Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

Board members appointed by the governor shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while on official board business. Such per diem and expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated to the board. 2012 A…

1. An aggrieved person, any taxpayer to or citizen of this state, the attorney general, or any county attorney may seek enforcement of the requirements of chapters 21 and 22 by electing either to file an action pursuant to section 17A.19 , 21.6 , or 22.10 , whichever is applicabl…

The board shall have all of the following powers and duties: 1. Employ one employee as executive director who is an attorney admitted to practice law in the courts of this state to execute its authority including prosecuting respondents in proceedings before the board and represe…

1. The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A providing for the timing, form, content, and means by which any aggrieved person, any taxpayer to or citizen of this state, the attorney general, or any county attorney may file a complaint with the board alleging a violation…

Upon receipt of a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 21 or 22 , the board shall do either of the following: 1. Determine that, on its face, the complaint is within the board’s jurisdiction, appears legally sufficient, and could have merit. In such a case the board shall ac…

After accepting a complaint, the board shall promptly work with the parties, through employees of the board, to reach an informal, expeditious resolution of the complaint. 2013 Acts, ch 135, §60 ; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §17

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Political subdivision” means a city, county, or school corporation. 2. “Private enterprise” means an individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, corporation, association, or other legal entity engaging in the …

1. A state agency or political subdivision shall not, unless specifically authorized by statute, rule, ordinance, or regulation: a. Engage in the manufacturing, processing, sale, offering for sale, rental, leasing, delivery, dispensing, distributing, or advertising of goods or se…

When a bill or joint resolution is requested, the legislative services agency shall make an initial determination of whether the bill or joint resolution may cause a service or product to be offered for sale to the public by a state agency or political subdivision that competes w…

A city, county, area education agency, or school district shall adopt a policy for purchasing goods or services from private enterprise which requires consideration of purchasing these goods or services from a locally owned business located within the city, county, area education…

1. Any aggrieved person may, after pursuing remedies offered by chapter 17A , seek injunctive relief for violations of this chapter by filing an action in the district court for the county in which the aggrieved business is located. 2. A state agency or political subdivision foun…

This chapter may be known and cited as the “Transparency in Private Attorney Contracts Act” . 2012 Acts, ch 1112, §2

For the purposes of this chapter : 1. “Government attorney” means an attorney employed by the state as a staff attorney in the attorney general’s office. 2. “Private attorney” means any private attorney or law firm. 3. “State” means the state of Iowa and includes state officers, …

1. The state shall not enter into a contingency fee contract with a private attorney unless the attorney general makes a written determination prior to entering into such a contract that contingency fee representation is both cost-effective and in the public interest. Any written…

This chapter shall not be construed to expand the authority of a state agency or state agent to enter into contracts where no such authority previously existed. 2012 Acts, ch 1112, §5

This chapter shall not apply to legal services contracts under chapter 13B . 2012 Acts, ch 1112, §6

This chapter shall be known as the “Local Budget Law” . [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 368; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §24.1 ] Referred to in §24.20

The verified proof of the publication of the notice under section 24.9 shall be filed in the office of the county auditor and preserved by the auditor. A levy shall not be valid unless and until such notices are published, mailed, and filed. However, failure of an owner or taxpay…

The certifying board or the levying board, as the case may be, shall meet at the time and place designated in the notice published under section 24.9 . At the meeting, any person who would be subject to the tax levy shall be heard in favor of or against the budget estimates and p…

After the hearing has been concluded, the certifying board shall enter of record its decision in the manner and form prescribed by the state board and shall certify the same to the levying board, which board shall enter upon the current assessment and tax roll the amount of taxes…

Any board which has the power to levy a tax without the same first being certified to it, shall follow the same procedure for hearings as is required of certifying boards under this chapter . [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 379; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §24.13 ] 2…

A greater tax than that so entered upon the record shall not be levied or collected for the municipality proposing the tax for the purposes indicated and a greater expenditure of public money shall not be made for any specific purpose than the amount estimated and appropriated fo…

No tax shall be levied by any municipality in excess of the estimates published, except such taxes as are approved by a vote of the people, but in no case shall any tax levy be in excess of any limitation imposed thereon now or hereafter by the Constitution and laws of the state.…

The cost of publishing the notices and estimates required by this chapter , and the actual and necessary expenses of preparing the budget shall be paid out of the general funds of each municipality respectively. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 382; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77…

1. The local budgets of the various political subdivisions shall be certified by the chairperson of the certifying board or levying board, as the case may be, in duplicate to the county auditor not later than April 30 of each year on forms, and pursuant to instructions, prescribe…

At the time required by law the levying board shall spread the tax rates necessary to produce the amount required for the various funds of the municipality as certified by the certifying board, for the next succeeding fiscal year, as shown in the approved budget in the manner pro…

As used in this chapter and unless otherwise required by the context: 1. “Book” , “list” , “record” , or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1 . 2. The words “certif…

The several tax rates and levies of a municipality that are determined and certified in the manner provided in sections 24.1 through 24.19 , except such tax rates and levies as are authorized by a vote of the people, shall stand as the tax rates and levies of said municipality fo…

Subject to the provisions of any law relating to municipalities, when the necessity for maintaining any fund of the municipality has ceased to exist, and a balance remains in said fund, the certifying board or levying board, as the case may be, shall so declare by resolution, and…

Upon the approval of the state board, it is lawful to make temporary or permanent transfers of money from one fund to another fund of the municipality. The certifying board or levying board shall provide that money temporarily transferred shall be returned to the fund from which …

The state board shall exercise general supervision over the certifying boards and levying boards of all municipalities with respect to budgets and shall prescribe for them all necessary rules, instructions, forms, and schedules. The best methods of accountancy and statistical sta…

Failure on the part of a public official to perform any of the duties prescribed in chapter 73A , this chapter , section 8.39 , and sections 11.1 , 11.2 , 11.4 , and 11.5 , constitutes a simple misdemeanor, and is sufficient ground for removal from office. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §…

1. The state appeal board in the department of management consists of the following: a. The director of the department of management. b. The auditor of state. c. The treasurer of state. 2. The state board shall meet as necessary. The state board shall organize by the election fro…

1. Not later than May 10, a number of persons in any political subdivision equal to one-fourth of one percent of those voting for the office of governor, at the last general election in the political subdivision, but the number shall not be less than ten, and the number need not …

The state board, within a reasonable time, shall fix a date for an initial hearing on the protest and may designate a deputy to hold the hearing, which shall be held in the county or in one of the counties in which the political subdivision is located. Notice of the time and plac…

The state board may conduct the hearing or may appoint a deputy. A deputy designated to hear an appeal shall attend in person and conduct the hearing in accordance with section 24.28 . The deputy shall promptly report the proceedings at the hearing, which report shall become a pa…

1. For purposes of this section only: a. “Budget year” is the fiscal year beginning during the calendar year in which a budget is certified. b. “Current fiscal year” is the fiscal year ending during the calendar year in which a budget for the budget year is certified. c. “Effecti…

A municipality shall not certify or levy in any fiscal year any tax on property subject to taxation unless and until the following estimates have been made, filed, and considered, and for school districts, the individual statements have been mailed and public hearings held, as pr…

It shall be the duty of the state board to review and finally pass upon all proposed budget expenditures, tax levies, and tax assessments from which appeal is taken. The state board shall have power and authority to approve, disapprove, or reduce all such proposed budgets, expend…

The manner in which objections shall be presented, and the conduct of hearings and appeals, shall be simple and informal and in accordance with the rules prescribed by the state board for promptly determining the merits of all objections so filed, whether or not such rules confor…

After a hearing upon the appeal, the state board shall certify its decision to the county auditor and to the parties to the appeal as provided by rule, and the decision shall be final. The county auditor shall make up the records in accordance with the decision and the levying bo…

A city, county, or other political subdivision may establish an encumbrance system for any obligation not liquidated at the close of the fiscal year in which the obligation has been encumbered. The encumbered obligations may be retained upon the books of the city, county, or othe…

The estimates required under section 24.3 and any other estimates required by law shall be made and filed a sufficient length of time in advance of any regular or special meeting of the certifying board or levying board, as the case may be, at which tax levies are authorized to b…

1. If the property tax valuations effective January 1, 1979, and January 1 of any subsequent year, are reduced or there is an unusually low growth rate in the property tax base of a political subdivision, the political subdivision may appeal to the state appeal board to request s…

The estimates required under this chapter shall be fully itemized and classified so as to show each particular class of proposed expenditure, showing under separate heads the amount required in such manner and form as shall be prescribed by the state board. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, …

1. A municipality may include in the estimate required, an estimate for an emergency fund. A municipality may assess and levy a tax for the emergency fund at a rate not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of taxable property of the municipality. Ho…