§ 331.260 — Community commonwealth

Iowa § 331.260

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 331: COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION

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1. A county and one or more cities or townships within the county, a contiguous county,
and a city or a township within a contiguous county may unite to establish an alternative
form of local government for the purpose of making more efficient use of their resources by
providing for the delivery of regional services.
2. a. A charter proposing a community commonwealth as an alternative form of
government may be submitted to the voters only by a commission established under section
331.232. A majority vote by the commission is required for the submission of a charter
proposing a community commonwealth as an alternative form of local government. The
commission submitting a community commonwealth form of government shall issue a final
report and proposal. Adoption of the proposed community commonwealth charter requires
the approval of a majority of the votes cast in the entire county and requires the approval
of a majority of the votes cast in one or more cities named on the ballot. A city named on
the ballot is included in the community commonwealth only if the proposed community
commonwealth charter is approved by a majority of the votes cast in the city.
b. The question of forming a community commonwealth shall be submitted to the
electorate in substantially the same form as provided in section 331.252. The effective date
of the charter and election of new officers of the community commonwealth shall be as
provided in section 331.247, subsection 5.