303.26 Commission.
1. At the same time the referendum is held, an election shall be held for the commission. Each voter at the referendum may write upon the ballot the names of not more than five persons who are eligible voters within the district to be members of the commission.
2. The five persons receiving the highest number of votes shall constitute the commission. In the event one of the five receiving the highest number of votes elects not to serve on the commission, the person receiving the next highest number of votes shall serve.
3. Of the initial commission the person receiving the highest number of votes shall receive a five-year term of office, the next highest a four-year term, the next highest a three-year term, the next highest a two-year term, and the fifth highest a one-year term. Thereafter, an election shall be held annually in the district to elect a member to a five-year term as each term expires.
4. Vacancies in the commission occurring between elections shall be filled by the remaining members of the commission by majority vote. Should a majority of those voting vote not to establish the district, the election shall be void.
[C77, 79, 81, §303.26]
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Referred to in §303.33, 303.34
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 303 - DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Section 303.1 - Department of cultural affairs.
Section 303.1A - Director’s duties.
Section 303.2 - Division responsibilities.
Section 303.2A - Intradepartmental advisory council.
Section 303.3 - Cultural grant programs.
Section 303.3A - Arts and cultural conferences and caucuses.
Section 303.3B - Cultural and entertainment districts.
Section 303.3C - Iowa great places program.
Section 303.3D - Iowa great places program fund.
Section 303.3E - Culture, history, and arts teams program.
Section 303.4 - State historical society of Iowa — board of trustees.
Section 303.5 - Powers and duties of state historical society administrator.
Section 303.6 - Officers — meetings.
Section 303.7 - Membership in state historical society.
Section 303.8 - Powers and duties of board and department.
Section 303.9 - Funds received by department.
Section 303.9A - Iowa heritage fund.
Section 303.10 - Acceptance and use of money grants.
Section 303.16 - Historical resource development program — country school grants.
Section 303.17 - Iowa studies — findings — curriculum — committee.
Section 303.19 - American civil war sesquicentennial advisory committee.
Section 303.22 - Action by department.
Section 303.29 - Use of structures.
Section 303.31 - Action by commission.
Section 303.32 - Ordinary maintenance and repair.
Section 303.33 - Termination of district.
Section 303.34 - Areas of historical significance.
Section 303.41 - Eligibility and purpose.
Section 303.43 - Jurisdiction — decisions — records.
Section 303.44 - Date and notice of hearing.
Section 303.45 - Hearing of petition and order.
Section 303.46 - Notice of election.
Section 303.48 - Expenses and costs of election.
Section 303.49 - Election of trustees — terms — vacancies.
Section 303.50 - Trustee’s bond.
Section 303.51 - Land use district to be a body corporate.
Section 303.52 - Board of trustees — powers and duties.
Section 303.52A - Inclusion or exclusion of land.
Section 303.53 - Changes and amendments.
Section 303.54 - Board of adjustment.
Section 303.55 - Membership — term — compensation.
Section 303.57 - Appeals to board of adjustment.
Section 303.58 - Powers of board.
Section 303.59 - Powers on appeal.
Section 303.60 - Vote required.
Section 303.61 - Petition to court.
Section 303.62 - Review by court.
Section 303.63 - Trial to court.
Section 303.65 - Restraining order.
Section 303.66 - Taxes — power to levy — tax sales.
Section 303.67 - Records and disbursements.
Section 303.68 - Conflict with other regulations.
Section 303.86 - Arts council.
Section 303.87 - Duties of council.
Section 303.88 - Administrator’s powers and authority.
Section 303.89 - State poet laureate designated — nominating committee.