§ 392.1 — Establishment by ordinance

Iowa § 392.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 392: CITY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

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If the council wishes to establish an administrative agency, it shall do so by an ordinance
which indicates the title, powers, and duties of the agency, the method of appointment or
election, qualifications, compensation, and term of members, and other appropriate matters
relating to the agency. The title of an administrative agency must be appropriate to its
function. The council may not delegate to an administrative agency any of the powers,
authorities, and duties prescribed in subchapter V of chapter 384 or in chapter 388, except
that the council may delegate to an administrative agency established for the purpose of
operating an airport any of its powers and duties prescribed in subchapter V of chapter 384,
and the council may delegate to an administrative agency power to establish and collect
charges, and disburse the moneys received for the use of a city facility, including a city
enterprise, as defined in section 384.24, if the delegation to an administrative agency is
strictly subject to the limitations imposed by the revenue bonds or pledge orders outstanding
which are payable from the revenues of the city enterprise. Except as otherwise provided in
this chapter, the council may delegate rulemaking authority to the agency for matters within
the scope of the agency’s powers and duties, and may prescribe penalties for violation of
agency rules which have been adopted by ordinance. Rules governing the use by the public
of any city facility must be made readily available to the public.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §392.1]