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Index of Iowa Laws – C
Cable Television
City franchises | 364.2(4)
City-operated cable communication systems | 364.3(7)
Municipal competition with private cable companies | ch 23A
Statewide cable franchise | 477A
Campaign Contributions
By civil service employees | 400.29
Out-of-State campaign committees | 68A.201A
Campaign Finance Disclosure
Candidate’s requirements | ch 68A
Out-of-State campaign committees | 68A.201A
Campaign Property
Fair market value | 68A.304
Campaign Signs
Distance | 68A.406
Candidates, see Campaign Contributions, Campaign Finance Disclosure or Elections
Capital Improvements, see also Budgets
Public hearing | 384.15(3)
Reserve fund, tax | 384.7
Cars, see City-owned Vehicles or Motor Vehicles
Cell Tower Siting
Generally | ch 8C
Cemeteries, see also Burial
Generally | ch 523I
Abandoned lots | 523I.315
Annual reports | 523I.813
Exclusion of vehicles from | 321.248
Management by governmental subdivisions | 523I.508
Municipal
Authorization | 384.24(3)(k); 523I.501
Care funds| 523I.503
Gifts | 523I.503
Trustee | 523I.504; 523I.505
Trust | 523I.502
Protection of burial sites, memorials | 523I.316
Private care of graves | 523I.605
Townships, joint cemetery with city | 359.36
Veterans’ graves, care funds | 35B.13; 15
Census
Federal, certification | 9F.6
Population defined | 4.1(22); 9F.6
Special | 9F.6
Charities, see Solicitations
Charters, see also Forms of City Government
Adopting a form | 372.1
Changing city form | 372.2
Filing a charter | 372.1
Home rule | 372.3, .9
Special charter | 372.12; ch 420
Chemicals, see also Drugs or Hazardous Materials
Substance abuse | ch 125
Chief of Police, see Police
Child Labor
Generally | ch 92
Mayors & police officers aid enforcement | 92.22
Children see also Criminal & Juvenile Justice or Curfews
Abandonment, criminal offense | 726.3, .6
Gangs, criminal participation | ch 723A
Cigarettes
e-Cigarettes | 453A
Permits for distribution & sale | 453A.13
Self-service sales prohibited | 453A.36A
Smoke-Free Air Act | 142D.1
Definitions | 142D.2
Prohibited areas | 142D.3; .6
Areas not regulated | 142D.4
Enforcement | 142D.8
Penalties| 142D.9
Cities see also Councils, Forms of City Government, Liability, Ordinances, Powers & Resolutions
City code, generally | 362.1, .8, .9
Defined | 362.2(4)
Governance, generally | chs 362, 364, 372
Home rule | Const. III, 38A
Name change | 368.2
Powers, see also Powers
Procedures, set by city unless in law | 364.6
Services outside city | 364.4
Substantial compliance with state law procedure | 364.6
Citizens’ Aide see Ombudsman
City Administrators, see City Managers
City Assessors
Generally ch | 441
Appointment of | 441.6
Deputy assessors | 441.10
Removal of | 441.9
Reporting duties | 441.17
Terms of office | 441.8
City Attorneys
Appointment of | 372.13(4)
Civil service commission duties | 400.27
Civil service exemption | 400.6(2)
Condemnation proceedings | 6B.2
Fire & police retirement boards | 410.2; 411.5(7)
Removal | 372.15
Tax assessment litigation | 441.41
City Buildings
Entrances for handicapped | ch 104A
Exemption from execution | 627.18
Joint public buildings | 28E.41; 346.27
Food service operation, blind persons’ preference | ch 216D
Leasing or selling interest in | 364.7
Life cycle cost analysis required | ch 470
Minimum plumbing facilities | ch 104B
Safe rooms & storm shelters | 103A.8C
School property, consideration before leasing or buying non-school property | 364.21
Gift, lease or sale to city | 297.22
City Clerks
Accepting & passing on nomination papers | 376.4
Accepting parking violation payments | 321.236(1)(a)
Appointment of | 372.13(3) Being clerk of civil service commission | 400.4
Causing minutes to be published | 372.13(6)
Certifying & recording new district lines | 380.11
Dealing with assessment schedules | 384.60
Dealing with resolutions of necessity | 384.50, .51, .52
Executing general obligation bonds | 384.30
Executing revenue bonds | 384.83(4)
Exemption from civil service | 400.6(2) Filing bonds | 64.23, .24
Receiving & mailing employee removal papers | 372.15
Receiving assessment payments | 384.67
Receiving utility board statements | 388.4(4)
Recording, publishing & maintaining ordinances, resolutions & amendments | 380.7, .11
Recording surety bonds | 64.24
Special charter city duties | 420.41(3), .43, .226, .240
City Development Board, see also Annexation & Severance, Boundaries, Development, Discontinuance or Incorporation
Generally | ch 368, div. III
City Enterprises
Generally | 384.80
Categories and forms of bonds | 384.28; .29
Definitions | 384.23; .24
General obligation bonds | 384.25; 384.26
Rates and charges | 384.84
Revenue bonds | 384.83
Transfer of surplus | 384.89
Loan Agreements | 384.24A
Sale of bonds | 384.27
City Finance Committee
Generally | 384.13, .14, .15
Property tax limitation | 24.48
City Hall, see also City Buildings
Construction & improvement, bond issues
Definitions | 384.23; .24
General obligation bonds | 384.25; 384.26
Loan Agreements | 384.24A
Sale of bonds | 384.27
Categories and forms of bonds | 384.28; .29
Food service, blind commission operation | ch 216D
City Lights
Energy efficient lighting required | 364.23
Traffic light synchronization required | 364.24
City Managers
Appointment of | 372.4, .6, .7, .13(4)
Assistants, civil service exception | 400.6
Duties, council-manager form | 372.8
Managers, civil service exception | 400.6
Secretaries, civil service exception | 400.6
City-owned Vehicles, see also Motor Vehicles
Approaching by other vehicles | 321.323A
Emergency flashing lights | 321.422; 321.423
Ethanol fuel requirement | 364.20
Ethanol sticker requirement | 364.20
Labeling public vehicles | 721.8
Motor vehicle laws apply to drivers | 321.230
No Smoking Signs | 142D.6(3)
Subject to traffic laws | 321.230
Use of public vehicles for political purposes | 400.29(1); 721.4
City Treasurers
Appointment of | 372.5, .8, .13(4)
Deposit of funds | ch 12C
Financial recordkeeping | 384.85
Investment of funds | 12B.10, .10C
Treasurer for area hospital | 145A.15
Treasurer for disabled & retired firefighters & police officer fund board of trustees | 410.2; 411.7
Election by ordinance, in commission form | 372.5
Civil Defense, see Disaster Services
Civil Rights
Generally | ch 216; ch 216A
Iowa Human Rights Commission | ch 216
Civil Service
Appointment | 400.1
Chairperson, clerk of commission | 400.4
Organization of the commission | 400.1, .4
Employee appeal from suspension, demotion or discharge | 400.18-.27
Examinations | 400.8, .9
Exemptions from civil service | 400.6
Optional adoption | 400.3
Political activity, contributions | 400.29
Political candidacy | 400.29
Preference by service | 400.7
Qualifications for appointment | 400.16; 400.17
Residency | 400.17
Veterans preferences | 400.10
Claims
Approval by council, publishing list | 372.13(6)
By state against city | 25.6
Utility board, approval, publication | 388.4(4)
Clerks, see City Clerks
Closed Meetings
Generally | 21.5
Competitive & proprietary information | 388.9
Member attendance | 21.5
Codes
Adoption of codes by reference | 380.10
Building codes | 103A.10, .12
Codification of ordinances | 380.8
Housing codes | 364.17
Publishing | 380.8
Codificiation of ordinances | 380.8
Collective Bargaining
Generally | ch 20
Commission Form
Generally | 372.5
Committees, see Boards & Commissions or look up individual committees by title
Community Catalyst Building Remediation
Generally| 15.231
Community Commonwealths
Generally | 331.260
Community Development, see Development
Community Empowerment Areas
Generally | ch 28
Compensation
Appointed officers & employees | 372.13(4)
Deferred | 509A.12
Elected officers | 372.13(8)
Mileage & expenses | 70A.9; .10; .11
Competition
Government competition with private enterprise | ch 23A
Composting, see Solid Waste
Condemnation, see Eminent Domain
Condominiums
Generally | ch 499B
Classification of | 499B.11
Confidential Communications & Records, see also Open Records
Generally | ch 22
Adoption of fair information practices | 22.12
Confiscation
City purchase of land for state parks | 461A.28, .30
Commission lands & parks, city management agreement | 461A.27
Contribution tax credit | 422.11V, 422.33
Easements | ch 457A
Conflicts of interest
In contracts | 362.5
Prohibited outside employment and activities | 68B.2A
Consolidated Metropolitan Corporations
Generally | ch 373
Consolidation
Generally | ch 368
City county consolidation | 331.247
Community commonwealth | 331.260
Consolidated metropolitan corporations | ch 373
Record of boundary adjustment | 9.2
Two cities into one city | 368.1(7), .17(5)
Construction Projects see also Public Improvement Projects
Bidding | ch 26
Liens, public construction | ch 572
Life cycle cost analysis | ch 470
Contact Information for Elected Officials
Requirement for Internet posting | ch 70A.40
Contracts
Arbitration, informal dispute resolution | ch 679, 679A
Awarding for public improvements | 26.9
Bid bonds for public improvements | 26.7
Bonds on public improvement contracts
Amount | 573.5
Claims | 573.11
Deposit in lieu of bond | 573.4
Mandatory | 573.3
Retention | 573.14
Subcontractors | 573.6
Conflicts of interest | 362.5
Council votes on contract | 380.4
Disputes, in-state contracts | 537A.6
Emergency repairs or improvements | 384.103(2)
Extra compensation prohibited | Const. III, 31
Hearing required for public improvements | 26.12
Lease purchase contracts | 364.4
Letting, low bidder, utility exception | 26.9
Preference for Iowa products & labor, etc. | 23A.3; ch 73; 73A.21
Procedures, contract letting | ch 384, div. VI
Resolution required | 380.4
Retention on payments for public improvements | 573.12-.22
Security bidding for public improvements | 26.2 Stoppage, emergency | ch 573A
Void | 362.5
Contributions, see Campaign Contributions or Campaign Finance Disclosure
Controlled Substances, see also Drugs
Generally | ch 124
Conventions
Liquor licensing exception | 123.95
Special charter city political parties | 420.126
Convict Labor
Earnings to city | 356.20
Corruption, see also Ethics
Bribery & misconduct of public officials | ch 722
Council-Manager-at-Large-Form
Generally | 372.6
Council-Manager Form
Supervision | 372.8
Council-Manager-Ward Form
Generally | 372.7
Council of Governments
Established | ch 28H
Membership not required | 15.110
Councils, see also Forms of Government, Meetings, Ordinances, Powers or Resolutions
Generally | ch 372
Appointments of city officers & employees | 372.13
Appointment to city office, ineligibility | 372.13(9)
Compensation | 372.13(8)
Conflicts of interest | ch 68B; 362.5; .6
Defined | 362.2(8)
Duties as township trustees | 359.25
Elections | 39.20; chs 372, 376
Fire Chief, service in duel role allowed | 372.13(10)
Fire department, simultaneous service | 372.13(10)
Interest in contracts prohibited | 362.5
Minutes, publication | 372.13(6)
Personal liability | 670.12
Powers | ch 364
Presiding officer | 372.14(1)
Qualifications to maintain office | 69.2
Quorum | 372.13(1)
Records | ch 22; 372.13(5)
Reduce council size | 372.4 (3)(4)
Removal from office | ch 66
Removal of appointees | 372.15
Residency | 69.2
Resignations | 69.4
Rules | 372.13(5)
Surety bonds not required | 64.1A
Terms of office | 376.2
Vacancies due to activated elected officials | 69.2
Vacancies, filling | 69.11; .12; 372.13(2)
Voting | ch 380
Wards | 372.13(7)
Counties, see also Secondary Roads
Home Rule | Const. Article III, Sec. 39A, Code ch 331
Joint city county building | 346.27
Recorder fees | 331.604
Road projects in city, assessment | 311.5
Courts
City provides space | 602.1303(1)(c)
Fines to city | 602.8106
Witness compensation for volunteer firefighters | 622.71A
Witness fee reimbursements | 622.75
Witness fees limitation on peace officers & public officials | 622.71
Criminal & Juvenile Justice
Fingerprinting children | 726.23
Juvenile justice | ch 232
Planning Advisory Council
City participation | 216A.132
Grants & assistance | 216A.133
Sexual abuse, investigation | 709.1
Cultural & Entertainment Districts
Establishment | 303.3B
Culverts
Construction patents, validity & infringement | 7.5; 307A.2(5)
Research & engineering studies, funds | 312.3A
Curbs
Accessibility for persons with disabilities | 216C.9
Curfews
Juvenile violations, jurisdiction | 232.8(1)|
Public disorder emergency | 29C.3(4)