Bill Text: IA SF2069 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to county financing of certain projects by modifying provisions relating to authorization procedures for certain county projects and establishing a county threshold committee. (See SF 2263.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-30 - Subcommittee, Brase, Sinclair, and Taylor. S.J. 162. [SF2069 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2069-Introduced.html
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MATHIS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
county
financing
of
certain
projects
by
1
modifying
provisions
relating
to
authorization
procedures
2
for
certain
county
projects
and
establishing
a
county
3
threshold
committee.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
subsection
10,
paragraph
e,
1
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(a),
Code
2014,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(a)
The
board
must
follow
substantially
the
authorization
4
procedures
of
section
331.443
to
authorize
a
lease
or
5
lease-purchase
contract
for
personal
property
which
is
payable
6
from
the
general
fund.
The
board
must
follow
substantially
7
the
authorization
procedures
of
section
331.443
to
authorize
8
a
lease
or
lease-purchase
contract
for
real
property
which
is
9
payable
from
the
general
fund
if
the
principal
amount
of
the
10
lease-purchase
contract
does
not
exceed
the
following
limits:
11
(i)
Four
hundred
thousand
One
million
dollars
in
a
county
12
having
a
population
of
twenty-five
thousand
or
less.
13
(ii)
Five
hundred
thousand
Two
million
dollars
in
a
county
14
having
a
population
of
more
than
twenty-five
thousand
but
not
15
more
than
fifty
thousand.
16
(iii)
Six
hundred
thousand
Three
million
dollars
in
a
county
17
having
a
population
of
more
than
fifty
thousand
but
not
more
18
than
one
hundred
thousand.
19
(iv)
Eight
hundred
thousand
Four
million
dollars
in
a
county
20
having
a
population
of
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
but
not
21
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
22
(v)
One
Five
million
dollars
in
a
county
having
a
population
23
of
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
24
Sec.
2.
Section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
25
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
(5)
Public
buildings,
including
the
site
or
grounds
of,
and
27
the
erection,
equipment,
remodeling,
or
reconstruction
of,
and
28
additions
or
extensions
to
the
buildings,
and
including
the
29
provision
and
maintenance
of
juvenile
detention
or
shelter
care
30
facilities,
when
the
cost
principal
amount
of
the
bonds
does
31
not
exceed
the
following
limits:
32
(a)
Six
hundred
thousand
One
million
dollars
in
a
county
33
having
a
population
of
twenty-five
thousand
or
less.
34
(b)
Seven
hundred
fifty
thousand
Two
million
dollars
in
a
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county
having
a
population
of
more
than
twenty-five
thousand
1
but
not
more
than
fifty
thousand.
2
(c)
Nine
hundred
thousand
Three
million
dollars
in
a
county
3
having
a
population
of
more
than
fifty
thousand
but
not
more
4
than
one
hundred
thousand.
5
(d)
One
Four
million
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
6
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
7
but
not
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
8
(e)
One
Five
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
a
9
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
two
hundred
thousand.
10
Sec.
3.
Section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
11
subparagraph
(9),
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
(9)
Public
buildings,
including
the
site
or
grounds
of,
13
the
erection,
equipment,
remodeling,
or
reconstruction
of,
and
14
additions
or
extensions
to
the
buildings,
and
including
the
15
provision
and
maintenance
of
juvenile
detention
or
shelter
care
16
facilities,
when
the
cost
principal
amount
of
the
bonds
exceeds
17
the
limits
stated
in
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
18
(5).
19
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
331.441A
County
threshold
committee
20
——
adjustments
——
notice.
21
1.
The
director
of
the
department
of
management
shall
22
appoint
a
county
threshold
committee.
The
committee
23
shall
consist
of
seven
members,
three
of
whom
shall
be
24
representatives
of
counties,
three
of
whom
shall
be
25
representatives
of
private
sector
contractor
organizations,
and
26
with
the
remaining
member
being
the
director
of
the
department
27
of
management
or
the
director’s
designee,
who
shall
serve
as
28
chairperson
of
the
committee.
A
vacancy
in
the
membership
of
29
the
committee
shall
be
filled
by
the
director.
30
2.
The
committee
shall
review
the
thresholds
applicable
31
to
county
lease
and
lease-purchase
contracts
under
section
32
331.301,
subsection
10,
paragraph
“e”
,
subparagraph
(1),
33
subparagraph
division
(a),
and
to
county
projects
defined
as
34
an
essential
county
purpose
under
section
331.441,
subsection
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2,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(5),
or
a
general
county
1
purpose
under
section
331.441,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“c”
,
2
subparagraph
(9).
The
committee
shall
review
price
adjustments
3
for
all
types
of
such
contracts
and
projects
based
on
changes
4
in
the
construction
price
index
from
the
preceding
year.
Upon
5
completion
of
the
review,
the
committee
may
make
adjustments
in
6
the
applicable
thresholds
for
types
of
contracts
and
projects
7
based
on
the
price
adjustments.
However,
a
threshold
shall
8
not
be
adjusted
to
an
amount
that
is
less
than
the
threshold
9
applicable
to
a
county
on
July
1,
2014,
as
provided
in
section
10
331.301
or
section
331.441.
An
adjusted
threshold
shall
take
11
effect
as
provided
in
subsection
3,
and
shall
remain
in
effect
12
until
a
new
adjusted
threshold
is
established
and
becomes
13
effective
as
provided
in
this
section.
14
3.
The
committee
shall
meet
to
conduct
the
review
and
15
make
the
adjustments
described
in
this
section
on
or
before
16
August
1
of
every
other
year,
or
of
every
year
if
determined
17
necessary
by
the
committee.
By
September
1
of
each
year
in
18
which
a
committee
makes
adjustments
in
the
thresholds,
the
19
director
shall
cause
an
advisory
notice
to
be
published
in
the
20
Iowa
administrative
bulletin
and
in
a
newspaper
of
general
21
circulation
in
this
state,
stating
the
adjusted
thresholds
to
22
be
in
effect
on
January
1
of
the
following
year,
as
established
23
by
the
committee
under
this
section.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
county
finance
by
modifying
provisions
28
relating
to
the
authorization
procedures
for
county
projects
by
29
raising
certain
limitation
amounts
and
by
establishing
a
county
30
threshold
committee.
31
The
bill
increases
the
threshold
amounts
that
determine
32
whether
a
project
can
be
undertaken
using
the
procedures
for
33
essential
county
purpose
bonds
when
the
project
involves
34
a
lease
contract
or
a
lease-purchase
contract.
The
bill
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increases
the
threshold
amounts
in
the
following
manner:
For
1
counties
with
a
population
of
25,000
or
less,
the
threshold
2
amount
is
increased
from
$400,000
to
$1
million;
for
counties
3
with
a
population
of
more
than
25,000
but
not
more
than
50,000,
4
the
threshold
amount
is
increased
from
$500,000
to
$2
million;
5
for
counties
with
a
population
of
more
than
50,000
but
not
more
6
than
100,000,
the
threshold
amount
is
increased
from
$600,000
7
to
$3
million;
for
counties
with
a
population
of
more
than
8
100,000
but
not
more
than
200,000,
the
threshold
amount
is
9
increased
from
$800,000
to
$4
million;
and
for
counties
with
10
a
population
of
more
than
200,000,
the
threshold
amount
is
11
increased
from
$1
million
to
$5
million.
12
The
bill
modifies
the
definition
of
“essential
county
13
purpose”
to
specify
that
public
building
projects
meet
the
14
definition
of
“essential
county
purpose”
if
the
principal
15
amount
of
the
bonds
does
not
exceed
certain
threshold
amounts
16
based
upon
the
population
of
the
county.
Current
law
specifies
17
that
a
public
building
project
meets
the
definition
of
an
18
“essential
county
purpose”
if
the
costs
of
the
project
do
not
19
exceed
certain
threshold
amounts
based
upon
the
population
of
20
the
county.
21
The
bill
increases
the
threshold
amounts
that
determine
22
whether
a
public
building
project
is
an
essential
county
23
purpose
and
whether
the
board
of
supervisors
may
follow
the
24
authorization
procedures
for
essential
county
purpose
bonds
25
under
Code
section
331.443.
26
The
board
may
follow
the
authorization
procedures
for
27
essential
county
purpose
bonds
when
the
principal
amount
of
the
28
bonds
does
not
exceed
the
following
limits:
(1)
$1
million
29
in
a
county
having
a
population
of
25,000
or
less;
(2)
$2
30
million
in
a
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
25,000
31
but
not
more
than
50,000;
(3)
$3
million
in
a
county
having
a
32
population
of
more
than
50,000
but
not
more
than
100,000;
(4)
33
$4
million
in
a
county
having
a
population
of
more
than
100,000
34
but
not
more
than
200,000;
(5)
$5
million
in
a
county
having
a
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population
of
more
than
200,000.
1
The
bill
modifies
the
definition
of
“general
county
purpose”
2
to
specify
that
public
building
projects
meet
the
definition
of
3
“general
county
purpose”
if
the
principal
amount
of
the
bonds
4
exceeds
certain
threshold
amounts
based
upon
the
population
5
of
the
county.
Current
law
specifies
that
a
public
building
6
project
meets
the
definition
of
“general
county
purpose”
if
the
7
costs
of
the
project
exceed
certain
threshold
amounts
based
8
upon
the
population
of
the
county.
9
Generally,
an
essential
county
purpose
bond
issuance
does
10
not
require
approval
of
the
voters
and
a
general
county
purpose
11
bond
issuance
requires
approval
of
the
voters.
12
The
bill
directs
the
director
of
the
department
of
13
management
to
appoint
a
county
threshold
committee.
The
14
committee
consists
of
seven
members,
three
of
whom
shall
15
be
representatives
of
counties,
three
of
whom
shall
be
16
representatives
of
private
sector
contractor
organizations,
17
and
the
remaining
member
being
the
director
of
the
department
18
of
management
or
the
director’s
designee,
who
shall
serve
as
19
chairperson
of
the
committee.
20
The
committee
is
required
to
review
the
thresholds
21
applicable
to
county
lease
and
lease-purchase
contracts
22
under
Code
section
331.301
and
to
county
projects
defined
23
as
essential
purposes
or
general
county
purposes
under
Code
24
section
331.441.
The
committee
is
required
to
review
price
25
adjustments
for
all
types
of
such
contracts
and
projects
based
26
on
changes
in
the
construction
price
index
from
the
preceding
27
year.
Upon
completion
of
the
review,
the
committee
may
make
28
adjustments
in
the
applicable
thresholds
based
on
the
price
29
adjustments.
However,
a
threshold
may
not
be
adjusted
to
an
30
amount
that
is
less
than
the
threshold
applicable
to
a
county
31
on
July
1,
2014.
The
committee
meets
on
or
before
August
1
32
of
every
other
year,
or
of
every
year
if
determined
necessary
33
by
the
committee.
By
September
1
of
each
year
in
which
a
34
committee
makes
adjustments
in
the
thresholds,
the
director
of
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the
department
of
management
shall
cause
an
advisory
notice
1
to
be
published
in
the
Iowa
administrative
bulletin
and
in
2
a
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
this
state,
stating
3
the
adjusted
thresholds
to
be
in
effect
on
January
1
of
the
4
following
year,
as
established
by
the
committee.
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