Iowa Code
Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE
Section 400.2 - Qualifications — prohibited contracts — penalty.

400.2 Qualifications — prohibited contracts — penalty.
1. The commissioners must be citizens of Iowa, eligible electors as defined in chapter 39, and residents of the city preceding their appointment, and shall serve without compensation. A person, while on the commission, shall not hold or be a candidate for any office of public trust. However, when a human rights commission has been established by a city, the director of the commission shall ex officio be a member, without vote, of the civil service commission.
2. Civil service commissioners, with respect to the city in which they are commissioners, shall not do any of the following:
a. Sell, or in any manner become parties, directly or indirectly, to any contract to furnish supplies, material, or labor to the city unless the sale is made or the contract is awarded by competitive bid in writing, publicly invited and opened.
b. Have an interest, direct or indirect, in any contract or job of work or material or the profits thereof or services to be furnished or performed for the city unless the contract or job is awarded by competitive bid in writing, publicly invited and opened.
3. A contract entered into in violation of subsection 2 is void.
4. A violation of the provisions contained in subsection 2 is a simple misdemeanor.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5690; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.2]
86 Acts, ch 1138, §1; 89 Acts, ch 21, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 111, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1019, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §36

Structure Iowa Code

Iowa Code

Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE

Section 400.1 - Appointment of commission.

Section 400.2 - Qualifications — prohibited contracts — penalty.

Section 400.3 - Optional appointment of commission — abolishing commission.

Section 400.4 - Chairperson — clerk — records.

Section 400.5 - Rooms and supplies.

Section 400.6 - Applicability — exceptions.

Section 400.7 - Preference by service.

Section 400.8 - Original entrance examination — appointments.

Section 400.8A - Guidelines for ongoing fitness for police officers and fire fighters.

Section 400.9 - Promotional examinations and procedures.

Section 400.10 - Veterans preferences.

Section 400.11 - Names certified — temporary appointment.

Section 400.12 - Seniority — extinguishment — reestablishment.

Section 400.13 - Chief of police and chief of fire department.

Section 400.14 - Civil service status of chiefs.

Section 400.15 - Appointing powers.

Section 400.16 - Qualifications.

Section 400.17 - Employees under civil service — qualifications.

Section 400.18 - Removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension.

Section 400.19 - Removal, discharge, demotion, or suspension of subordinates.

Section 400.20 - Appeal.

Section 400.21 - Notice of appeal.

Section 400.22 - Charges.

Section 400.23 - Time and place of hearing.

Section 400.24 - Oaths — books and papers.

Section 400.25 - Contempt.

Section 400.26 - Public trial.

Section 400.27 - Jurisdiction — attorney — appeal.

Section 400.28 - Employees — number diminished.

Section 400.29 - Political activity limited.

Section 400.30 - Penalty.

Section 400.31 - Waterworks employees.