Section 37.1 – Memorial buildings and monuments.
37.1 Memorial buildings and monuments. Memorial buildings and monuments designed to commemorate the service rendered by soldiers, sailors, and marines of the United States may be erected and equipped at public expense in the manner provided by this chapter by: 1. Any county which has not heretofore made an appropriation for such purpose under any […]
Section 37.2 – Petition.
37.2 Petition. The petition for the erection and equipment of any such hall or monument shall request the submission of the proposition to a vote of the people and shall: 1. When it is proposed to erect the same at the expense of the county, be signed by ten percent of the registered voters thereof […]
Section 37.3 – Election.
37.3 Election. Upon the filing of the requisite petition, the city council shall cause the proposition to be submitted at a regular election, or at a special election to be called if requested in the petition, in substantially the following form: Shall the city of …………………… erect and equip (or purchase and equip) a memorial […]
Section 37.4 – Notice.
37.4 Notice. Notice of the election shall be given by publication in one newspaper published or having general circulation in the city as provided in section 362.3. The notice shall state the purpose of the memorial proposed as outlined in section 37.18. [C97, §435; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, […]
Section 37.6 – Bonds.
37.6 Bonds. Bonds issued by a county for the purposes of this chapter shall be issued under sections 331.441 through 331.449 relating to general county purpose bonds. Bonds issued by a city shall be issued under sections 384.24 through 384.36 relating to general corporate purpose bonds of a city. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §488; […]
Section 37.8 – Levy for maintenance.
37.8 Levy for maintenance. For the development, operation, and maintenance of a building or monument constructed, purchased, or donated under this chapter, a city may levy a tax not to exceed eighty-one cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property within the city, as provided in section 384.12, subsection 2. [C24, […]
Section 37.9 – Commissioners appointed — vacancies — request for appropriation.
37.9 Commissioners appointed — vacancies — request for appropriation. 1. When the proposition to erect a building or monument under this chapter has been carried by a majority vote, the board of supervisors or the city council, as the case may be, shall appoint a commission consisting of not less than five and not more […]
Section 37.10 – Qualification — appointment.
37.10 Qualification — appointment. 1. Each commissioner, except for a memorial hospital commissioner, shall be a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, and be a resident of the county in which the memorial hall or monument is located. Each commissioner for a memorial hospital shall be a resident of this state and reside within the […]
Section 37.15 – Ex officio voting member.
37.15 Ex officio voting member. If a memorial hall or building is a city hall, coliseum, or auditorium, the mayor of the city may be an ex officio voting member of the commission created in section 37.9. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §497; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, […]
Section 37.16 – Disbursement of funds — purchasing regulations — reports.
37.16 Disbursement of funds — purchasing regulations — reports. All funds voted under the provisions of this chapter shall be disbursed by the county or city officers, only with the approval of the commission. However, the commission may adopt purchasing regulations to govern the purchase of specified goods and services without the prior approval of […]