Bill Text: IA HF2179 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the determination of city population for purposes of civil service commissions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-29 - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 157. [HF2179 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HF2179-Introduced.html
House File 2179 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2179 BY KACENA A BILL FOR An Act relating to the determination of city population for 1 purposes of civil service commissions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6024YH (2) 88 js/ns
H.F. 2179 Section 1. Section 400.1, subsection 2, Code 2020, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. For the purpose of determining the population of a city 3 under this chapter , the most recent decennial federal census 4 conducted in 1980 shall be used. However, if a city had a 5 population of eight thousand or more according to any decennial 6 federal census conducted during or after 1980, the most recent 7 decennial federal census in which the city’s population was 8 eight thousand or more shall be used for determining the 9 population of the city for any purpose under this chapter. 10 Sec. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 11 3, shall not apply to this Act. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 Code section 400.1 currently requires a city having a 16 population of 8,000 or more according to the federal census 17 conducted in 1980 and having a paid fire department or a paid 18 police department, to appoint a civil service commission. 19 Code chapter 400 also establishes other powers and duties of 20 cities based on population as determined by the federal census 21 conducted in 1980. 22 This bill requires the most recent decennial federal census 23 to be used in determining the population of a city. The bill, 24 however, provides that if a city had a population of 8,000 or 25 more according to any decennial federal census conducted during 26 or after 1980, the most recent decennial federal census in 27 which the city’s population was 8,000 or more shall be used for 28 determining the population of the city for any purpose under 29 Code chapter 400. 30 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 31 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 32 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 33 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 34 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 35 -1- LSB 6024YH (2) 88 js/ns 1/ 2
H.F. 2179 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 1 mandate included in the bill. 2 -2- LSB 6024YH (2) 88 js/ns 2/ 2
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