Iowa Code § 362.1
Citation
This chapter and chapters 364, 368, 372, 376, 380, 384, 388, and 392 may be cited as the “City Code of Iowa”.
Iowa Code Chapter 362 — Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions
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Iowa Code § 362.2
Definitions
As used in the city code of Iowa, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Administrative agency” means an agency established by a city for any city purpose or for the administration of any city facility, as provided in chapter 392, except a board established to administer a municipal utility, a zoning commission and…
Iowa Code § 362.3
Publication of notices
1. Unless otherwise provided by state law: a. If notice of an election, hearing, or other official action is required by the city code, the notice must be published at least once, not less than four nor more than twenty days before the date of the election, hearing, or other action. b. A publication required by the cit…
Iowa Code § 362.4
Petition of eligible electors
1. If a petition of the voters is authorized by the city code, the petition is valid if signed by eligible electors of the city equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular city election, but not less than ten persons, unless otherwise provided by state law. The petition shall i…
Iowa Code § 362.5
Interest in public contract prohibited exceptions
1. When used in this section, “contract” means any claim, account, or demand against or agreement with a city, express or implied. 2. A city officer or employee shall not 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…
Iowa Code § 362.6
Conflict of interest
A measure voted upon is not invalid by reason of conflict of interest in an officer of a city, unless the vote of the officer was decisive to passage of the measure. If a specific majority or unanimous vote of a municipal body is required by statute, the majority or vote must be computed on the basis of the number of o…
Iowa Code § 362.7
Prior measures valid
A valid measure adopted by a city prior to July 1, 1975, remains valid unless the measure is irreconcilable with the city code.
Iowa Code § 362.8
Construction
The city code, being necessary for the public safety and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
Iowa Code § 362.9
Application of city code
The provisions of this chapter and chapters 364, 368, 372, 376, 380, 384, 388, and 392 are applicable to all cities.
Iowa Code § 362.10
Police officers and fire fighters
The maximum age for a regular law enforcement officer, as defined in section 80B.3, police officer, or marshal, employed full-time or part-time for police or law enforcement duties, or a paid professional fire fighter, employed full-time or part-time for the duty of fighting fires, is sixty-five years of age. This sect…
Iowa Code § 362.11
Elections on public measures
Unless otherwise stated, the dates of elections on public measures authorized in the city code are limited to those specified for cities in section 39.2.