29C.17 Local emergency management fund.
1. A local emergency management fund is created in the office of the county treasurer. Revenues provided and collected shall be deposited in the fund. An unencumbered balance in the fund shall not revert to county general revenues. Any reimbursement, matching funds, moneys received from sale of property, or moneys obtained from any source in connection with the local emergency management program shall be deposited in the local emergency management fund. The commission shall be the fiscal authority and the chairperson or vice chairperson of the commission is the certifying official.
2. For purposes consistent with this chapter, the local emergency management agency’s approved budget shall be funded by one or any combination of the following options, as determined by the commission:
a. A countywide special levy pursuant to section 331.424, subsection 1.
b. Per capita allocation funded from city and county general funds or by a combination of city and county special levies which may be apportioned among the member jurisdictions.
c. An allocation computed as each jurisdiction’s relative share of the total assessed valuation within the county.
d. A voluntary share allocation.
e. Other funding sources allowed by law.
3. A political subdivision may appropriate additional funds for the purpose of supporting commission expenses relating to special or unique matters extending beyond the resources of the agency.
4. Joint emergency response communications services under section 29C.9, subsection 6, shall be funded as provided for in the agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 28E.
5. Expenditures from the local emergency management fund shall be made on warrants drawn by the county auditor, supported by claims and vouchers signed by the emergency management coordinator or chairperson of the commission.
6. Subject to chapter 24, the commission shall adopt, certify, and provide a budget, on or before February 28 of each year, to the funding entities determined pursuant to subsection 2. The form of the budget shall be as prescribed by the department of management. Any portion of a tax levied by a county or city to support the local emergency management agency shall be identified separately on tax statements issued by the county treasurer.
[C62, §28A.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.13; C77, 79, 81, §29C.17]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §16; 2011 Acts, ch 69, §8, 9; 2012 Acts, ch 1071, §2, 3; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §11
Referred to in §29C.9
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY
Section 29C.1 - Statement of policy.
Section 29C.3 - Proclamation of state of public disorder by governor.
Section 29C.4 - Judicial protections.
Section 29C.5 - Department of homeland security and emergency management.
Section 29C.6 - Proclamation of disaster emergency by governor.
Section 29C.7 - Hazard mitigation financial assistance.
Section 29C.8 - Powers and duties of director.
Section 29C.8A - Emergency response fund created.
Section 29C.9 - Local emergency management commissions.
Section 29C.10 - Emergency management coordinator.
Section 29C.11 - Local mutual aid arrangements.
Section 29C.12 - Use of existing facilities.
Section 29C.12A - Participation in funding disaster recovery facility.
Section 29C.13 - Funds by grants or gifts.
Section 29C.14 - Director of the department of administrative services to issue warrants.
Section 29C.15 - Tax-exempt purchases.
Section 29C.16 - Prohibited political activities.
Section 29C.17 - Local emergency management fund.
Section 29C.17A - Mass notification and emergency messaging system fund.
Section 29C.18 - Enforcement duties.
Section 29C.19 - Rules and order exempted.
Section 29C.20 - Contingent fund — disaster aid.
Section 29C.20A - Disaster aid individual assistance grant fund.
Section 29C.20B - Disaster case management grant fund and program.
Section 29C.20C - Immunity — licensed architects and professional engineers.
Section 29C.21 - Emergency management assistance compact.
Section 29C.22 - Statewide mutual aid compact.
Section 29C.23 - Statewide interoperable communications system.
Section 29C.24 - Facilitating business rapid response to state-declared disasters Act.
Section 29C.25 - Firearms and ammunition — limitations — exceptions — remedies.