief of fire department shall be made:
a. In cities under the commission form of government, by the superintendents of the respective departments, with the approval of the city council.
b. In cities under the city manager plan, by the city manager.
c. In all other cities, with the approval of the city council.
d. In the police and fire departments, by the chiefs of the respective departments.
2. All such appointments or promotions shall promptly be reported to the clerk of the commission by the appointing officer. An appointing authority may transfer an employee, other than police officers and fire fighters, from one department to the same civil service classification in another department, and such employee shall retain the same civil service status.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5698; C39, §5699.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.15; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.15]
97 Acts, ch 162, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §51
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.16 - Qualifications.

400.16 Qualifications.
All appointive officers and employees of cities shall be selected with reference to their qualifications and fitness and for the good of the public service, and without reference to their political faith or party allegiance.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5700; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.16; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.16]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.18 - Removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension.

400.18 Removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension.
1. A person holding civil service rights as provided in this chapter shall not be removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended arbitrarily, but may be removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended due to any act or failure to act by the employee that is in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or that in the judgment of the person having the appointing power as provided in this chapter, or the chief of police or chief of the fire department, is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment.
2. An employee who is removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended may request a hearing before the civil service commission to review the appointing authority’s, police chief’s, or fire chief’s decision to remove, discharge, demote, or suspend the employee.
3. The city shall have the burden to prove that the act or failure to act by the employee was in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment.
4. A person subject to a hearing has the right to be represented by counsel at the person’s expense or by the person’s authorized collective bargaining representative.
5. A collective bargaining agreement to which a bargaining unit that has at least thirty percent of members who are public safety employees as defined in section 20.3 is a party shall provide additional procedures not inconsistent with this section for the implementation of this section.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5702; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.18; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.18]
2009 Acts, ch 111, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §57, 64
Referred to in §411.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.19 - Removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension of subordinates.

400.19 Removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension of subordinates.
The person having the appointing power as provided in this chapter, or the chief of police or chief of the fire department, may, upon presentation of grounds for such action to the subordinate in writing, peremptorily remove, discharge, demote, or suspend a subordinate then under the person’s or chief’s direction due to any act or failure to act by the employee that is in contravention of law, city policies, or standard operating procedures, or that in the judgment of the person or chief is sufficient to show that the employee is unsuitable or unfit for employment.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5703; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.19; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.19]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §58, 64
Referred to in §411.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.20 - Appeal.

400.20 Appeal.
The removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension of a person holding civil service rights may be appealed to the civil service commission within fourteen calendar days after the removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5704; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.20; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.20]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §7; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §59, 64
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 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.21 - Notice of appeal.

400.21 Notice of appeal.
If the appeal be taken by the person removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended, notice of the appeal, signed by the appellant and specifying the ruling appealed from, shall be filed with the clerk of the commission. If the appeal is taken by the person making such removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension, such notice shall also be served upon the person removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5705; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.21; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.21]
2017 Acts, ch 2, §60, 64; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §52; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §125
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.22 - Charges.

400.22 Charges.
Within fourteen calendar days from the service of the notice of appeal, the person or body making the ruling appealed from shall file with the body to which the appeal is taken a written specification of the charges and grounds upon which the ruling was based. If the charges are not filed, the person removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended may present the matter to the body to whom the appeal is to be taken by affidavit, setting forth the facts, and the body to whom the appeal is to be taken shall immediately enter an order reinstating the person removed, discharged, demoted, or suspended for want of prosecution.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5706; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.22; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.22]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §61, 64
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.23 - Time and place of hearing.

400.23 Time and place of hearing.
Within ten days after such specifications are filed, the commission shall fix the time, which shall be not less than five nor more than twenty days thereafter, and place for hearing the appeal and shall notify the parties in writing of the time and place so fixed, and the notice shall contain a copy of the specifications so filed.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5707; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.23; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.23]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.24 - Oaths — books and papers.

400.24 Oaths — books and papers.
The presiding officer of the commission or the council, as the case may be, shall have power to administer oaths in the same manner and with like effect and under the same penalties as in the case of magistrates exercising criminal or civil jurisdiction. The council or commission shall cause subpoenas to be issued for such witnesses and the production of such books and papers as either party may designate. The subpoenas shall be signed by the chairperson of the commission or mayor, as the case may be.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5708; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.24; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.24]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.25 - Contempt.

400.25 Contempt.
In case a witness is duly subpoenaed and refuses to attend, or in case a witness appears and refuses to testify or to produce required books or papers, the official body hearing the appeal shall, in writing, report such refusal to the district court of the county, and said court shall proceed with said person or witness as though said refusal had occurred in a proceeding legally pending before said court.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5709; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.25; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.25]
Contempts, chapter 665
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.26 - Public trial.

400.26 Public trial.
The trial of all appeals shall be public, and the parties may be represented by counsel or by the parties’ authorized collective bargaining representative.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5710; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.26; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.26]
2009 Acts, ch 111, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.27 - Jurisdiction — attorney — appeal.

400.27 Jurisdiction — attorney — appeal.
1. The civil service commission has jurisdiction to hear and determine matters involving the rights of civil service employees under this chapter, and may affirm, modify, or reverse any case on its merits.
2. The city attorney or solicitor shall be the attorney for the commission or when requested by the commission shall present matters concerning civil service employees to the commission, except the commission may hire a counselor or an attorney on a per diem basis to represent it when in the opinion of the commission there is a conflict of interest between the commission and the city council. The counselor or attorney hired by the commission shall not be the city attorney or solicitor. The city shall pay the costs incurred by the commission in employing an attorney under this section.
3. The city or any civil service employee shall have a right to appeal to the district court from the final ruling or decision of the civil service commission. The appeal shall be taken within thirty days from the filing of the formal decision of the commission. The district court of the county in which the city is located shall have full jurisdiction of the appeal. The scope of review for the appeal shall be limited to de novo appellate review without a trial or additional evidence.
4. The appeal to the district court shall be perfected by filing a notice of appeal with the clerk of the district court within the time prescribed in this section and by serving notice of appeal on the clerk of the civil service commission, from whose ruling or decision the appeal is taken.
5. In the event the ruling or decision appealed from is reversed by the district court, the appellant, if it be an employee, shall then be reinstated as of the date of the said suspension, demotion, or discharge and shall be entitled to compensation from the date of such suspension, demotion, or discharge.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5711; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.27; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.27]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §9; 91 Acts, ch 55, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §62, 64; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §126
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.28 - Employees — number diminished.

400.28 Employees — number diminished.
A city council may implement a diminution of employees in a classification or grade under civil service. Such a diminution shall be carried out in accordance with any procedures provided in a collective bargaining agreement to which a bargaining unit that has at least thirty percent of members who are public safety employees as defined in section 20.3 is a party, if applicable.
[S13, §679-h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5712; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.28; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.28]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §10, 11; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §131; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §63, 64
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.29 - Political activity limited.

400.29 Political activity limited.
1. A person holding a civil service position shall not, while performing official duties or while using city equipment at the person’s disposal by reason of the position, solicit in any manner contribution for any political party or candidate or engage in any political activity during working hours that impairs the efficiency of the position or presence during the working hours. A person shall not seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a civil service position.
2. A person holding a civil service position shall not, by the authority of the position, secure or attempt to secure in any manner for any other person an appointment or advantage in appointment to a civil service position or an increase in pay or other advantage of employment in any such position for the purpose of influencing the vote or political action of that person or for any other consideration.
3. A person who in any manner supervises a person holding a civil service position shall not directly or indirectly solicit the person supervised to contribute money, anything of value, or service to a candidate seeking election, or a political party or candidate’s political committee.
4. This section shall not be construed to prohibit any employee or group of employees, individually or collectively, from expressing honest opinions and convictions, or making statements and comments concerning their wages or other conditions of their employment.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5713; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.29; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.29]
86 Acts, ch 1021, §3
Public employee candidates for elective public office; see §55.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.30 - Penalty.

400.30 Penalty.
The provisions of this chapter shall be strictly carried out by each person or body having powers or duties thereunder, and any act or failure to act tending to avoid or defeat the purposes of such provisions is hereby prohibited and shall be a simple misdemeanor.
[C39, §5713.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.30; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.30]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE › Section 400.31 - Waterworks employees.

400.31 Waterworks employees.
In cities where the board of waterworks trustees has adopted a resolution placing its employees under this chapter as to civil service, the civil service commission acting under this chapter has charge of the civil service procedure as to those employees and this chapter applies.
[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.31; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.31]
83 Acts, ch 101, §83
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 403 - URBAN RENEWAL › Section 403.3 - Municipal program.

403.3 Municipal program.
The local governing body of a municipality may formulate for the municipality a workable program for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate slums and prevent the development or spread of slums and urban blight and to encourage needed urban rehabilitation. Such workable program may include, without limitation, provisions for:
1. The prevention of the spread of blight into areas of the municipality which are free from blight, through diligent enforcement of housing, zoning and occupancy controls and standards.
2. The rehabilitation or conservation of slum or blighted areas or portions thereof by replanning, by removing congestion, by providing parks, playgrounds and other public improvements, by encouraging voluntary rehabilitation and by compelling the repair and rehabilitation of deteriorated or deteriorating structures.
3. The clearance of slum and blighted areas or portions thereof.
4. The redevelopment of slum and blighted areas by approval of urban renewal plans.
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403.3]
Referred to in §403.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 403 - URBAN RENEWAL › Section 403.4 - Resolution of necessity.

403.4 Resolution of necessity.
A municipality shall not exercise the authority conferred upon municipalities by this chapter until after its local governing body has adopted a resolution finding that:
1. One or more slum, blighted or economic development areas exist in the municipality.
2. The rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination thereof, of the area is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the municipality.
[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §403.4]
85 Acts, ch 66, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §210
Referred to in §403.14, 403.15