Bill Text: IA HF406 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act related to agreements between municipalities of this state for the provision of fire and emergency services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-26 - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 420. [HF406 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HF406-Introduced.html
House File 406 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY RUFF A BILL FOR 1 An Act related to agreements between municipalities of this 2 state for the provision of fire and emergency services. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2120YH (6) 86 aw/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 28E.32, subsection 2, Code 2015, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. The written agreement shall state the purposes of the 1 4 agreement and the services to be provided. The agreement shall 1 5 state the duration of the agreement and provide for renewal or 1 6 cancellation of the agreement. The agreement shall provide 1 7 for budget and revenue commitments from each municipality and 1 8 include financial information related to the acquisition, 1 9 maintenance, and depreciation of equipment and facilities 1 10 necessary to fulfill the agreement and a statement that the 1 11 municipalities have considered whether the agreement under this 1 12 section should also include, in part, an agreement executed 1 13 pursuant to section 28E.41 to provide for the construction or 1 14 acquisition, furnishing, operation, or maintenance of any joint 1 15 public building or buildings for common use. 1 16 EXPLANATION 1 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 18 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 19 This bill relates to agreements between municipalities of 1 20 this state for the provision of fire and emergency services. 1 21 The bill requires that such agreements include budget and 1 22 revenue commitments from each municipality entering into such 1 23 an agreement. The bill also requires that such an agreement 1 24 include financial information related to the acquisition, 1 25 maintenance, and depreciation of equipment and facilities 1 26 necessary to fulfill the agreement and a statement that the 1 27 municipalities have considered whether the agreement should 1 28 also include, in part, an agreement executed pursuant to Code 1 29 section 28E.41. Agreements entered into pursuant to Code 1 30 section 28E.41 may include political subdivisions, including 1 31 school districts, that are not municipalities as that term is 1 32 defined in Code section 28E.32. LSB 2120YH (6) 86 aw/sc
