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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.504523I.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.1315

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 362364372
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 | 410.2411.5(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.41346.27
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 | 384.25384.26
    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 | 384.25384.26   
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 | 321.422321.423
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 | 410.2411.7
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 | 400.16400.17
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 | 422.11V422.33
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 679679A
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 7373A.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 68B362.5.6
Defined | 362.2(8)
Duties as township trustees | 359.25
Elections | 39.20; chs 372376
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 22372.13(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 | 7.5307A.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) 

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