Bill Text: IA HF223 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to filling vacancies in elective city offices. (See Cmte. Bill HF 569)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-12-31 - END OF 2011 ACTIONS [HF223 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-HF223-Introduced.html
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BY
WATTS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
filling
vacancies
in
elective
city
offices.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
372.13,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
1
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
2
follows:
3
By
appointment
by
the
remaining
members
of
the
council,
4
except
that
if
the
remaining
members
do
not
constitute
a
quorum
5
of
the
full
membership,
paragraph
“b”
shall
be
followed.
The
6
appointment
shall
be
made
within
forty
days
after
the
vacancy
7
occurs
and
shall
be
for
the
period
until
the
next
pending
8
election
as
defined
in
section
69.12
,
and
shall
be
made
within
9
forty
days
after
the
vacancy
occurs
regular
city
election,
10
unless
there
is
an
intervening
special
election
to
fill
a
11
vacancy
in
another
elective
city
office
in
that
city
or
there
12
is
an
intervening
special
election
on
a
city
ballot
proposition
13
for
that
city,
in
which
case
the
office
shall
be
placed
on
14
the
ballot
at
such
intervening
election
and
the
appointee’s
15
term
of
appointment
shall
be
until
a
successor
is
elected
16
and
qualifies
.
If
the
council
chooses
to
proceed
under
this
17
paragraph,
it
shall
publish
notice
in
the
manner
prescribed
by
18
section
362.3
,
stating
that
the
council
intends
to
fill
the
19
vacancy
by
appointment
but
that
the
electors
of
the
city
or
20
ward,
as
the
case
may
be,
have
the
right
to
file
a
petition
21
requiring
that
the
vacancy
be
filled
by
a
special
election.
22
The
council
may
publish
notice
in
advance
if
an
elected
23
official
submits
a
resignation
to
take
effect
at
a
future
date.
24
The
council
may
make
an
appointment
to
fill
the
vacancy
after
25
the
notice
is
published
or
after
the
vacancy
occurs,
whichever
26
is
later.
However,
if
within
fourteen
days
after
publication
27
of
the
notice
or
within
fourteen
days
after
the
appointment
28
is
made,
there
is
filed
with
the
city
clerk
a
petition
which
29
requests
a
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy,
an
appointment
30
to
fill
the
vacancy
is
temporary
and
the
council
shall
call
31
a
special
election
to
fill
the
vacancy
permanently,
under
32
paragraph
“b”
.
The
number
of
signatures
of
eligible
electors
of
33
a
city
for
a
valid
petition
shall
be
determined
as
follows:
34
EXPLANATION
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This
bill
makes
changes
relating
to
filling
a
vacancy
in
an
1
elective
city
office.
2
The
bill
specifies
that
if
an
appointment
is
made
to
3
fill
a
vacancy
in
an
elective
city
office,
the
term
of
4
appointment
runs
until
the
next
regular
city
election,
unless
5
an
intervening
special
election
on
a
city
ballot
proposition
6
or
to
fill
another
vacancy
in
an
elective
city
office
is
held,
7
and,
in
that
case,
the
vacancy
shall
be
filled
at
such
special
8
election.
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