373.9 Metropolitan council.
1. A consolidated metropolitan corporation shall be governed by a metropolitan council. The council shall consist of an odd number of members, not less than eleven and not more than seventeen. If a vacancy on the metropolitan council occurs more than sixty days before the next general election, the council shall direct the county commissioner of elections to conduct a special election to fill the vacancy until the next general election.
2. Unless otherwise specified in the consolidation charter, the council shall act by a majority vote of the members on the council.
91 Acts, ch 256, §48
Referred to in §373.5
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 373 - CONSOLIDATED METROPOLITAN CORPORATIONS
Section 373.1 - Creation of commission.
Section 373.2 - Appointment of commission members.
Section 373.3 - Organization and expenses.
Section 373.4 - Commission procedures and reports.
Section 373.5 - Consolidation charter.
Section 373.6 - Referendum — effective date.
Section 373.7 - Form of ballot.
Section 373.8 - Effect of consolidation.
Section 373.9 - Metropolitan council.