28E.1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to permit state and local governments in Iowa to make efficient use of their powers by enabling them to provide joint services and facilities with other agencies and to cooperate in other ways of mutual advantage. This chapter shall be liberally construed to that end. [C66, 71, […]
28E.10 Approval of statutory officer. If an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its entry […]
28E.11 Agency to furnish aid. Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this chapter may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing such personnel or services therefor as may be […]
28E.12 Contract with other agencies. Any one or more public agencies may contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which any of the public agencies entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided that such contract shall be authorized by the governing […]
28E.13 Powers are additional to others. The powers granted by this chapter shall be in addition to any specific grant for intergovernmental agreements and contracts. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28E.13]
28E.14 No limitation on contract. Any contract or agreement authorized by this chapter shall not be limited as to period of existence, except as may be limited by the agreement or contract itself. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28E.14]
28E.15 District agency. A planning commission, council of governments or similar organization formed under the provisions of this chapter shall, upon designation as such by the governor, serve as a district, regional or metropolitan agency for comprehensive planning for its area for the purpose of carrying out the functions as defined for such agency by […]
28E.16 Election for bonds. When bonds which require a vote of the people are to be issued for financing joint facilities of a county and one or more cities within the county, pursuant to an agreement made under the authority of this chapter, or pursuant to other provisions of law, the board of supervisors and […]
28E.17 Transit policy — joint agreement — city debt. 1. It is the public policy of this state to encourage the establishment or acquisition of urban mass transit systems and the equipment, maintenance, and operation thereof by public agencies in cooperation with, and with the assistance of the urban mass transportation administration of the United […]
28E.18 Shared use of facilities. Before proceeding to construct or purchase a facility as otherwise provided by law, a public agency shall inquire of other public agencies having facilities within the same general geographic area concerning the availability of all or part of those facilities for rent or sharing by agreement with the inquiring public […]
28E.19 Joint county indigent defense fund. Two or more counties may execute an agreement under this chapter to create a joint county indigent defense fund to be used to compensate attorneys appointed to represent indigents. In addition to other requirements of an agreement under this chapter, the agreement shall provide for the amount to be […]
28E.2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter: 1. “Private agency” shall mean an individual and any form of business organization authorized under the laws of this or any other state. 2. “Public agency” shall mean any political subdivision of this state; any agency of the state government or of the United States; and any […]
28E.20 Joint purchases of equipment. Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1194, §1.
28E.21 Definition. For the purpose of this subchapter, the term “district” means a unified law enforcement district established by an agreement under the provisions of this chapter by a county, or portions thereof, or cities to provide law enforcement within the boundaries of the member political subdivisions. [C77, 79, 81, §28E.21] 2016 Acts, ch 1011, […]
28E.22 Referendum for tax. 1. The board of supervisors, or the city councils of a district composed only of cities, may, and upon receipt of a petition signed by eligible electors residing in the district equal in number to at least five percent of the registered voters in the district shall, submit a proposition to […]
28E.23 Budget. 1. The public safety commission, on or before January 10 of each year, shall make an estimate of the total amount of revenue deemed necessary for operation of the district and, in conjunction with the county board of supervisors and city councils in the district, determine the amounts which will be contributed by […]
28E.24 Revenue and tax levies. 1. a. The county board of supervisors shall certify to the public safety commission the amount of revenue from the county general fund credited to the unincorporated area in the district based upon an average of revenues raised for law enforcement purposes in the unincorporated area for the three previous […]
28E.25 Expansion of district. Cities and unincorporated areas may join an established district upon the affirmative vote of the city council or county board of supervisors, whichever is applicable, and a tax may be levied for providing additional moneys for unified law enforcement services only upon the affirmative vote of registered voters of the city […]
28E.26 City civil service and retirement. The inclusion of a city in a unified law enforcement district shall not affect the prior establishment of a civil service system under chapter 400 or a pension or retirement system under either chapter 410 or 411. [C77, §28E.25; C79, 81, §28E.26] Referred to in §331.381
28E.27 Duration of agreements for law enforcement purposes. An agreement under this chapter to provide joint or cooperative services or facilities for unified law enforcement purposes shall not be executed for less than a five-year period. [C77, §28E.26; C79, 81, §28E.27] Referred to in §331.381
