Iowa Code
Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE
Section 400.6 - Applicability — exceptions.

400.6 Applicability — exceptions.
This chapter applies to permanent full-time police officers and fire fighters in cities having a population of more than eight thousand, and to all appointive permanent full-time employees in cities having a population of more than fifteen thousand except:
1. Persons appointed to fill vacancies in elective offices and members of boards and commissions and the clerk to the civil service commission.
2. The city clerk, chief deputy city clerk, city attorneys, city treasurer, city assessor, city auditor, professional city engineers licensed in this state, and city health officer.
3. The city manager or city administrator and assistant city managers or assistant city administrators.
4. The head and principal assistant of each department and the head of each division. This exclusion does not apply to assistant fire chiefs and to assistant police chiefs in cities with police departments of two hundred fifty or fewer members. However, sections 400.13 and 400.14 apply to police and fire chiefs.
5. The principal secretary to the city manager or city administrator, the principal secretary to the mayor, and the principal secretary to each of the department heads.
6. Employees of boards of trustees or commissions established pursuant to state law or city ordinances.
7. Employees whose positions are funded by state or federal grants or other temporary revenues. However, a city may use state or federal grants or other temporary revenue to fund a position under civil service if the position is a permanent position which will be maintained for at least one year after expiration of the grants or temporary revenues.
[SS15, §1056-a32; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5694; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.6]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10103, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1138, §3; 88 Acts, ch 1058, §1; 97 Acts, ch 162, §3

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.