Iowa § 373.2 Appointment of commission members

Iowa Statutes

§ 373.2 — Appointment of commission members

Iowa § 373.2

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 373CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN CORPORATIONS

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Iowa Code § 373.2 (2026).

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1.Within forty-five days after the establishment of a commission, the members of the commission shall be appointed as follows:

a.One member shall be appointed by the city council of each city participating in the charter process.

b.An additional member shall be appointed by each city council for every twenty-five thousand residents in the participating city.

c.One member shall be appointed by each state legislator whose legislative district is located in the commission area if a majority of the constituents of that legislative district resides in the commission area. However, if a commission area does not have a state legislative district which has a majority of its constituents residing in the commission area, the legislative district having the largest plurality of constituents resid

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1. Within forty-five days after the establishment of a commission, the members of the
commission shall be appointed as follows:
a. One member shall be appointed by the city council of each city participating in the
charter process.
b. An additional member shall be appointed by each city council for every twenty-five
thousand residents in the participating city.
c. One member shall be appointed by each state legislator whose legislative district is
located in the commission area if a majority of the constituents of that legislative district
resides in the commission area. However, if a commission area does not have a state
legislative district which has a majority of its constituents residing in the commission area,
the legislative district having the largest plurality of constituents residing in the commission
area shall appoint one member.
2. Only eligible electors of the county not holding a city, county, or state office shall
be members of the commission. In counties having multiple state legislative districts, the
districts shall be represented as equally as possible. The membership shall be bipartisan
and each appointing authority under subsection 1 shall provide for representation of
various age groups, racial minorities, economic groups, and representatives of identifiable
geographically defined populations, all in reasonable relationship to the proportions in
which these groups are present in the population of the commission area.
3. a. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by appointment in the same manner
as the original appointment. The county auditor shall notify the appropriate appointing
authority of a vacancy.
b. The legislative appointing authorities shall be considered one appointing authority for
the purpose of complying with this subsection. The senior legislative appointing authority
in terms of length of legislative service shall convene the legislative appointing authorities to
consult for the purpose of complying with this subsection.