Iowa § 441.7 Special examination

Iowa Statutes

§ 441.7 — Special examination

Iowa § 441.7

Title XFINANCIAL RESOURCES

Ch. 441ASSESSMENT AND VALUATION OF PROPERTY

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Iowa Code § 441.7 (2026).

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1.If the conference board fails to appoint an assessor from the list of individuals on the register, the conference board shall request permission from the director of revenue to hold a special examination in the particular city or county in which the vacancy has occurred. Permission may be granted by the director of revenue after consideration of factors such as the availability of candidates in that particular city or county.

2.The director of revenue shall conduct no more than one special examination for each vacancy in an assessing jurisdiction. The examination shall be conducted by the director of revenue as provided in section 441.5, except as otherwise provided in this section. The examiningboardshallgivenoticeofholdingtheexaminationforassessorbypostingawritten notice in a conspic

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1. If the conference board fails to appoint an assessor from the list of individuals on the
register, the conference board shall request permission from the director of revenue to hold
a special examination in the particular city or county in which the vacancy has occurred.
Permission may be granted by the director of revenue after consideration of factors such as
the availability of candidates in that particular city or county.
2. The director of revenue shall conduct no more than one special examination for each
vacancy in an assessing jurisdiction. The examination shall be conducted by the director
of revenue as provided in section 441.5, except as otherwise provided in this section. The
examiningboardshallgivenoticeofholdingtheexaminationforassessorbypostingawritten
notice in a conspicuous place in the county courthouse in the case of county assessors or in
the city hall in the case of city assessors, stating that at a specified date, an examination for
the position of assessor will be held at a specified place. Similar notice shall be given at the
same time by one publication of the notice in three newspapers of general circulation in the
case of a county assessor, or in case there are not three such newspapers in a county, then in
newspapers which are available, or in one newspaper of general circulation in the city in the
case of city assessor.
3. The conference board of the city or county in which a special examination is held
shall reimburse the department of revenue for all expenses incurred in the administration of
the examination, to be paid for by the respective city or county assessment expense fund.
Following the administration of this special examination, the director of revenue shall certify
to the examining board a new list of candidates eligible to be appointed as assessor and the
examining board and conference board shall proceed in accordance with the provisions of
section 441.6.