§ 400.1 — Appointment of commission

Iowa § 400.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 400: CIVIL SERVICE

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1. Incitieshavingapopulationofeightthousandoroverandhavingapaidfiredepartment
orapaidpolicedepartment,themayor,oneyearafteraregularcityelection,withtheapproval
of the council, shall appoint three civil service commissioners. The city shall publish notice
of the names of persons selected for appointment pursuant to section 362.3. Commissioners
shall hold office, one until the first Monday in April of the second year, one until the first
Monday in April of the third year, and one until the first Monday in April of the fourth year
aftersuchappointment, whosesuccessorsshallbeappointedforatermoffouryears. Incities
havingapopulationofmorethanfiftythousand, thecitycouncilshallestablish, byordinance,
the number of civil service commissioners at not less than five but not more than seven.
2. For the purpose of determining the population of a city under this chapter, the federal
census conducted in 1980 shall be used.

Legislative History

[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5689; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.1]