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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHARTER REVIEW 1994�,•n,yt i'Ssiv rL April 10, 1984 CHARIER REVIEW COMMISSION - nine vacancies for one-year terms, April 10, 1984 to April 10, 1985 enn E. Roberts n I 21 Ashwvod ohn R. Balmer Princeton Cant 12enny K. YDisvtia Place (served on 1972-1973 Chartmm Char -ter Coittee) J rJw I� Dale Melt (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) 602 FYth Avenue � C Patricia . in (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) + 1 % 806 Alpine Driv f Barry Matsumoto OLi /J 201 Ferson f 2� Cary L. Goodwin O� 412 Bjaysville Lune /3 �/0V 8119r N (served on 1972-1973 Charter Cc mittee)th A, YtOn RinBZenbM (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) -CC ' P Joel Mintzer D-e L /0 N316 047rier gS J'cILn 2Zj s MINUTES CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION NOVEMBER 12, 1984 Charter Review Commission: November 12, 1984, 7:35 PM in the Council Chambers at the C v c enter. Chairperson Balmer presiding. COMMISSION PRESENT: Mintzer, Goodwin, Balmer, Matsumoto, Welt, Baldus COMMISSION ABSENT: Davidsen, Roberts, Ringgenberg STAFF PRESENT: Karr, Smith, Boyle (8.:40 PM), Helling (8:50 PM). Taoe recorded: Reel 10-84, Side 1, 339-End, Side 2, All, Reel 11-84, Side 1, All. Chairperson Balmer called the meeting to order' at 7:35 PM. Balmer reviewed the October 15, 1984 Charter Review Commission meeting. Karr stated that she had contacted the League of Municipalities regarding campaign contri- butions. The League said that there are only two other cities in the State of Iowa with home rule charters and neither charter addresses campaign disclosure. Commission members agreed that the October 15, 1984 Charter Review Commission minutes, page 3, Initiative and Referendum, should be amended to read 'The Charter Review Commission agreed to continue with the present language amended by the additional day requirements per staff request.' The October 15, 1984 minutes were approved as amended. No one appeared for the roundtable discussion/public hearing. Balmer said he announced the Charter Review Commission public hearing and activities on KCJJ, wrote a letter to the editor of the Press -Citizen, and will be interviewed on the Dottie Ray Show. A Charter Review Commission announcement is written responses ohave been n the creceived from k of water �the n125 lettersgis. Karr sent. that no In response to Welt, Balmer said the current districting has worked the way the original Charter Review Commission envisioned, although there may be problems with the residency requirement. Commission members discussed how and when charter amendments should be submitted to the voters. Mintzer noted that charter section 8.02 states 'The Council shall submit such amendments to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission...' Baldus said there would be more voter participation and less cost if amendments were submitted in a general election. Karr said elections cost an estimated $10,000. Baldus said districting should be on the ballot to allow people to make a choice to retain the current provision or change it. Baldus explained the original charter was voted on by subsections rather than in its entirety. Goodwin requested a copy of the ballot for the original charter. Karr explained that any recommendations from the Charter Review Commission must go to the voters on the ballot and administrative changes from the City Manager, Legal Department orland City Clerk's office can be taken care of in house. Mintzer asked how changes in Mayor's veto powers, the filing of referendum petitions, and submitting amendments will be handled. Balmer said the Mayor's veto power should be a housekeeping change because it o?.2s.z- CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION NOVEMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 2 conflicted with State law. Mintzer suggested amending charter Article VIII to allow the Charter Review Commission to send recommended actions to the City Council for adoption and if the Council doesn't enact within 30 days, it would go to the voters,. Mintzer said that the Charter Review Commission could ask the Council to enact the suggested provisions soon to allow changes to be made by the Council without going through administra- tive recommendations. Baldus said the current system works well and that only issues that people can identify with and understand should go on the ballot. Balmer requested the City Attorney develop language in Charter article section 8.02 allowing Council adoption of recommended technical changes from the Charter Review Commission. Welt said voters should be allowed to vote on districting. Balmer said it is important how it is worded on the ballot. Baldus said people should be givrn two options: voting to retain the present system or voting to elect Council members from within each district. Welt noted that the original Charter Review Commission thought the present districting system would give students better representation than a ward system. Welt said he couldn't suggest any changes to the present initiative and referendum provisions because there have not been any problems. In response to Mintzer, Balmer said a recommendation for validation of signatures, allowing the City Council to adopt additional measures, will be forwarded to the City Council. Baldus said the issue is whether or not students are disenfranchised by having too stringent requirements for validatioi of signatures. Baldus said the issue should be resolved by a technical amendment. Karr noted that a September 27 memo had recommended language for charter article section 7.03.E that was amended by the Charter Review Commission to read "Signatures shall be deemed valid unless it is illegible or is not genuine and not voluntarily and knowingly executed." Karr said Illegibility becomes a problem when the name cannot be read but the address can be read. Also, there are problems if the voters have moved'. Baldus said provisions should not be too restrictive. Baldus asked if a signature is valid if a person omits any part of the requested information. Balmer said additional information should be used only if a signature cannot be validated with the information available. Baldus recommended inserting "request" in place of "require" inthe 9/27 memo re charter article section 7.03.B. Mintzer suggested requiring the petition form to have spaces for signature, address, date and any other Information needed for validity of signatures. Baldus suggested adding a provision that failure to provide such information shall not be in itself a basis for invalidating the signature. Mintzer suggested that only a minimum match of information (such as name and address) is needed to validate a signature. The Charter Review Commission agreed to change 'require" to "request" in the 9/27memo re charter article section 7.03.8 and will continue to consider initiative and referendum as a potential ballot issue. Balmer said the three issues are districting, initiative and referendum, and campaign contributions. Regarding campaign contributions, Balmer said charter article section 6.01 should be retained and there should be an aas� CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION N^VCMBER 12, 1984 PAGE 3 acknowledgement of disclosure in article section 6.02. Asst. City Atty. Boyle will provide the Charter Review Commission with alternative language for 6.01. Baldus said the public should be informed about the proposals that may be placed on the ballot to stimulate input about the issues. Karr said the three issues were included in the letters that were sent out. Asst. City Atty.-Boyle arrived 8:40 plm. Boyle said that changing "shall" to "may" in the first line of charter article section 6.02 would bring the present ordinance into compliance and give Council direction. Boyle explained that "shall" imposes a duty and "may" confers a power. Balmer suggested stipulating that disclosure requirements are no less than State law. Karr was informed by the elections office that ballots are sent to the printers one day after the filing deadline. Changes in the ballots incur additional costs. Boyle noted that absentee ballots create problems in the timing of changing ballots. in response to Balmer, Boyle stated that the present charter article 6.04 is allowable although not strictly in accordance with State law. Boyle stated that if a person is convicted of the contribution limitations under State law, that person could lose their rights to serve on the Council. Balmer reqquested a recommendation from Boyle about rewording article section 6.04. Matsumoto noted that State Code 66.29 provides that Council can remove a City official for violation of State law. Boyle said the issue is whether the Council can remove a City official for violation of a City ordinance. Mintzer said he is not happy with the present article 6 and that a provision could be added that states the City by ordinance shall have some disclosure requirements on contributions and expenditures. Balmer said the importance of disclosure should be acknowledged in the charter. Baldus said that if the Charter Review Commission thinks the State law is adequate, the disclosure provision should be removed. Balmer noted that there was a consensus on the City Council regarding the amounts of disclosure. Mintzer said there should be a disclosure requirement if there is a unique limitation and once you have a disclosure statement, you need to have a penalty. Balmer said that there hasn't been any problems and the State requirements are very exactive. In response to Goodwin, Baldus said the original Charter Review Commission voted on what issues should go on the ballot. Baldus said that each district should decide for itself if they want district representation and it is extremely Important that students feel they are represented by the local government. The next meeting will be the formal public hearing on November 26 and will be cable broadcast. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 P.M h MINUTES CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 1, 1984 Charter Review Commission: December 1, 1984, 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center. Chairperson Balmer presiding. COMMISSION PRESENT: Mintzer, Goodwin, Balmer, navidsen, Matsumoto, Roberts, Ringgenberg, Welt, Baldus STAFF PRESENT: Karr, Boyle, Smith Tape recorded: Reel 013-84, Side 1, 364-End, Side 2, All; #14-84, Side 1; 15-84. Side 1, All, Side 2, 1-115. Chairperson Balmer called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM. The minutes of the November 26, 1984 Charter Review Comnission meeting were approved as read. Boyle exFlained a person is a qualified elector unless their registration is cancelled even if that person moves within the City limits. Cancellation of registration occurs under State Code when a person dies, registers to vote in another place, if the clerk sends notification of an elector's conviction of an infamzus crime or felony, mental retardati;7, or when first class mail which is designated not to be forwarded and was addressed to the elector, was returned to the postal service. The State Code does not specifically cover the situa- tion if a person is a qualified elector if that person has noved and hasn't changed their registration. In response to Davidsen, Boyle said in his opinion the charter definitions section would not need to be changed. Boyle raised the concern about if a person signs a petition but does not fill to birthdate or social security number. Boyle recommended adding language to the last sentence in charter section 7.04.0: "A valid signature need not be in the identical form in which the qualified elector's name appears on the voting rolls; nor must the address be the same as shown on such rolls if either the qualified elector's birthdate or social security number is as shown on the voting rolls." The Commission generally agreed with the recommendation. Balmer stated he favors the present charter section 7.04.D and 7.03.B provi- sions. Balmer suggested that if changes are made, they should be simple and straightforward sc as not to confuse people. Karr stated that additional information helps the problem of eliminating signatures solely on the basis of address but will require more staff time to validate the signatures and process supplemental petitions. Commission members said the additional information should help the Clerk's interpretation of signature legibility and make the Clerk's job easier. Matsumoto said the charter section 7.03.8 seems to indicate that a signature is invalid if the birthdate and social security numbers are omitted. Boyle suggested charter section 7.03.B, second sentence, read "The petition form shall provide spare for signature, address, social security number and birthdate." Boyle stated the validity of signature provision deems whether the signature is a valid signature. arr suggested substituting charter section 7.03.E "either" with "and one of the following." Ringgenberg suggested allowing the City Council to work it out. Baldus said to include in charter section 7.03.E "The form shall include space for address, date of execution, social security number, birthdate and any other information the Council wants." In response to Karr, Boyle said the signature is not valid if the name and address don't match and the birthdate and social security number are omitted. a33o y Minutes Charter Review Commission December 1, 1984 Page 2 Patt Cain, former Commission member, explained that the charge of the Charter Review Commission is to come up with recommendations to improve and fine tune the city charter. Cain said Ue Charter Review Commission should be committed to proposed changes. The current process 1s set up for people who want change, are committed to that change, and are willing to work for that change. Cain said any new proposals by the Charter Review Commission will be assumed to have the Charter Review Commission's support. If the Charter Review Commission proceeds with the districting proposals, Cain hoped that the Charter Review Commission will give its reasoning to the community and be willing to go out and justify making it an issue. In response to Roberts, Cain said the original Charter Review Commission did not have control over the format of the ballot. Matsumoto said Cain's position is reasonable but an alternative, to allow voters to choose, is a valid position also. Balmer stated that the districting proposal does not need the full endorsement of the Charter Review Commission and he doesn't endorse that proposal. Mary Neuhauser, former Mayor and Councilmember, said the Charter Review Commission is charged to make recommendations and not to say 'We don't know what to do.' If the Commission is not prepared to make recommendations, then it should recommend a change to the charter to abolish the commission, Neuhauser raised concerns about the districting proposal's impact on the selection of the mayor. With the districting proposal, it would be conceivable to have a mayor selected by the Council for whom two-thirds of the City did not have a chance to vote. Therefore, the mayor would not he representing the city as a whole but would be representing only one district. Matsumoto asked how important is the mayor's function other than presiding over Council meetings. Balmer explained that the Mayor represents the majority view of the Council, speaks for the Council at meetings and with legislators, and represents the City's views on state and federal levels. Matsumoto said a mayor under the proposed system would also act in that manner. Neuhauser explained that there are two reasons for having a ward system: if cities are too big or because a segregation problem where a minority feels disenfranchised. Neuhauser said the present system has worked well for Iowa City. in response to Mintzer, Charter Review Commission members stated the idea of having a popularly elected mayor has been discussed by the original Charter Review Commission. Ringgenberg said that people get plenty of choices within the charter. Ringgenberg said he could propose numerous issues to put on the ballot but Charter Review Commission members should be convinced on those issues. Matsumoto argued that there may be conditions of uncertainty that make it important for voters to have choices. Matsumoto said that the charter amend- ment provisions allow voters to put an issue on the ballot, it doesn't take Into consideration the time and effort, the cost and information necessary to do so. Input was received from Ann Parton, Mel Novick, Naomi Novick, and Ann Bovjberg. Mel Novick stated that the districting proposal is not an amendment in a technical sense, the proposal will cause confusion, and that by making the proposal the Charter Review Commission is not doing its job. He said that he doesn't want the Commission to change the current form of government but if the Charter Review Commission proposes changes, Commission members should be available to the public for explanations. Novick emphasized that any amendment should improve local government and make it more responsive to citizens. Balmer a330 1 Minutes Charter Review Commission December 1, 1984 Page 3 said correspondence has been received from the League of Women voters. Moved by Roberts, seconded by Ringgenberg, to accept the correspondence. Motion passed. Commission members agreed to forward preliminary recommendations to present Councilmemmbers, for their individual comments, prior to final discussion and formal recommendations. Balmer said that he will accept the majority vote of the Charter Review Commission but will explain to the public that the districting proposal is not a recommendation from the Charter Review Commission. The proposal is an option for the voters. Balmer said that he personally does not favor the proposal and will work to maintain the present system. Balmer said the district proposal is different d,,d that if the majority of the Commission strongly favored an issue, it would stand behind it. Charter Review Commission discussed how the district proposal would go on the ballot. Karr noted that the current Charter Review Commission is not mandated to use the bal1r.t form used by the original Charter Review Commission and voting is now done on a new computerized card system. Karr explained that the computerized system will need additional programming for a related two question/yes or no format. Karr reported that programming costs S7S per hour and could take weeks or months to complete. Roberts stated that he favors the districting proposal. Mintzer said that the current system causes voter confusion and disenfranchises students. Naomi Novick said that voters need to be educated about the current system. Goodwin and Roberts agreed that the new proposal will clarify the current election system. N. Novick gave a simple explanation of the current voting system. In response to Mintzer, Novick said the problem is not student disenfranchisement but rather that students just don't care to vote. Mel Novick emphasized the current district proposal is invalid as an amendment. Matsumoto said that the current proposal is an amendment and gives the voters a yes or no choice. Baldus said that proposal is trying to clarify districting for an ill-informed electorate. Balmer stated that a yes or no format should be used on the ballot. In response to Goodwin, Karr explained that the charter text referrred to in the ballot question is posted in the voting booth. Baldus suggested using the format used by the original Charter Review Commission: 'Shall the present system... be retained and shall the proposal to change be adopted.' Voters must be instructed to vote an one of the two questions. Bovjberg suggested that if the Charter Review Commission is not bound by law to use par- ticular language on the ballot, the Commission can work to clarify within the yes or no format. Mintzer suggested putting the actual wording of the amendment In the voting booth. Matsumoto said the City Council should have an opportu- nity to review the districting proposal. Balmer said that a MOM can be sent to the City Council requesting their individual comments. Davidsen said that the Commission will need to look at district boundaries and will need to appoint a districting subcommittee. In reference to initiative and referendum. Karr suggested making the additional information for signature validation mandatory. Baldus said that the Clerk has the power to say on the petition form that the validation of the signature shall depend upon the Clerk's ability to verify it and that depends upon providing information. a 330 Minutes Charter Review commission December 1, 1984 Page 4 Charter Review Commission reviewed Mintzer's July 13 recommendations regarding the full disclosure section. Balmer recommended that final decisions he made on issues already discussed by the Commission. Goodwin, Baldus, Matsumoto, Roberts, Mintzer voted in favor of changing the present system of elected district representatives. Welt, Davidsen, Ringgenberg and Balmer were opposed to the change. Welt, Goodwin, Baldus, Matsumoto and Roberts voted in favor of the original ballot question 01 proposed language. Davidsen, Mintzer, Ringgenberg and Balmer favored the modified 12 ballot question. ion ould e an foortheiProposal. Balmersaskked if the commission swould hprefer tooadvocate remain neutral rather than endorse either side of the issue. The Commission voted 8/1 (Mintzer voting °no') to remain neutral. Balmer said that it is incumbent upon =ach member to explain his/her own opinion regarding districting. Commission members discussed the proposed district ballot format. Davidsen noted that instructions will have to he revised because levers are no longer used in voting. Commission members discssed vidsen said thatuwo dingiof ng a•format anamendment isImportant. Baldus Ysuggested ta thatdistricting threes district Councilpmembers be nominated andread: 41 favor nelect dents to provide for the Balmero draft appropriate nguage1dThe subcommittee will meet with oto to aK.arrcaftertee thistmeeting and p and prepare such language. The and Charter nfo enforcement.Review Balmer iion stateddiscussed that he campaign be9ievescontributions, disclosure presentcharter Article vI works fine and the City Council can require more disclosure. Baldus Inquired if there were any technical inconsistencies between the charter and State law. Balmer stated that the charter is not inconsistent with State law. Mintzer spoke in favor of full disclosure provision. Neuhauser stated that it is Council to treated.decide Mi tzer statedsure thatand an inquiredabout h ow could be made on the cost of donated services or the services themselves could he listed. Balmer stated that disclosure is required and there is a mechanism for punishment for violation. Matsumoto noted that the charter requires the Council to In absence of such an n tributions anordinanceenoerequiredisclosurequiring mentsexist requiringndisclosure ofdall contributions. Mintzer inquired if there was a consensus by the Charter Review Commission to retain Article vi as is presently written. Matsumoto suggested fullddisclosure rwas cnever the intention of tion 6.02 and not requiring originalrCharter sReview dComnisus a sion in charter section 6.01. Davidsen said the original Charter Review Commission was concerned more about expenditures in charter section 6.01. Baldus suggested deleting charter Article vI because of State law regulations. Mintzer stated that if the Council chooses to change the charter, they should ,?330 Minutes Charter Review Commission December 1, 1984 Page 5 not be allowed to change the charter by way of an ordinance and not change the actual charter. Mintzer said the City Council could have adopted an ordinance that states the City follows State law in terms of disclosure and contribution. Balmer said the Charter Review Commission can discuss Article VI and the districting ballot language at the December 10 meeting. Baldus said public input should be received at that meeting after Charter Review Commission members have taken a tentative position on issues. Mintzer would like the Charter Review Commission to consider Article V1II and the two year moratorium on having referendums on City ordinances at the next meeting. Baldus said the following Article VIII language could be added to read: "The Council shall adopt the proposed amendments according to the power in the preceding section or submit them to the voters." Meeting adjourned at 11:45. 07330 Charter Review Commission December 10, 1984 Charter Review Commission: December 10, 1984, 7:00 p.m in the Council Chambers at the C vic Center. Chairperson Balmer presiding. Commission Present: Balser, ,(7Goodwim.),Baldus,nbelt,rg R4o0beprts, Matsumoto, Mintzer (725 p.m.), Da Staff Present: Karr, Boyle, Smith. Ta a Recorded: Reel 15-84, Side 2, 115-End; 16-84, Sides 1 and 2, All; , ScoChare 1-372. er at he thelNovemberB9lmer called and December h1,m1984ng to CharterdReview7CommiissionTminutes meetings were approved as read. Commission members reviewed the December 7 memo regarding initiative and referendums from the City Clerk, City Manager and Assistant City Attorney. Balmer stated that the proposed change would be handled as a technical change through the City Clerk to the City Council. Baldus noted that words in parenthesis were meant as deletions, so the words "solely" should be deleted from the December 10, 1984 draft of amendment to 7.04.0 and "and either" from the draft of amendment to 7.03.B. In reference to initiative and referendum, Karr stated that if more informa- tion is wanted to validate signatures, it should be required. Karr explained that names and birth dates don't fluctuate or change, as addresses do. In response to Matsumoto, Boyle said it is his opinion under Iowa law that once a person is registered, a person is still a qualified elector even if that person moves. Also, a qualified elector is a voter who is registered to vote in Iowa City. Balmer said the goal should be to ensure that people who are actually qualified are assured that their name is counted when they sign a petition. Boyle suggested the Commission could draft a memorandum to the Council explaining the Commission's position. Baldus said that the Commission should get an agreement from the City Council about the initiative and referendum recommendation. Baldus said the recommendation should go on the ballot if Council doesn't consider the changes. Baldus suggested that name and birthdate be required and the Council could require the address. In reference to the December 10 draft of amendment to 7.03.9, Baldus suggested deleting "the address of the person signing" and "the person's social security number". In response to Baldus, Karr said that she did not know what proportion of voter registrations have the social security since it is optional. Boyle stated that the address should be required if initiative and referendum is meant to be limited to just qualified electors in Iowa City. Commission members agreed eliminateithe social security requirement amendment to 703.Band to delete social securitynumerrom the last sentence in amendment to 7.04.0. and to have the address on petitions. Balmer said he will attend the Council discussion of this issue. The December 10, 84 emo from Boyle regardingew charterssion Sectionxt reviewed 8.02. Boyle explained that he, m he, the City Attorney and City Manager concluded that there is a serious question about AV the validity of a multiple choice proposal and whether that is a "recommenda- tion deemed fit" by the Commission. Boyle raised concerns about defending the issue if it is passed in the proposed format. Baldus said there is ambiguity in the Section 8.02 language as to whether it means deems fit to put it on the ballot or it deems fit for the voters to adopt. Baldus said the original Charter Review Commission never considered the question of in- terpretation as to if "fit" means to put it on the ballot or if "fit" meant to be the law of jurisdiction. In response to Baldus, Boyle said there is no case law on this issue. In response to Matsumoto, Boyle said the Commission is required by the language in Section 8.02 to take a position favoring any amendment it proposes and it is inappropriate to remain neutral on an issue. Davidsen explained the original charter provided for the Commission to recommend if it saw fit because there are other ways the charter can be amended. Welt said the role of the Charter Review Commission should have been more definitely outlined. Mintzer inquired about the proposed wording on page two of Boyle's December 10 memo. Baldus asked if the City would suffer a default judgement or would the City defend the legality of the provision if someone files an action against the City to strike the proposed change from the ballot. Boyle said he would recommend to the Council that they hire special counsel to defend it. Davidsen inquired about what happens if someone does something contrary to the charter. In response' to Balmer, Matsumoto explained that three Charter Review Commission members feel the ballot proposal is deemed fit by Boyle's rationale and two Charter Review Commission members feel it is appropriate for voters of Iowa City to determine the issue. Baldus stated that the two issues are 1) can the Charter Review Commission put something on the ballot without the majority supporting it and 2) the format that should be used on the ballot. Baldus moved to put districting on the ballot even though the Commission does not have a majority vote to recommend it to the voters. Motion seconded by Roberts. Motion carried five yes (Roberts, Mintzer, Matsumoto, Baldus, Goodwin), three opposed (Balmer, Davidsen, Welt) and one abstension (Ringgenberg). Public input was received from Robert Welsh. Welsh stated that Charter Review Commission's function is to make recommendations. The Charter Review Commission discussed the proposed ballot question wording. Boyle said the proposed language as stated on page two of Boyle's December 10 memo would be easier to defend as an amendment than an a or b choice. In reference to the Commission's December 10 ballot question proposal draft, Baldus suggested changing the wording in option A to read "...seats on the City Council be nominated by the voters of their Districts but be elected in the City..." Baldus said the proposed ballot question is a presentation of an amendment to vote on and gives voters information to make an informed choice. Baldus also suggested changing option B to read "...three district City Council members be nominated..." Mintzer recommended changing "strictly" to "solely" in line three of option B. Commission members discussed in what order the options should be placed on the ballot and agreed to alternate the order of the options and to have the option labels of "A" or "B" remain as part of the question. Mintzer moved to change the currently labeled option B to option A, seconded by Roberts. Motion not carried. Mintzer moved to decide on ballot option labels by lottery or flip of the coin. Balmer ruled the motion out of order. 151 Commission members reviewed Mintzer's proposal for enforcement that would replace Section 6.04. Mintzer inquired about how the Charter Review Commis- sion decides if the proposed change is a technical or ballot amendment and if Mintzer's dissent on a vote would make the proposal a ballot amendment. Mintzer stated that an amendment becomes a ballot amendment if the Charter Review Commission takes a vote on the issue. Mintzer read his enforcement proposal to the Charter Review Commission. Mintzer said Section C of his proposal was taken directly from the charter Section 6.04. In response to Baldus, Mintzer said forfeiture means a person would have to give up the money. Roberts asked who the money would be given to. Boyle noted Section B of Mintzer's proposal should read "nothing in Section A shall be construed..." Balmer said the Commission needs to address Section 6.02 since it had been indicated that all contributions had to be disclosed. In response to Matsumoto, Balmer said there is a disclosure requirement under the State Code. Baldus recommended changing Section 2 of the Mintzer proposal to read "in violation of Section 6.02 or state law." Baldus asked if the City Clerk would administer the proposed provision, and suggested that if a Councilmember does not pay the money, that person would not be author- ized to sit until the money is paid to the Clerk and the Clerk certifies the money has been paid. Ringgenberg said penalties should not be written into the Charter. Balmer said there are no major disclosure problems in the community and the present charter provisions have worked well. Goodwin stated the repealed violation sanction of the Iowa City Code should have been retained. Boyle said the City code provides that any violation of the City Code is a misdemeanor subject to a $100 fine or 30 days in jail and that state law stipulates that contributions should not include services in -kind on a candidate's behalf unless by organized groups such as unions. Karr read an applicable section of City Attorney Jansen's May 3, 1983 memo: ...I would, however, call your attention to the fact that one of the provisions being repealed does place a limit of $50 in total contributions from the in- dividuals contributing. A similar provision does not exist in the State Code and the Council may wish to retain that limitation..." Balmer said the Council did not consider penalties when the changes were made to the City Code. Mintzer explained Section VI should not be retained as is because it allows the Council too much leeway in prescribing penalties for violations. Balmer stated that there are sufficient penalties under state law that can be exacted against someone who wilfully violates campaign contributions and disclosure requirements. Baldus proposed that "1) each violation of the state law or city ordinance limitation on campaign contributions as deter- mined by the City Clerk shall result in a civil obligation to the City of those funds received in excess of the limitation or the maximum allowed by state law, whichever is less, and a Council candidate found by the City Clerk to be in violation of this section shall not be seated in the Council until the City Clerk certifies that the candidate's obligation to the City has been paid, and 2) each day that a disclosure statement is late under state law or city charter ordinance shall be considered as a violation of the charter. Each violation that is determined by the City Clerk shall result in a civil obligation to the City..." With those recommendations, Baldus said it becomes self-executing within the confines of the city. Karr stated that the City Clerk, City Attorney and City Manager are appointed by the City Council and therefore it would be awkward to direct the City Clerk to administer the enforcement provisions. Baldus inquired if there had been violations in past years. Balmer responded he was not aware of any such violations. /S7 Moved by Baldus, seconded by Ringgenberg, to delete "all" from line 4 in Section 6.02. Motion carried, 7-2 (Mintzer a,ld Guodwin opposed). Moved by Matsumoto, seconded by Baldus, to change "shall" to "may" in line one of Section 6.02. Matsumoto said Section 6.02 is an empty provision if shall is retained and all is deleted. Motion carried 5-4 (in favor: Balmer, Matsumoto, Davidsen, Roberts, Welt; opposed: Baldus, Goodwin, Mintzer, Ringgenberg). Commission members discussed the need for additional sanctions section. Davidsen asked what happens if there are violations under the State Code. Boyle said there are administrative penalties under State Code. Mintzer stated that in accordance with Article VIII, campaign contribu- tions/disclosure should be considered a ballot issue and not a technical change because the Charter Review Commission took several votes on that issue. Boyle stated that the Charter Review Commission has to vote on the issue to determine if changes go onto the ballot. Matsumoto said that deleting "all" and changing "shall" to "may" are big issues. Ringgenberg stated the Charter Review Commission decides if an issue goes on the ballot. Matsumoto suggested retaining the present Section 6.02 and outlining the problem to Council for their response (to either pass an ordinance or amend the Charter) . Moved by Matsumoto, seconded by Baldus, to convey the. Charter Review Commission discussion about Section 6.02 to the Council. Boyle said the legal department will have to advise the Council that Section 6.02 mandates that they enact legislation and that the majority of the Charter Review Commission wants to change "shall" to "may" and eliminate "all". The Council has the option to change the charter. Balmer stated an ordinance should be prepared that includes the technical changes. Boyle said he would write a draft in standard ordinance form deleting Section 6.02 and amending it in its entirety to read "the Council by ordinance may...", delete "all", and then put back in all remaining words. Balmer said all the information should be provided in a cover memo. Davidsen said the Council should be encouraged to use " may", delete "all", and enact an ordinance. Motion carried 7-2 (opposed: Mintzer and Goodwin). Mintzer, Davidsen and Goodwin said another meeting is needed. Baldus said that any proposals should be written out to enable Commmission members to vote on them. Davidsen said districting needs to be discussed and that a non -partisan group is needed to draw up the district lines. Moved by Welt, seconded by Baldus, to not schedule another meeting until after the Council discussion with the Charter Review Commission scheduled for January 22. Motion carried. Mintzer recommended deleting Section 7.03.E, changing Article VIII to allow the Charter Review Commission to make recommendations to the Council, and establish a two year Council term. Commission members did not feel Section 7.03.E should be deleted. Baldus suggested Article VIII language read: "The Commission may also submit recommendations to the Council that it exercise its power of amendment pursuant to 8.013 in the manner recommended by the Commission." The Charter Review Commission gave approval to the suggestion as a technical change. Commission members did not wish to explore the two year Council term. /5-/ 5 Balmer stated a Charter Review Commission meeting will be scheduled after the City Council discussion of the charter changes. Karr stated that the City Council discussion is scheduled for January 22. Baldus said a draft of the final changes shall be sent to all Charter Review Commission members for their review. Balmer said the information should be sent to the Council promptly after the Commission review. Meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. 151 FINAL MEETING* CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION JANUARY 21, 1985 Charter Review Commission: January 21, 1985, 7:05 PM in the Council Chambers at the Civic Center. Chairperson Balmer presiding. Commission Present: Balmer, Mintzer, Ringgenberg, Baldus, Oavidsen, Matsumoto sent: Roberts, welt, Goodwin. Staff Present: Karr, Boyle, Smith. TapeRecord�ed: Reel CRC17-84, Side 1, 372-End, Side 2, All; CRCIB-84, Side-T. 1-97 Chairperson Balmer called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. The minutes of the December 10, 1984 Charter Review Commission were approved as read. Balmer said this meeting was necessitated by information received from the City Clerk and County Auditor. Also changes in information need to be clarified before the meeting with the City Council. Review Ballot Language Commission reviewed the December 27 memo from Assistant City Attorney Boyle. Karr stated that a formal legal opinion from the state Elections Director and/or the County Attorney's office on the proposed ballot language could take 30 to 60 days. Baldus read Section 49.45 of the State Code Ballots referred to in Section 49.43 shall be in the following form: "Shall tha followirg amendment to the Constitution (or public measure) be adopted... here insert summary...." Boyle noted the Code says "Insert the summary if it be a constitutional amendment or statewide public measure.' Boyle said he didn't know if a summary could be used if it is non -state- wide. Commissioners agreed State Code is ambiguous because it is not clear if a summary can be used if it is not statewide but only a local measure. Commission members discussed changing the language for the ballot proposal. Boyle suggested adding ballot language to read "The proposed amendment will provide for nomination and election...', thereby summarizing the intent. Commission members agreed to the following ballot language: 'The Iowa City Charter now provides for nomination of three Council- MZnbers by district with election by voters of the entire city. The proposed amendment would provide that the three district City Councilmembers be nominated and elected solely by the voters of their respective districts. Shall the following proposed amendment to the Charter of Iowa City be adopted? yes No Ma "Section 2.01 Composition... Section 3.03 Regular City Election..." Balmer requested staff to prepare a copy of the language as agreed upon for the Council meeting. * Mailed to commission for approval 5%.2- Page 2 Revisions to Proposed Changes The Charter Review Commission reviewed the January 18, 1985 memo from Assistant City Attorney Boyle. Section 1.02. Boyle stated that the City Manager has concerns that when the c ar er was originally drafted "subject to state law" was limited to each section so that there would not be any implication that the Charter Review Commission was trying to limit the powers of the City in any way. Ringgenberg said the original Charter Review Commission was trying to stay with local control. Commission members agreed to stay with the original charter language. Definitions. Boyle said if the charter is revised to state 'resident of owi��ho is registered to vote', then it clearly limits it to people who are both residents of and registered to vote in Iowa City. Section 7.03E and 7.040. Baldus said new language that will be submitted or ounr ap�oval needs to be underlined. Commission members reviewed changes to 7.03B and 7.040 and discussed mandatory and optional require- ments for validation of signatures. Baldus said the intention is to provide information to verify if a signature is valid. Boyle said two things are needed: A person who is a resident of Iowa City and is a qualified rlector - the address provides evidence of the Iowa City residence. Baldus said a clause should be added stating that failure to provide this information shall not invalidate the petition. Commission meters said 7.040 covers that. Baldus said there are two issues: 1) Do we want to require that the document include a place to enter information (name, address, date, birthdate), and 2) Is the failure to put that information on the petition a basis for invalidation. Baldus said a space for a birthdate should be required. Mintzer explained that the revised section 7.03B states that the form has to provide a space for the birthdate and the City Council can still require that birthdate be filled in. Karr said that if the Council would require birthdate, they would do so with an ordinance change and snit "that no signer shall be required to furnish his/her birthdate" from Section 7.03B. Baldus said people should have the opportunity to provide that information and it should not be left to the discretion of Council. Karr said that people will not provide the information if it is optional. Karr and Davidsen raised concerns that there is confusion with what's required on the form, what the petitioners have to do, and what the Council can do. Commission members discussed what information should be required on the form and from the petitioners. Balmer said if information is optional, petitioners should be told that the birthdate may be needed to determine the validity of signatures. Baldus said the Charter Review Commission needs to decide if the optional information is needed to validate a signature. Boyle stated that the City Clerk shouldn't be required to go to other collateral sources to validate signatures. In response to Baldus, Boyle said the signature would not be counted if the data is omitted because of the Charter pprovision that requires that the signature be secured and peti- tions filed within six months after the date the affidavit is required. (Note: Even though the signature might otherwise be valid for purpose of .S7.2- Page 3 Section 7.040.] Baldus proposed that Section 7.03E read '...the form shall also provide space for the signers birthdate but failure to enter birthdate shall not invalidate a signers signature." Karr inquired about the validation of a signature if the date is omitted. Boyle said the omission of the date doesn't invalidate the signature, it just means that it wasn't signed at the right time. Karr said she requested consideration of the problem of timing, the validity of signa- ture's section, and had general concerns about what should be counted when validating signatures. Karr explained that birthdate was mentioned in a previous main as a possible substitution for address. Since the address is necessary, Karr does not endorse using birthdate as an additional optional criteria to verify signatures. Karr stated the simpliest way to avoid problems is to get the minimal amount of information required to verify a signature. Karr stated she is willing to work on the language that would use birthdate as a criteria. Baldus said it is completely irresponsible to invalidate a signature solely because someone has moved and that if the City Council does not accept this section as revised it should go on the ballot. Commission member agreed to revise language in Section 7.03E to read '...the form shall also provide space for the signer's birthdate but failure to enter birthdate shall not invalidate a signer's signature' and retain Section 7.040 as noted in the January 18, 1985 revisions. Section 8.02.Boyle explained 'In a manner' might not allow City Council exf'l 1bllity or any freedom. In response to Ringgenberg, Boyle said languaga allowing the Charter Review Commission to recommend to the Council 'corrective and minor amendments' is too vague and leaves it open to interpretation problems regarding what corrective and minor amendments are. Balmer will report the results of the meeting with City Council at the next Charter Review Commission meeting. Karr will check on the earliest date for submitting the ballot question through the County Auditor. The ballot question will be sent to the Charter Review Commission members for their review before submitting it to the City Council and to the Commis- sioner of Elections. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM. s 7a 117111111114 Date: January 14, 1985 To: City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk and Richard J. Boyle, Assistant City Attorney Re: Charter Review: Changes in Charter Proposed for Adoption by Council I. Staff Proposals Attached is a proposed ordinance to amend the City Charter, with changes the City staff proposes to have made by the City Council. The changes have been reviewed by the Charter Review Commission. They are marked by underlining for changes or additions, or a caret ( A) to show deletions. Specifically, the changes are as follows: Definitions. 7. "Voter ° changed to "eligible elector" to conform to Iowa Code section 39.3(1). B. °Qualified voter" was changed to "qualified elector" to conform to Code section 39.3(2). Those terms were changed throughout the Charter, and are marked. We shall not comment on each specific change. Please note that the term "voters" was retained in cases where the reference was to the entire electorate or an election. Section 1.02. The last sentence was added, referencing state law, so similar references could be deleted from individual sections. The deletions are as marked in sections 2,�80, 2.09, 2.11. 4.04A(2), 4.04A(4), 4.04A(6), 4.04A(12), 5.02 and 6.04. Section 2.01. A 'comma was added after the word "Four° for clarity. The last two lines were revised in an attempt to clarify the meaning. Section 2.03. Minor changes were made to try to clarify this section. Section 2.05. This section was revised because the present provision conflicts with Iowa Code section 372.13(8), which provides that changes in council member compensation "shell become effective for all council members at the beginning of the el rm of the council members elected at the election next following the change in compensation." The use of the word "shall" means that provision is mandatory (Code Sec. 4.1(36)(a)). The change also reflects actual practice. Section 2.068. The last sentence was deleted since Iowa law now provides that the Mayor has no veto power over measures he/she was entitled to vote upon at the time of passage. Iowa Code (1983) sec. 380.5. Section 2.07. The word "and" was changed ?n "or" to clarify the meaning of the provision. Section 2.08E. The words "if any" were added to avoid the implication that all persons appointed by the Council must be compensated. As you know, board and commission members are generally unpaid. Section 2.09. State law mandates (Code section 372.13(5)) that the Council determine rules and maintain records. Section 3.03. The middle sentence was added, and the last phrase deleted, in an attempt to clarify this provision. Section 4.04. This entire provision basically tracks Iowa Code section 372.8, some of which was not included, however. Subsection 4.04A(10) was revised, but Code section 372.8(2)(m) requires the report by the loth of each month. Section 5.02. The first sentence was substantially revised. The appointment power is already contained in Charter Section 2.08D., and the -state law requirements provision is now found in Section 1.02. The state law reference was left in the last sentence for emphasis. Sections 6.01 and 6.04. The word "contributions" was inserted in lieu of the word "expenditures" since the U.S. Supreme Court (Buckle v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976)) has held that it is unconstitutiona o11mit expendi- tures. Section 7.01B(1) The limitation on initiative and referendum relating to "emergency ordinances" has been eliminated. The term has no easily ascertained meaninq. Section 7.028. The words "to the petitioners" were deleted as being superfluous. Section 7.038. Language was added which is intended to assist in verification of petition signatures. Section 7.04A. The time for checking supplemental petitions was in- creased from five to fifteen days. Five days has been found to be inadequate. { i Section 7.040. The language was revised in an attempt to clarify the requirements for valid signatures. Commission members did not want a { signature invalidated merely because a signer has moved if it can be ` verified by other information. Section 7.05A. Minor changes were made to clarify the language. Section 7.05B. The words "of the city" in the first line seemed super- fluous and were deleted. The time for submission of an issue was from 25 to 40 days in order to allow llow the County Auditor IMr adequate time to get the question, on the ballot. The last sentence was revised to make reference to the Iowa Code section where the City Code of Iowa section has been codified. Section 8.02. The last sentence was added to allow flexibility to the Charter Review process. II. Campaign Finance Article The second proposed ordinance relates to Campaign Finance Disclosure. Section 6.02 of the Charter currently reuir�es the Council to adopt disclosure requirements for all con trIbut oni s and expenditures. In 1983. the Council repealed many oT7he campaign finance disclosure provisions in the City Code of Ordinances. A majority (5-4) of the Charter Review Commission believes you should amend the charter to make the section permissive rather than mandatory by changing the word "shall" to 'may" in the first line of the section. The Commission also believes (7-2) that you should amend the section to delete the word "all" in line four because use of the word "all" implies that any disclosure requirements would apply to any amount, no matter how small. The amended language would allow leeway so that any disclosure legislation could provide for disclosure only above some threshold level. db/sp I rf nr"rl Coll nCi1 DiSCusci or. January 2Z, 1985 Page 3 Dean Oakes informed Councilmembers that it will never be financially feasible for him to extend Foster Road to Prairie du Chien unless the area is zoned multiple hi -rise. BEER/LIQUOR PERMIT SUSPENSION POLICY: Reel 85-C12, Side 2 McDonald said that State Code states that upon conviction, notification of that conviction is sent to the City or Director of the Beer and Liquor Commission. McDonald said the City should not be involved and the State should handle suspensions. Jansen said he talked with Mr. Armstrong, legal counsel to the State Beer and Liquor Commission, who said they have no procedure for suspension unless they receive notification. Generally the local authority will notify the State that there has been a conviction - a certified copy of the charges and disposition has to be sent to the State, coming from either the City or Clerk of Court. Jansen said a procedure needs to be established to ensure the State offices receive notification and the City needs to request that action be taken. Erdahl said it should be the re- sponsibility of the County Clerk of Court or prosecuting agent or court to forward the disposition to the licensing authority and/or to the City; the City Attorney and Police Chief should cooperate with the Clerk of Court to make sure the City finds out about convictions; the State should handle the suspensions; and the Legislative Committee should work with area legislators to resolve the problem. Berlin said staff will prepare a resolution as discussed. CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS: Reel 85-C12, Side 2 John Balmer, Chair of the Charter Review Commission, reviewed the ballot issue and recommended changes to the Charter. Balmer noted the ballot issue is not a recommendation from the Charter Review Commission and the City Council reeds to review Charter Section 8.02 to clarify the function of the Charter Review Commission. Balmer explained that changes in Section 7.03.E and 7.04.D would allow a person who has moved within Iowa City to still be considered an eligible elector. Balmer said name and address is mandatory. Erdahl suggested the petition form include space for printing a signature. Karr stated that birthdate would not be required in the present proposal. Berlin stated Council should receive input from the City Clerk prior to voting or, the matter. In reference to Charter Section 8.02, Balmer stated the proposed changes would allow the City Council to receive recommendations directly from the Charter Review Commission. Council received minutes of the Charter Review Commission December 10, 1984, meetinrq that included discussions of proposed changes in Article 6: changing "shall' to "may" and deleting "all.' Balmer said the City is currently in violation of Charter Section 6.02 and the proposed changes satisfies the intent to require disclosure. Baker said the campaign contribution issue should be scheduled at another informal Council discussion meeting. Berlin said another discussion will be scheduled. (2/C-a 1-14ne� CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION - Nine vacancies - One-year Terms 1994 - May 10, Jeff McCullough 1801 Morningside Drive Roo l s §IA=- 830 Davenpo rest Craig NMWillis aown nCi1� eto -Court � th -Ave 4- een Mountain Dr pt_,15 A. John McDonald 7� 23 Rita Lyn Rei'rtt-R Gilbert t i1b11 Clayton Ringgenberg 822 Juniper Drive o er r nceton rt a i nceton u� ar Gro r odaue., Min lurrayr— S. Rivers a /39 Pate Cain 318 N. Gilbert &in Z . g Ridge Roa MSC eastar 119-M ntrose Y Paul A. Egli I 3 Melrose Place el 704-or ZO r ive A awlXna 8 Sew. t 3--P n Circ a+CI Kathy Penningroth 215 Woolf Avenue 625�ey 4th nus Mary Geasland 53 Regal Lane Ann Maria Rhodes 500 St. Thomas Court Two 1430-0811siEr� R. w-, 1 4* Geii2ud e 45 ng v aua MINUTES CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION DECEMBER 8, 1994 - 5:40 P.M. CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM John McDonald presiding. Charter Review Commission: McDonald, Egli, Geasland, McCullough, Penningroth, Rhodes, Ringgenberg, Willis, Cain (5:45 p.m.). City staff present: Karr, Woito, Smith. Tape recorded on Tapes CRC 94-11. All. COMMISSION ACTION: Moved by Egli, seconded by Penningroth, to approve the November 30. 1994 CRC minutes (as amended). Motion to accept minutes carried, 810, Cain absent. Moved by Willis, seconded by Rhodes, to retain Charter Section 302, Primary Election. Motion carried, 514, Egli, McCufkwgh, Rirtggertbwg and Penningroth voting no. Moved by Willis, seconded by McCullough, to retain the Council system of sewn Council members with four at -large and three residential district seats. Motion carried, 613, Cain, Geasland and Egli voting no. Moved by Cain, seconded by Rhodes, to recommend to Council that the next Charter Review Commission be reconvened one year after the next census. Motion carried. 910. CALL TO ORDERIAPPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairperson McDonald caged the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Moved by Egli, seconded by Pen^ingroth, to approve the November 30. 1994. CRC minutes. McCullough requested that page 2, Elections, second paraWsph, line 1S. the word gK2L0jM be changed to number. Motion to accept minutes as amended carried, o4l. Cain absent. ELECTIONS/PRIMARY VOTING: McCullough stated the primary shoukf be eliminated because it creates confusion and It Is costly to the City. Ringgenberg said alternatives should be discussed. McCullough sold all candidates could run in a general election and whoever gets the most Inumber of) votes gets the seat. Cain explained the original Charter Commission was accustomed to the primary system, and, therefore, more accepting of that system as a way of narrowing down the • number of candidates. McCullough said there are problems with the primary system in filling a Council vacancy. McDonald stated there were many primaries in the early '70s. McCullough stated there is confusion with district primaries, and asked what is gained by having a primary. Cain said somebody could be elected from a district who does not represent the district's interests if all candidates were voted on at large. McCullough stated that there are no guarantees in the current system that someone who is against the interests • of the district wouldn't get elected. Charter Review Commission discussed advantages and disadvantages of district primaries. Cain stated the goal of the district system was geographical representation and that a person had to have an overall city-wide interest; if a ate/ lot of people ran for a Council seat, the primary system allowed the two top vote getters to continue to the general election; and in order to ensure that a candidate had a truly city-wide w+.1 wi.j Charter Review Commission December 8, 1994 Page 2 perspective, you couldn't guarantee that a district representative would be elected just from that district. McDonald explained that a new candidate would not want a primary and an incumbent would like a primary. McDonald stated district primaries cost the City approximately $20,000. Cain noted a previous Council candidate liked the primary system because it gave the opportunity to have recognition, test the waters and stilt not spend a lot of money. Willis asked how at. large candidates would be handled it there were no primary format. Charter Review Commission and City Clerk Kart discussed assigning designated seats for at -large seats the 'road race system' for all candidates running against each other. Cain stated that she likes the current system because it allowed candidates to work for the best platforms and best vision for the City and if designated seats were setup, people would be fighting it out against each other. Cain said the geographical representation and non -designated at -large seats was a compromise. In response to McDonald. Rhodes stated the current primary system seems straight forward. Geasland stated she likes the present system but wants to look at the number of people in each district. Cain said the original Chapter Commftsior addressed the number of district versus at -large seats and not to much the specific population of each district. Geasland said if a goal is geographical representation, the bigger the district population becomes, representation suffers. Penningroth acid far footings about the primary and ballot confusion were affected by the circumstances of the recent special elections and vacant seats. Penningroth noted that If you don't vote in the primary, you lose out on the candidate selection process. McDonald stated the current pri nary system works. In response to Cain. Rhodes said no one addressed the primary concept at the public hesrirq. Egli stated voters may want to eliminate priories because of the cost of holding a primary. Moved by Willis, seconded by Rhodes, to retain Chartse Section 302. Primary Election. Motion carried, 514, Egli, McCullough. Ringgenberg and Ponningroth voting no. City Attorney Woito left at 8:22 p.m. Geasland noted she originally proposed increasing district seats to five. Cain said the original Charter Commission discussed three district seats versus four at -large seats and four district it seats versus three at -large seats. Geasland said the original goal was geographical representation and if the present Charter Review Commission wants to maintain geographica! representation, the number of districts needs to be adjusted. Geasland and Egli said the Charter Review Commission should address Council size. Cain said the original Charter Commission discussed a nine -member Council and decided against nine because their nine - member Charter Commission had such lengthy discussions. Charter Review Commission reviewed a district boundary map of Iowa City. Cain suggested establishing a Charter Review Commission one year after the next census. Willis said charter Section 802 would not need to be amended because Council just needs to establish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years. Cain noted that the original Charter Commission had maps drawn up D Charter Review Commission December S. 1994 Pape 3 with the proposed districts for consideration and to see what equal population districts would look like. Penningroth said Charter Review Commission needs to address how they feel about the number of districts versus at -large seats on Council. Charter Review Commission discussed the Council size and the number of district seats versus at -large seats. Rhodes said that tying the number of district seats to population will create future problems. Moved by Willis, seconded by McCullough, to retain the Council system of seven Council members with four at -large and three residential district seats. Ringgenberg said the people of Iowa City want a Council that represents the entire communty. McDonald said the district Council members he served with were sensitive to the needs of the district and the entire community. Egli and McCullough said people like having district representation. Cain said she would support a four district seat -three at4orge seat system. Motion carried, 613, Cain, Geasland and Egli voting no. FINAL RECOMMENDATION DISCUSSION: McDonald stated Charter Review Commission should prepare final recommendations for Council. Ken• summarized that recommendations wo include non-discrimination language, changing individual to person, and penalty section statement. Willis said Charter Review Commission recommendations should rnclda a recommendatian to reconvene a Charter Review Commission one year after the nest census. Moved by Cain, seconded by Rhodes, to mcornmand to Council that the next Charter Review Commission be reconvened one year after the next census. Motion carried. 9A Penningroth asked if Council compensation should be discussed. Kan stated the current policy is to look at Council compensation every two yeah and state law says Council cannot compensate Itself. McDonald stated Council cartipansstion comparabWa exist with other cities. Karr stated that it is difficult to compare with other cities because compensation factors vary. Charter Review Commission discussed establishing a Council Compensation Committee. Penningroth said Council compensation should be reviewed periodically and she raised the issue so that Council doesn't have to feel politically presawad. Kart asked Charter Review Commission if another public hearing should be scheduled. Charter Review Commission members said another hearing was not necessary because the public will have oppommity to comment on the Charter Review Commission recommendations at future Charter Review Commission meetings and Council meetings. Karr stated staff will draft the recommendations as proposed. Charter Review Commissions agreed to schedule a Charter Review Commission meeting January 4, 1996. to review the recommendations. McDonald said all Charter Review Commission members should attend the Council meeting when Council discusses the Charter Review Commission recommendations. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. ,a,w 1xa.. MINUTES CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION JANUARY 4, 1995, - 5:40 P.M. CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE ROOM John McDonald presiding. Charter Review Commission: McDonald, Egli, Geasland, Penningroth, Rhodes, Ringgenberg, Willis, Cain. Absent: McCullough. City staff present: Karr, Smith. Tape recorded on Tapes CRC 96.1, All. Moved by Rhodes, seconded by Willis, to approve the December 8, 1994, Charter Review Commission minutes. Motion carried 810, McCullough absent. Moved by Rhodes, seconded by Willis, to approve staff input recommendation #1. Page 4, Section 2.06, Mayor. Subsection B. third line replace "spokesman" with "spokesperson". Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. Moved by Rhodes, seconded by Ringgenberg, to approve staff input recommendation #2. Page 4, Section 2.08, Appointments. Subsection C., "The Council shall appoint the City Attorney." Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. Moved by Willis, seconded by Cain, to not approve staff input recommendation #3. Page 6, Section 2.12, Prohibitions. Subsection B. third line, sentence should read "However, the Council or Its members may express...." Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. Moved by Penningroth, seconded by Cain, to approve staff input recommendations #4. Page 6, Section 3.01, Nomination. Subsection A., last line in paragraph should read "...not less than ten (10) persons." Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. Moved by Ringgenberg, seconded by Rhodes, to approve staff input recommendations #5. Page 17, Section 7.04, Procedure after filing. Subsection D. Validity of signatures. Third line from bottom should read "...ourrent voting roles..." Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent, CALL TO ORDER/APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairperson McDonald called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Moved by Rhodes, seconded by Willis, to approve the December 6, 1994, CRC minutes. Motion carried, 810, McCullough absent. REVIEW FINAL RECOMMENDATION MEMO: Charter Review Commission members reviewed the December 28, 1994, memo regarding CRC recommendations. CAC members asked that a preface be included explaining the review process, public hearing, attendance by Council and candidates, rationale, etc. Penningroth inquired about the staff input (7/14/94) recommendations. Charter Review Commission reviewed the staff input recommendations as follows: M Charter Review Commission January 4, 1995 Page 2 Page 4, Section 2.08, Mayor. Subsection B., third line replace "spokesman" with "spokesperson". Moved by Rhodes, seconded by Willis, to approve recommended change. Motion carried 810, McCullough absent. 2. Page 4, Section 2.08, Appointments. Subsection C. should read "The Council shall appoint the City Attorney." Moved by Rhodes, seconded by Ringgenberg, to approve recommended change. Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. 3. Page 6, Subsection 2.12, Prohibitions. Subsection 8, third line, sentence should read "However, the Councilor its members may express..." Moved by Willis, seconded by Cain, to not approve this staff input recommendation. Willis explained he feels strongly the Council should act as a Council rather than a collection of individuals and it is a redundancy to add or its members. Penningroth said the second sentence is inconsistent with the first sentence. Cain stated the Council should act as a whole. Motion carried, 8/0, McCullough absent. 4. Page 6, Section 3.01, Nomination. Subsection A., last line in paragraph should read "...not less than ten 00) persons." Moved by Penningroth, seconded by Cain, to approve recommended change. Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. 5. Page 17, Section 7.04, Procedure after filing. Subsection D. Validity of signatures, Third line from bottom should read "...current voting roles..." Moved by Ringgenberg, . seconded by Rhodes, to approve recommended change. Motion carried 8/0, McCullough absent. Ringgenberg said a brief explanation should be added to each recommendation. Willis suggested that references to dates of meeting minutes be added to each recommendation, PRESENTATION SCHEDULE: City Clerk Karr stated she met with Mayor Horowitz and it was suggested that the Charter Review Commission make a special presentation to present their recommendations at the beginning of a formal Council meeting and at that same meeting set a public hebring on the recommendations. Charter Review Commission agreed to schedule the special presentation to present their recommendations to City Council on January 31,1995, and set public hearing on the recommendations February 14, 1995. 33� h L a Charter Review Commission January 4, 1995 Page 3 Karr stated she will send a draft copy, including changes as discussed, of the memo regarding CRC recommendations to CRC members for review. Members will be asked to call with changes. McDonald asked Commission members what should happen if the City Council requests the Charter Review Commission to go back and review a specific area of the charter already reviewed. In response to McDonald, Cain stated that it would be Charter Review Commission's prerogative to ask Council to be as specific as possible if they request the Commission re -look at the charter. McDonald stated the Charter Review Commission could ask for a Council majority to request the Charter Review Commission reconvene. City Clerk Karr stated she will contact Charter Review Commission members regarding meeting schedule, final draft of recommendations, and Council meeting attendance. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m. w�cvamn 33k In Charter Review Commission Recommendations January 27, 1995 The nine member Charter Review Commission hel 12 meetings since May 17, 1994 to review the City of Iowa City Charter. The Commission started with a Charter overview which provided information about the Home Rule Act, city powers and city charters, and organization of citygovernment. The Commission then discussed Charter provisions; reviewed city staff input and recommendations; met with former council members and council candidates; and held a public hearing to receive citizen input. The public hearing was broadcast live on the government channel and phone calls were accepted. The Charter Review Commission focused discussions on non-discrimination language, campaign finance disclosure (follow up enforcement, discrepancy between local and state requirements, and 050 limitation), elections (primary and general), and districts (number, representation, neighborhoods). The Charter Review Commission also solicited city staff input. They received five recommen- dations from city department directors, agreeing to forward four of the recommendations to council. At the Commission's request, City Attorney Woito attended three meetings to advise the commission on elections and primary voting, campaign finance disclosure, and non- discrimination provisions. The Charter Review Commission met with former Council members and Mayors J. Balmer and D. Courtney and former council candidates J. Smith and P. Egli on September 29, 1994 to discuss campaign disclosure, four yearterms of office, the mayoral selection process, council compensation, and changing the present primary and general election systems. Former council members W. Ambrisco and R. Larson also provided their written comments. A public hearing was held on November 2, 1994 to receive public input. Rusty Martin proposed establishing six council districts and an at -large mayor. Chris Randall stated that council compensation should be increased. Four telephone calls were also taken during the broadcasted public hearing commenting on district representation and neighborhoods. The Charter Review Commission makesthe following recommendations whichthe commission believe to be non -substantive in nature and recommend Council adoption by ordinance rather than submission to the voters: Non-Discrimleation To add language to the Charter Section 2.08E to read, "All appointments and promotions of city employees by City Council and City Manager must be made according to job -related criteria and be consistent with nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity standards established pursuant to law." Motion carried, 6/2. The Commission noted the change to reaffirm the original spirit of the charter and re - enforces language already In existence by city, state, and federal provisions. (Meetings: 7/14194; 8/31/94) FqI Penalties (6.04) To recommend to Council that they take action and establish penalties with regard to Section 6.04. Motion carried, 8/0. The Commission referenced charter section 6.02 stating "The council may prescribe procedures..." And 6.04 stating "The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe penalties...", noting penalties were originally called for and never done. (Meetings: 11 /30/94) "Person" (6.01) To change Section 6.01 to read, "The council, by ordinance, shall prescribe limitations on the amount of campaign contributions made to a candidate for election to Council by a person as defined in this Charter." Motion carried 810. The Commission noted the definition of person contained in the.charter to include individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, political party, committee or any other legal entity. (Meetings:11/30/94) General Recommendation To recommend to Council that the next Charter Review Commission be convened one year after the next census. Motion carried, 9/0. i2 The Commission realized the growth of the city and the impact that growth has on the size of districts; suggested charter review after the next census and establishment of review to coincide with each ten year census thereafter. (Meetings:12/8/94) Staff Recommendations To change Page 4, Section 2.06, Mayor., Subsection B., third line, replace "spokesman" with "spokesperson." Motion carried, 810. (Meeting: 114/95) To change Page 4, Section 2.08, Appointments., Subsection C., "The Council shall appoint the City Attorney.' Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95) To change Page 6, Section 3.01, Nomination., Subsection A., last line in paragraph should read "...not less than ten (10) persons." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95) To change Page 17, Section 7.04, Procedure after filing. Subsection D. Validity of signatures. Third line from bottom should read "...current voting rolls..." Motion carried, 810. (Meeting: 1 /4/96) Other key areas of discussion were: Council/Manager Form. Moved and seconded to continue the Charter Review discussions based on retaining the Council/Manager form of government. Motion carried, 9/0. (Meeting: 6114/94) City Manager Duties. Commission recognized the State Code lists City Manager duties and agreed to retain the Charter section. (Meeting: 7/14/94) 319 3 Term of Office. (Four years per and no limit on number) Moved and seconded that the term of office remain four years. Motion carried, 6/2. (Meetings: 7/14/94; 11/16194) Moved and seconded to move limitation of term of office to the resolved list. Motion carried, 7/1. (Meeting:11/16/94) Recall. Moved and seconded to remove "recall" as a discussion item. Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 6/29/94) Initiative and Referendum. Moved and seconded to move initiative and referendum to the resolved list. Motion carried, 8/0. (Meetings: 6/29/94; 11/16194) Mayor Selection. Moved and seconded to move mayor selection to the resolved list. Motion carried, 711. (Meeting: 11/16/94) Council Compensation. Moved and seconded to move council compensation to the resolved list. Motion carried, 6/2. (Meeting: 11/16/94) Campaign Finance Disclosure. (Follow-up enforcement; discrepancy with state, and $50 limitation) Moved and seconded to recommend to Council that they take action and establish penalties with regard to Section 6.04. Motion carried, 8/0. (Meetings: 7/14/94, 11/16/94; 11 /30/94) General Voting. Moved and seconded that in the general election for every seat that is open, every voter votes for every seat. Motion carried, 612. (Meeting: 11/30194) Elections. (Primary voting, 2.10 Vacancies) Moved and seconded to retain Charter Section 3.02 Primary Election. Motion carried, 5/4. IMeetings: 7114194; 11/30/94; 12/8/94) Districts. (Number, representation; neighborhood) and Council Size (number) Moved and seconded to retain the current system of 7 council members with 4 at large and 3 residential district. Motion carried, 6/3. (Meeting: 12/8194) Staff Recommendation. Moved and seconded to not change Page 6, Section 2.12, Prohibitions., Subsection S., third line, sentence should read "However, the council or its members may express..." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95) By the 1994/95 Charter Review Commission: John McDonald, Chair Patt Cain Paul Egli Mary Geasland Jeff McCullough sheradlcclerkVill13.7mk.) ks Kathy Penningroth Ann Rhodes Clayton Ringgenberg Craig Willis 311 J ORDINANCE NO. 95-3671 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE IOWA CITY CHARTER, SECTIONS 2.06B (MAYOR), 2.080 AND 2.08E (APPOINTMENTS), 3.01A (NOMI- NATION), 6.01 (LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS), AND 7.04D (PROCEDURE AFTER FILING), AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the Iowa City Charter provides for the establishment of a Charter Review Commis- slon at least once every ten years; and WHEREAS, the Iowa City City Council did appoint a nine -member Commission for review of the Charter on May 17, 1994; and WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission did meet twelve times for review of the Charter and presented their recommendations to Council on January 31, 1995; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the recommendations on February 14, 1995; and WHEREAS, it is necessary forthe City Council to adopt these recommendations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. AMENDMENTS. The Iowa City Charter be hereby amended by: a. Repealing Section 2.06B and adding a new Section 2.0613 as follows: B. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, the official representative of the City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy spokesperson. The Mayor shall present to the City no later than February 28 an annual State of the City message. b. Repealing Section 2.08C and adding a new Section 2.08C as follows: C. The Council shall appoint the City At- tomey. c. Repealing Section 2.08E and adding a new Section 2.08E as follows: E. The Council shall fix the amount of compensation, if any, of persons it appoints and shall provide forthe meth- od of compensation of other City em- ployees. All appointments and promo- tions of City employees by City Council and City Manager must be made ac- cording to job -related criteria and be wl� 914 Ordinance No. 95-3671 Page 2 consistent with nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity stan- dards established pursuant to law, d. Repealing Section 3.01A and adding a new Section 3.O1A as follows: A. An eligible elector of a council district may become a candidate for a council district seat by filing with the city clerk a valid petition requesting that his or her name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) days nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors from the candidate's district equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. e. Repealing Section 6.01 and adding a new Section 6.01 as follows: The Council, by ordinance, shall pre- scribe limitations on the amount of cam- paign contributions made to a candidate for election to Council by a person as defined In this Charter. f. Repealing Section 7.04D and adding a new Section 7.04D as follows: D. Validity of signatures. A petition shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this article if it contains valid signa- tures in the number prescribed by Sec- tion 7.03 and is timely filed, even though the petition may contain one or more invalid signatures. A signature shall be deemed valid unless It is not the genuine signature of the qualified elector whose name it purports to be, or it was not voluntarily and knowingly executed. A valid signature need not be in the identical form In which the qualified elector's name appears on the voting rolls, nor may a signature be deemed invalid because the address accompanying the name on the petition is different from the address for the same name on the current voting rolls If the qualified elector's birth date is provided and is shown on the voting rolls. SECTION 11. REPEALER. All ordinances and pads of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. IJ Ordinance No. 95-3671 Page 3 SECTION III. SEVERABILITY. If any section, Provision or part of the Ordinance shall be ad- judged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconsti- tutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordi. nance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. Passed and approved this 28th day of March, 1995. 'da- tlfl, AYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK App ved by 1 ityAttorney's (fire 4_43 '[-M W.ld 0 a FINAL MEETING` CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION JANUARY 21, 1985 Charter Review Commission: January 21, 1985, 7:05 PM in the Council Chambers at the C vic Center, Chairperson Balmer presiding. Commission Present: Balmer, Mintzer, Ringgenberg, 8aldus, Oavidsen, Matsumoto. sent: Roberts, Welt, Goodwin. Karr, Boyle, Smith. Reel CRC17-84, Side 1 372-End, Side 2, All; CRC18-84, meeting to order at 7:05 PM. The minutes of "Ow Commission were approved as read. �7'! by information received from the information need to be f �� .ity Attorney ate Elections Staff Present: Ta, --ded: f oposed ballot 4of the State following form: al is measure) be says 81niert the public measure.' ' it is non-state- oecause it is not e but only a local a language for the 4guage to read *The election...', thereby the following ballot ition of three Council- f the entire city. The e three district City ,y by the voters of their .he Charter of Iowa City be Of the language as agreed upon Page 2 Revisions to Proposed Chances The Charter Review Commission reviewed the January 18, 1985 memo from Assistant City Attorney Boyle. Section 1.02. Boyle stated that the City Manager has concerns that when the c arter was originally drafted "subject to state law" was limited to each section so that there would not be any implication that the Charter Review Commission was trying to limit the powers of the City in any way. Ringgenberg said the original Charter Review Commission was trying to stay with local control. Commission members agreed to stay with the original charter language. Definitions. Boyle said if the charter is revised to state 'resident of owe y w o is registered to vote", then It clearly limits it to people who are both residents of and registered to vote in Iowa City. Section 7.038 and 7.040. Baldus said new language that will be submitted To-r Lo nc approve needs to be underlined. Commission members reviewed changes to 7.03B and 7.04D and discussed mandatary and optional require- ments for validation of signatures. Baldus said the intention 1s to provide information to verify if a signature is valid. Boyle said two things are needed: A person who is a resident of Iowa City and is a qualified elector - the address provides evidence of the Iowa City residence. Baldus said a clause should be added stating that failure to provide this information shall not invalidate the Petition. Commission members said 7.040 covers that. Baldus said there are two Issues: 1) Do we want to require that the docmment include a place to enter information (name, address, date, birthdate), and 2Is the failure to put that information on the petition a basis for invalidation. Baldus said a space for a birthdate should be required. Mintzer explained that the revised section 7.03B states that the form has to provide a space for the birthdate and the City Council can still require that birthdate be filled in. Karr said that if the Council would require birthdate, they would do so with an ordinance change and colt "that no signer shall be required to furnish his/her birthdate' from Section 7.038. Baldus said people should have the opportunity to provide that information and it should not be left to the discretion of Council. Karr said that people will not provide the information if it is optional. Karr and Davidsen raised concerns that there is confusion with what's required on the form, what the petitioners have to do, and what the Council can do. Commission members discussed what information should be required on the form and from the petitioners. Balmer said if information is optional, petitioners should be told that the birthdate may be needed to determine the validity of signatures. Baldus said the Charter Review Commission needs to decide If the optional information is needed to validate a signature. Boyle stated that the City Clerk shouldn't be required to go to other collateral sources to validate signatures. In response to Baldus, Boyle said the signature would not be counted if the date is onitted because of the Charter prevision that requires that the signature be secured and peti- tions filed within six months after the date the affidavit is required. [Note: Even though the signature might otherwise be valid for purpose of .'S%.Z. Page 3 Section 7.040.] Baldus proposed that Section 7.03B read "...the form shall also provide space for the signers birthdate but failure to enter birthdate shall not invalidate a signers signature." Karr inquired about the validation of a signature if the date is omitted. Boyle said the omission of the date doesn't invalidate the signature, it just means that 1t wasn't signed at the right time. Karr said she requested consideration of the problem of timing, the validity of signa- ture's section, and had general concerns about what should be counted when validating signatures. Karr explained that birthdate was mentioned in a previous memo as a possible substitution for address. Since the address is necessary, Karr does not endorse using birthdate as an additional optional criteria to verify signatures. Karr stated the simpliest way to avoid problems is to get the minimal amount of information required to verify a signature. Karr stated she is willing to work on the language that would use birthdate as a criteria. Baldus said it is completely irresponsible to invalidate a signature solely because someone has moved and that if the City Council does not accept this section as revised it should go an the ballot. Commission member agreed to revise language in Section 7.03E to read ". the form shall also provide space for the signer's birthdate but failure to enter birthdate shall not Invalidate a signer's signature' and retain Section 7.040 as noted in the January 18, 1985 revisions. Section 8.02.' Boyle explained 'In a manner' might not allow City Council 7re-M y or any freedom. In response to Ringgenberg, Boyle said ieague a allowing the Charter Review Commission to recommend to the Council 'corrective and minor amendments' is too vague and leaves it open to interpretation problems regarding what corrective and minor amendments are. Balmer will report the results of the meeting with City Council at the next Charter Review Commission meeting. Karr will check on the earliest date for submitting the ballot question through the County Auditor. The ballot question will be sent to the Charter Review Commission mnemba their review before submitting it to the City Council and to the Cn far rs for sioner of Elections. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 PM. 57,2 "Ity of Iowa City , MEMORANDUM Date: January 14, 1985 To: City Council From: Marian K. Karr, City Clerk and Richard J. Boyle, Assistant City Attorney Re: Charter Review: Changes in Charter Proposed for Adoption by Council I. Staff Proposals Attached is a proposed ordinance to amend the City Charter, with changes the City staff proposes to have made by the City Council. The changes have been reviewed by the Charter Review Commission. They are marked by underlining for changes or additions, or a caret ( A ) to show deletions. Specifically, the changes are as follows: Definitions. 7. "Voter" changed to "eligible elector" to conform to Iowa Code section 39.3(1). 8. "Qualified voter" was changed to "qualified elector" to conform to Code section 39.3(2). Those terms were changed throughout the Charter, and are marked. We shall not comment on each specific change. Please note that the term "voters" was retained in cases where the reference was to the entire electorate or an election. Section 1.02. The last sentence was added, referencing state law, so similar references could be deleted from individual sections. The deletions are as marked in sections 2.08D, 2.09, 2.11, 4.04A(2), 4.04A(4), 4.04A(6), 4.04A(12), 5.02 and 6.04. Section 2.01. A 'comma was added after the word "Four" for clarity. The last two lines were revised in an attempt to clarify the meaning. Section 2.03. Minor changes were made to try to clarify this section. Section 2.05. This section was revised because the present provision conflicts with Iowa Code section 372.13(8), which provides that changes in council member compensation "shall become effective for all council members at the beginning of the Term of the council members elected at the election next following the change in compensation." The use of the word "shall• means that provision is mandatory (Code Sec. 4.1(36)(a)). The change also reflects actual practice. Section 2.068. The last sentence was deleted since Iowa law now provides that the Mayor has no veto power over measures he/she was entitled to vote upon at the time of passage. Iowa Code (1983) sec. 380.5. Section 2.07. The word "and" was chany,�d to "or" to clarify the meaning of the provision. Section 2.08E. The words "if any" were added to avoid the implication that all persons appointed by the Council must be compensated. As you know, board and commission members are generally unpaid. Section 2.09. State law mandates (Code section 372.13(5)) that the Council determine rules and maintain records. Section 3.03. The middle sentence was added, and the last phrase deleted, in an attempt to clarify this provision. Section 4.04. This entire provision basically tracks Iowa Code section 372.8, some of which was not included, however. Subsection 4.04A(10) was revised, but Code section 372.8(2)(m) requires the report by the loth of each month. Section 5.02. The first sentence was substantially revised. The appointment power is already contained in Charter Section 2.08D., and the state law requirements provision is now found in Section 1.02. The state law reference was left in the last sentence for emphasis. Sections 6.01 and 6.04. The word "contributions" was inserted in lieu of the word "expenditures' since the U.S. Supreme Court (Buckley expen kleyvv. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1 (1976)) has held that it is unconstitutional to TTmiFdi- tures. Section 7.01B(1). The limitation on initiative and referendum relating to "emergency ordinances' has been eliminated. The term has no easily ascertained meaning. Section 7.02B. The words 'to the petitioners" were deleted as being superfluous. Section 7.03B. Language was added which is intended to assist in verification of petition signatures. Section 7.04A. The time for checking supplemental petitions was in- creased from five to fifteen days. Five days has been found to be inadequate. Section Oansae was revmnattempt to clarify for validigntures,Comissioin nmembdid not want a signature invalidated merely because a signer has moved if it can be verified by other information. Section 7.05A. Minor changes were made to clarify the language. Section 7.05B. The words "of the city" in the first line seemed super- fluous and were deleted. The time for submission of an issue was increased from 25 to 40 days in order to allow the County Auditor /nzz adequate time to get the question on the ballot. The last sentence was revised to make reference to the Iowa Code section where the City Code of Iowa section has been codified. Section 8.02. The last sentence was added to allow flexibility to the Charter Review process. II. Campaign Finance Article The second proposed ordinance relates to Campaign Finance Disclosure. Section 6.02 of the Charter currently requires the Council to adopt disclosure requirements for all contributions and expenditures. In 1983, the Council repealed many of fhe campaign finance disclosure provisions In the City Code of Ordinances. A majority (5-4) of the Charter Review Commission believes you should amend the charter to make the section permissive rather than mandatory by changing the word "shall" to "may" in the first line of the section. The Commission also believes (7-2) that you should amend the section to delete the word "all" in line four because use of the word "all" implies that any disclosure requirements would apply to any amount, no matter how small. The amended language would allow leeway so that any disclosure legislation could provide for disclosure only above some threshold level. db/sp �o/ ORDINANCE NO. All ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS, AND TO CONFORM CERTAIN TERMS AND i'i:OVISiONS TO THE STATE CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY THAT: SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the City Charter so that tems used therein are consistent with similar terms in the Iowa Code. to clarify certain provisions, the meaning of which has been found to be unclear, and to eliminate provisions which are inconsistent with the Iowa Code. SECTION II. AMENDMENTS. The following sections and subsections of the City Charter of Iowa City are hereby repealed, namely, Definitions subsections 7 and 8, and Sections 1.02, 2.01, 2.03, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.11, 3.01. 3.02, 3.03, 4.04, 5.02. 6.01, 6.04, 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 8.01, and 8.02, and the following are hereby adopted in lieu thereof: 1. Sections 7 and 8 of the DEFINITIONS are hereby amended to read as follows: 7. "Eligible elector" means a person eligible to register to vote in Iowa C ti y. 8. "Qualified elector" means a person who is registered to vote in Iowa City. 2. Each of the following sections and subsections shall be amended to read as follows: Section 1.02. Construction. The grant of power to the City under this Charter is intended to be broad; the mention of a specific power in this Charter is not intended to be a limitation on the general powers conferred in this article. All nnvors nranted herein are subiect to requirements of applicable_ State Section 2.01. Composition. The City Council consists of seven members. Four, to be known as Council members at large, are to be nominated and elected by the quali- fied electors of the City at large. The other three are to be known as District Councilmembers; they are to be nominated by the qualified electors of their respective districts, as provided by Article III, andA e eT [t—eTAby the qualified electors of the City at large. Section 2.03. Eligibility. To be eligible to be elected to and to retain a Council position, a person must be an eligible elector of Iowa City, and if seeking or elected to represent a Council District, must be a domiciliary of that Council District. /;?�z 2 Section 2.05. Compensation. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the compensation of the Mayor and the other Cour•cilmembersand the Council shall not adopt such an ordinance during the months If November and December immediately fol- lowing a regular City election. Section 2.06. Mayor. A. lmnediately following the beginning of the terms of Councilmembers elected at the regular City election, the Council shall meet and elect from amnng its members the Mayor and Mayor pro tem for a term of two years. B. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, the official representa- tive of the City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy spokesman. The Mayor shall present to the City no later than February 28, an annual State of the City message.A C. The Mayor pro tem shall act as Mayor during the absence of the Mayor. Section 2.07. General powers and duties. All powers of the City are vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by State law or this Charter. Section 2.08. Appointments. A. The Council shall appoint the City Manager. B. The Council shall appoint the City Clerk. C. The Council shall appoint the City Attorney and such other legal counsel as it finds necessary and it shall provide for the appoint- ment of the city legal staff. D. The Council shall appoint all members of the City's Boards.^ E. The Council shall fix the amount of compensation, if aw�n ;� of persons it appoints and shall provide for the method of compensation of other City employees. All appointments and promotions of City employees shall be made according to job -related criteria and be consistent ME nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity standards established pursuant to law. Section 2.09. Rules; records. The Council shall determine its own rules and shall maintain records of its proceedings.^ Section 2.11. Council action. A. Passage of an ordinance, amendment or resolution requires an affirma- tive vote of a majority of the Councilmembers.A ia,tl B. The Council may submit to the voters, without a petition, a proposi- tion. for the repeal, amendment cr enactment of any measure, to be voted upon at any succeeding general, regular or special City election., and if the proposition submitted receives a majority of the votes cast on it at the election, the measure shall be repealed, amended or enacted accordingly. Section 3.01. Nomination. An e�li�ibl—e elector of a council district may become a candidate for a council district seat by filing with the city clerk a valid petition requesting that his or her name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) days nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors from the candidate's district equal in number to at least Fw—o-M percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. B. An eligible elector of the City may become a candidate for an at_arge ounc�at by filing with the city clerk a petition requesting that the candidate's name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voTe-F to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. Section 3.02. Primary election. A. If there are more than two candidates for a Council District seat, a primary election must be held for that seat with only the qualified electors of that Council District eligible to vote. The names of the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the primary election are to be placed on the ballot for the regular City election as candidates for that Council seat. B. If there are more than twice as many candidates as there are at large positions to be filled, there shall be a primary election held unless the Council, by ordinance, chooses to have a run-off election. Section 3.03. Regular city election. A. In the regular City election, each Council District seat up for election shall be listed separately on the ballot and only the names of candidates nominated from the Council District shall be listed an the ballot as candidates for that seat. However all ualified electors of the Cit shall be entitled to vote or sue candi ites. e nee ounc strlctseats shal Tie designa%a o�heFa7ToF as Council District A, Council District B and Council District C.^ B. The at large Council seats shall be designated on the ballot as such. 4 Section 4.04. Duties of city manager. A. The City Manager shall be chief administrative officer of the City, and shall: (1) Ensure that the laws of the City are executed and enforced. (2) Supervise and direct the administration of City government and the official conduct of employees of the City appointed by the City Manager including their employment, training, reclassifi- cation, suspension or discharge as the occasion requires.^ (3) Appoint or employ persons to occupy positions for which no other method of appointment is provided by State law or this Charter. (4) Supervise the administration of the City personnel system, including the determination of the compensation of all City employees appointed by the City Manager.A (5) Supervise the performance of all contracts for work to be done for the City, make all purchases of materials and supplies, and assure that such materials and supplies are received and are of specified quality and character. (6) Supervise and manager all public improvements, works and under- takings of the City, and all City -owned property including buildings, plants, systems, and enterprises and to have charge of their construction, improvement, repair and maintenance.^ (7) Supervise the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings, specifications and estimates for the City. (8) Provide for the issuance and revocation of licenses and permits authorized by State law or City ordinance and cause a record thereof to be maintained. (9) Prepare and submit to the Council the annual budgets in the form prescribed by State law. (10) Provide the Council, months an itemized written monthly financial report.A (11) Attend Council meetings and keep the Council fully advised of • the financial and other conditions of the City as it needs. (12) See that the business affairs of the City are transacted in an efficient manner and that accurate records of all City business are maintained and made available to the public.A (13) Provide necessary and reasonable clerical, research and profes- sional assistance to Boards within limitations of the budget. (14) Perform such other and further duties as the Council may direct. �or 5 B. The City Manager, in performing the foregoing duties, may: (1) Present recommendations and programs to the Council and partici- pate in any discussion by the Council of any matters pertaining to the duties of the City Manager. (2) Cause the examination and investigation of the affairs of any department or the conduct of any employee under supervision of the City Manager. (3) Execute contracts on behalf of the City when authorized by the Council. Section 5.02. Appointment; removal. The Council shall seek to provide broad representation on all Boards.AThe Council shall establish procedures to give at least thirty days' notice of vacancies before they are filled and shall encourage nominations by citizens. The Council shall establish conditions for the removal of members for just cause, consistent with State law. Section 6.01. Limitations on the amount of campaign contributions. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe limitations on the amount of campaign contributions made by an individual or political committee to a candidate or a ec on to Council. Section 6.04. Violations. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe (1) penalties for the viola- tion of A contribution limitations and disclosure requirements it estab- lishes pursuan oon is section and (2) when appropriate, conditions for the revocation of a candidate's right to serve on Council if elected 'A Section 7.01. General provisions. A. Authority. (1) Initiative. The qualified electors have the right to propose ordinances to the Council and-7-FTTe Council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to have the ordinance submitted to the voters at an election. (2) Referendum. The qualified electors have the right to require reconsideration by the Councii—Fir an existing ordinance and, if the Council fails to repeal such ordinance, to have it submitted to the voters at an election. (3) Definition. Within this article, "ordinance- means all other measures of a legislative nature, however designated, which (a) are of a permanent rather than temporary character and (b) include a proposition enacting, amending or repealing a new or existing law, policy or plan, as opposed to one providing for the execution or administration of a law, policy or plan already enacted by Council. 0 B. Limitations. (1) Subject matter, The right of initiative and referendum shall not extend to any of the following: (a) Any measure of an executive or administrative nature, (b) The City budget. (c) The appropriation of money, (d) The levy of taxes or special assessments. (e) The issuance of General Obligation and Revenue Bonds. (f) The letting of contracts. (g) Salaries of City employees. n A (h) Any measure required to be enacted by State or federal law. (i) Amendments to this Charter. (j) Amendments affecting the City Zoning Ordinance, except • those affecting a tract of land two acres or more in size. (2) Resubmission. No initiative or referendum petition shall be filed within two years after the same measure or a measure substantially the same has been submitted to the voters at an election. (3) Council repeal, amendment and reenactment. No ordinance proposed by initiative petition and adopted by the vote of the Council without submission to the voters, or adopted by the voters pursuant to this article, may for two years thereafter be repealed or amended except by a vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original initiative ordi- nance. No ordinance referred by referendum petition and repealed by the vote of the Council without submission to the voters, or repealed by the voters pursuant to this article, may be reenacted for two years thereafter except by vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original ref- erendum petition. C. Construction. (1) Scope of power. It is intended that this article confer broad initiative and referendum powers upon the qualified electors of the City. (2) Initiative. It is intended that (a) no initiative petition will be invalid because it repeals an existing ordinance in whole or in part by virtue of proposing a new ordinance and (b) an initiative petition may amend an existing ordinance. �ar (3) Referendum. It is intended that a referendum petition may repeal an ordinance in whole or in part. D. Effect of filing petition. The filing of an initiative or referendum petition does not suspend or invalidate any ordinance under consid- eration and such ordinance shall remain in full force and effect until its amendment or repeal by Council pursuant to Section 7.05A or until a majority of the qualified electors voting on an ordinance vote to repeal or amend the ordinance ana a vote is cer-ified. City obligation. An initiative or referendum vote which repeals an existing ordinance in whole or in part does not affect any obliga- tions entered into by the City, its agencies or any person in reliance on the ordinance during the time it was in effect. Section 7.02. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit. Commencement. One or more qualified electors, hereinafter referred to as the "petitioners," may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit stating they will supervise the circulation of the petition and will be respon- sible for filing it in proper form, stating their names and addresses and specifying the address to which all relevant notices are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. B. Affidavit. The City Clerk shall accept the affidavit for filing if on its face it appears to have signatures of one or more qualified electors. The City Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition formsn on the same day the affidavit is accepted for filing. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared and have available to the public, forms and affidavits suitable for the commencement of proceedings and the preparation of initiative and referendum petitions. Section 7.03. Petitions; revocation of signatures. A. Number of signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least twenty-five percent of the number of persons who voted in the last regular City election, but by noAfewer than two thousand five hundred qualified electors. B. Form and content. All papers of a petition prepared for filing must be substantially uniform in size and style and must be assembled as one instrument. The Detition form shall nrnvide snare fnr tha uouncii. recisions preparea Tor circulation must contain or have alTa—cFeff thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed,or sought to be reconsidered. The petition filed with the City Clerk need have attached to it only one copy of the ordinance being proposed or referred. C. Affidavit of circulator. Each paper of petition containing signa- tures must have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by a qualified elector certifying: the number of signatures on the paper, /R�l that he or she personally circulated it, that all signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that he or she believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered. Any person filing a false affidavit will be liable to criminal penalties as provided by State law. Time for filing initiative petitions. Signatures on an initiative petition must be secured and the petition filed within six months after the date the affidavit required under Section 7.02A was filed. Time for filing referendum petitions. Referendum petitions may be filed within sixty days after final adoption by the Council of the ordinance sought to be reconsidered, or subsequently at any time more than two years after such final adoption. The signatures on a referendum petition must be secured during the sixty days after such final adoption; however, if the petition is filed more than two years after final adoption, the signatures must be secured within six months after the date the affidavit required under Section 7.02A was filed. Revo-ation of signature. Prior to the time a petition is filed with the City Clerk, a signatory may revoke his or her signature for any reason by filing with the City Clerk a statement of his or her intent to revoke his or her signature. After a petition is filed a signa- tory may not revoke his or her signature. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared and have available to the public, forms suitable for the revocation of petition signatures. Section 7.04. Procedure after filing. A. Certificate of City Clerk; amendment. Within twenty days after a petition is filed, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to its sufficiency, specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and shall promptly send a copy of the certificate to the petitioners by registered mail. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of valid signatures may be amended once if one or more of the petitioners files a notice of intention to amend it with the City Clerk within two days after receiving a copy of such certificate and files a supplementary petition upon additional papers within fifteen days after receiving a copy of such certificate. Such supplementary petition shall comply with the requirements of Subsections B and C of Section 7.03, and within fifteen days after it is filed, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition as amended and promptly send a copy of such certificate to the petitioners by registered mail as in the case of an original petition. If a petition or amended petition is certified sufficient, or if a petition or amended petition is certified insufficient and one or more of the petitioners do not amend or request Council review under Subsection B of this Section within the time prescribed, the City Clerk shall promptly present the certificate to the Council. Council review. If a petition has been certified insufficient by the City Clerk and one or more of the pe+itionprs do not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended petition has been certified insufficient by the City Clerk, one or more of the petitioners may, within two days after receiving a copy of such certificate, file with the City Clerk a request that it be reviewed by the Council. The Council shall review the certificate at its next meeting following the filing of such a request, but not later than thirty days after the filing of the request for review, and shall rule upon the sufficiency of the petition. Court review; new petition. Each qualified elector has a right to judicial review of Council's determination as to the sufficiency of a petition. Proceedings for judicial review will be equitable in nature and must be filed in the State District Court for Johnson County. The right to judicial review is conditioned upon the timely filing of a request for Council review under Section 7.04B, and the filing of the petition for court review within thirty days after determination by Council as to the sufficiency of the petition. A determination of insufficiency, even if sustained upon court review, shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. Validity of signatures. A petition shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this Artirlp if it contains valid signatures in the number prescribed by Section 7.03 and is timely filed, even though the petition may contain one or more invalid signatures. A signature shall be deemed valid unless it is not the genuine signature of the qualified voter whose name it purports to be, or it was not voluntar- ily and knowingly executed. A valid signature need not be in the identical form in which the qualified plp or'� name appears on the voting rolls, nor ma a sianature be deemed invalid because the address accompanying a name on a pe i on is eren —fro" e address for the same name on the current voting r�s if th�i= Section 7.05. Action on petitions. A. Action by council. When an initiative or referendum petition has been determined sufficient, the Council shall promptly consider the proposed initiative ordinance or reconsider the referred ordinance. If the Council fails to adopt a proposed initiative ordinance and fails to adopt an ordinance which is pimilar in substance within sixty days. or if the Council fails to repeal the referred ordinance within thirty days after the date the petition was finally determined sufficient, it shall submit the proposed or referred ordinance to the qualified electors of the City as hereinafter prescribed. The Council shaT1 —submit to the voters any ordinance which has been proposed —Fr—ref erred in accordance with the provisions of this Article unless the petition is deemed insufficient pursuant to Section 7:Od-If at any time more than thirty days before a scheduled initiative or referendum election the Council adopts the proposed initiative ordinance or adopts an ordinance which is similar in substance or if the Council repeals a referred ordinance, the initiative or referendum proceedings shall terminate and the proposed or referred ordinance shall not be submitted to the voters. 10 Submission to voters. The voteA-- . proposed or referred ordinance shall be held at the regular city election or at the general election which next occurs more than forty (4� days after the expiration of the appropriate sixty- or thirty -day period provided for considera- tion or reconsideration in Section 7.05A, provided, however, that the council may provide for a special referendum election on a referred ordinance any time after the expiration of the thirty -day period provided for reconsideration in Section 7.05A. Copies of the proposed or referred ordinance shall be made available to the qualified electors at the polls and shall be advertised,_ at the city's expense in the manner required for "questions" in Section 376.5 of the �owa Code.n The subject matter and purpose of the referred or proposed ordinance shall be indicated on the ballot. Section 8.01. Charter amendments. This Charter may be amended only by one of the following methods: A. The Council, by resolution, may submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and a proposed amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. The Council, by ordinance, may amend the Charter. However, within thirty (30) days of publication of the ordinance, if a petition signed by eligible electors of the City equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the Council, the Council must submit the amending ordinance to the voters at a City election, and the amend- ment does not become effective until approved by a majority of those voting. C. If a petition signed by eligible electors of the City equal in number to ten percent of the neisons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the Council proposing an amendment to the Charter, the Council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and the amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting. Section 8.02. Charter Review Commission. The Council, using the procedures prescribed in Article V. shall estab- lish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of this Charter. The Commission, consisting of at least nine members, shall review the existing Charter and may, within twelve months recommend any Charter amendments that it deems fit. The Council shall submit such amendments to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. The Commission may also recommend to the SECTION III. REPEALER: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. 11 SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY: If any section, nrovision or part of this Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK �a� ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LITY CHARTER WITH RESPECT TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLO- SURE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY THAT: SECTION I. AMENDMENT. Section 6.02 of the City Charter is hereby repealed, and the following is adopted in lieu thereof: Section 6.02. Disclosure of contribu- tions and expenditures. The Council, by ordinance, may prescribe procedures requiring, immediately before and after each regular, special, primary, or run-off election, the disclosure of the amount, source and kind of contributions received and expenditures made by (1) each candidate for election to Council and (2) any and all other persons, for the purpose of aiding or securing the candidate's nomination or election. SECTION II. REPEALER: All ordinances and pars of or nances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of this Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall e in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this. MAYOR ATTEST: CITY CLERK Recr.bied R Approved fmn ��T ORDINANCE NO. 85-3228 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY CHARTER WITH RESPECT TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE DISCLO- SURE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY THAT: SECTION I. AMENDMENT. Section 6.02 of the City Charter is hereby repealed, and the following is adopted in lieu thereof: Section 6.02. Disclosure of contribu- tions and expenditures. The Council, by ordinance, may prescribe procedures requiring, immediately before and after each regular, special, primary, or run-off election, the disclosure of the amount, source and kind of contributions received and expenditures made by (1) each candidate for election to Council and (2) any and all other persons, for the purpose of aiding or securing the candidate's nomination or election. SECTION II. REPEALER: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION III. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of this Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. 12th clay of Passed and proved this Y March, 198S. ATTEST: Rprehrd+d 4 Approved nt M Ord. No. 85-32U It was moved by Erdahl , and seconded by Strait , that the Ordinance as read be adopted and upon roll call ere were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x AMBRISCO x BAKER x DICKSON x ERDAHL x MCDONALD x STRAIT x ZUBER First consideration Vote for passage: Second consideration Vote for passage Date published March 20, 1985 Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Dickson, that the rule requiring ordinances to be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended, the first and second consid- eration and vote be waived and the ordinance be voted upon for final passage at this time. Ayes: Dickson, Erdahl, McDonald, Strait, Zuber, Ambrisco Nays: Baker ORDINANCE NO. 85-3227 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS, AND TO CONFORM CERTAIN TERMS AND PROVI- SIONS TO THE STATE CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY THAT: SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the City Charter so that terms used therein are consistent with similar terms in the Iowa Code, to clarify certain provisions, the meaning of which has been found to be unclear, and to eliminate provisions which are inconsistent with the Iowa Code. SECTION II. AMENDMENTS. The following sections and subsections of the City Charter of Iowa City are hereby repealed, namely, Definitions subsections 7 and 8, and Sections 2.01, 2.03, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 4.04, 5.02, 6.04, 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 8.01, and 8.02, and the following are hereby adopted in lieu thereof: 1. Sections 7 and 8 of the DEFINITIONS are hereby amended to read as follows: 7. "Eligible elector" means a person eligible to register to vote in Iowa City. 8. "Qualified elector" means a resident of Iowa City who is registered to vote in Iowa City. 2. Each of the following sections and subsections shall be amended to read as follows: Section 2.01. Composition. The City Council consists of seven members. Four, to be known as Council members at large, are to be nominated and elected by the quali- fied electors of the City at large. The other three are to be known as District Councilmembers; they are to be nominated by the qualified electors of their respective districts, as provided by Article III, and elected by the qualified electors of the City at large. Section 2.03. Eligibility. To be eligible to be elected to and to retain a Council position, a person must be an eligible elector of Iowa City, and if seeking or 2 elected to represent a Council District, must be a domiciliary of that Council District. Section 2.05. Compensation. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the compensation of the Mayor and the other Councilmembers, and the Council shall not adopt such an ordinance during the months of November and December immedi- ately following a regular City election. Section 2.06. Mayor. A. Immediately following the beginning of the terms of Councilmembers elected at the regular City election, the Council shall meet and elect from among its members the Mayor and Mayor pro tem for a term of two years. B. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, the official rep- resentative of the City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy spokes- man. The Mayor shall present to the City no later than February 28, an annual State of the City message. C. The Mayor pro tem shall act as Mayor during the absence of the Mayor. Section 2.07. General powers and duties. All powers of the City are vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by State law or this Char- ter. Section 2.08. Appointments. A. The Council shall appoint the City Manager. B. The Council shall appoint the City Clerk. C. The Council shall appoint the City Attorney and such other legal counsel as it finds necessary and it shall provide for the appointment of the city legal staff. D. The Council shall appoint all members of the City's Boards, except as otherwise provided by State law. 117 3 E. The Council shall fix the amount of compensation, if any, of persons it appoints and shall provide for the method of compensation of other City employees. All appointments and promotions of City employees shall be made according to job - related criteria and be consistent with nondiscri- minatory and equal employment opportunity standards estab- lished pursuant to law. Section 3.01. Nomination. A. An eligible elector of a council district may become a candidate for a council district seat by filing with the city clerk a valid petition requesting that his or her name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty- five (65) days nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors from the candidate's district equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) per- sons. B. An eligible elector of the City may become a candidate for an at -large Council seat by filing with the city clerk a petition requesting that the candidate's name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. Section 3.02. Primary election. A. If there are more than two can- didates for a Council District seat, a primary election must 4 be held for that seat with only the qualified electors of that Council District eligible to vote. The names of the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the primary election are to be placed on the ballot for the regular City election as candidates for that Council seat. B. Tf there are more than twice as many candidates as there are at large positions to be filled, there shall be a primary election held unless the Council, by ordinance, chooses to have a run-off election. Section 3.03. Regular city election. A. In the regular City election, each Council District seat up for election shall be listed separately on the ballot and only the names of candidates nominated from the Council District shall be listed on the ballot as candidates for that seat. However, all qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote for such candidates. The three Council District seats shall be designated on the ballot as Council District A, Council District B and Council District C. B. The at large Council seats shall be designated on the ballot as such. Section 4.04. Duties of city manager. A. The City Manager shall be chief administrative officer of the City, and shall: (1) Ensure that the laws of the City are executed and enforced. (2) Supervise and direct the administration of City government and the official conduct of employees of the City appointed by the City Manager including their employment, training, reclassification, suspen- sion or discharge as the occasion requires, subject to State law. (3) Appoint or employ persons to occupy positions for which no other method of appointment is provided by State law or this Char- ter. (4) Supervise the administra- tion of the City personnel system, including the de- termination of the compen- sation of all City employees appointed by the City Manager, subject to State law or this Char- ter. (5) Supervise the performance of all contracts for work to be done for the City, make all purchases of materials and supplies, and assure that such materials and supplies are received and are of specified quality and character. (6) Supervise and manager all public improvements, works and undertakings of the City, and all City -owned property including buildings, plants, systems, and enterprises and to have charge of their construction, im- provement, repair and maintenance, eRcept where otherwise provided by State law. (7) Supervise the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings, specifications and estimates for the City. (8) Provide for the issuance and revocation of licenses and permits authorized by State law or City ordi- nance and cause a record thereof to be maintained. (9) Prepare and submit to the Council the annual budgets in the form prescribed by State law. (10) Provide the Council monthly an itemized written monthly financial report. (11) Attend Council meetings and keep the Council fully advised of the financial and other conditions of the City as it needs. (12) See that the business affairs of the City are transacted in an efficient manner and that accurate records of all City business are maintained and made available to the public, except as other- wise provided by State law. (13) Provide necessary and reasonable clerical, research and professional assistance to Boards within limitations of the budget. (14) Perform such other and further duties as the Council may direct. B. The City Manager, in performing the foregoing duties, may: (1) Present recommendations and programs to the Council and participate in any discussion by the Council of any matters pertaining to the duties of the City Manager. (2) Cause the examination and investigation of the affairs of any department or the conduct of any employee under supervision of the City Manager. (3) Execute contracts on behalf of the City when authorized by the Coun- cil. Section 5.02. Appointment; removal. The Council shall, subject to the requirements of State law, seek to provide broad representation on all Boards. The Council shall establish 5,7 procedures to give at least thirty days' notice of vacancies before they are filled and shall encourage nominations by citizens. The Council shall establish conditions for the removal of members for just cause, consistent with State law. Section 6.04. Violations. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe (1) penalties for the violation of contribution limita- tions and disclosure requirements it establishes pursuant to this section and (2) when appropriate, conditions for the revocation of a candidate's right to serve on Council if elected, consistent with State law. Section 7.01. General provisions. A. Authority. (1) Initiative. The qualified electors have the right to propose ordinances to the Council and, if the Council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to have the ordinance submitted to the voters at an election. (2) Referendum. The qualified electors have the right to require reconsideration by the Council of an existing ordinance and, if the Council fails to repeal such ordinance, to have it submitted to the voters at an election. (3) Definition. Within this article, "ordinance" means all other measures of a legislative nature, however designated, which (a) are of a permanent rather than temporary character and (b) include a proposition enacting, amending or repealing a new or existing law, policy or plan, as opposed to one providing for the execution or administra- tion of a law, policy or plan already enacted by Council. .J Z 0 B. Limitations. (1) Subject matter. The right of initiative and referen- dum shall not extend to any of the following: (a) Any measure of an executive or adminis- trative nature. (b) The City budget. (c) The appropriation of money. (d) The levy of taxes or special assessments. (e) The issuance of General Obligation and Revenue Bonds. (f) The letting of contracts. (g) Salaries of City employees. (h) Any measure required to be enacted by State or federal law. (i) Amendments to this Charter. (j) Amendments affecting the City Zoning Ordinance, except those affecting a tract of land two acres or more in size. (2) Resubmission. No initia- tive or referendum petition shall be filed within two years after the same measure or a measure substantially the same has been submitted to the voters at an election. (3) Council repeal, amendment and reenactment. No ordinance proposed by initiative petition and adopted by the vote of the Council without submission to the voters, or adopted by the voters pursuant to this article, may for two years thereafter be repealed or amended except by a vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original initiative ordi- �.3 D. E. nance. No ordinance referred by referendum petition and repealed by the vote of the Council without submission to the voters, or repealed by the voters pursuant to this article, may be reenacted for two years thereafter except by vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original referendum petition. Construction. (1) Scope of power. It is intended that this article confer broad initiative and referendum powers upon the qualified electors of the City. (2) Initiative. It is intended that (a) no initiative petition will be invalid because it repeals an existing ordinance in whole or in part by virtue of propos- ing a new ordinance and (b) an initiative petition may amend an existing ordinance. (3) Referendum. It is intended that a referendum petition may repeal an ordinance in whole or in part. Effect of filing petition. The filing of an initiative or referendum petition does not suspend or invalidate any ordinance under consideration and such ordinance shall remain in full force and effect until its amendment or repeal by Council pursuant to Section 7.05A or until a majority of the qualified electors voting on an ordinance vote to repeal or amend the ordinance and the vote is certified. City obligation. An initiative or referendum vote which repeals an existing ordinance in whole or in part does not affect any obligations entered into by the City, its agencies 0 10 or any person in reliance on the ordinance during the time it was in effect. Section 7.02. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit. A. Commencement. One or more qualified electors, hereinafter referred to as the "petition- ers," may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit stating they will supervise the circulation of the petition and will be re- sponsible for filing it in proper form, stating their names and addresses and speci- fying the address to which all relevant notices are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed initiative ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be recon- sidered. B. Affidavit. The City Clerk shall accept the affidavit for filing if on its face it appears to have signatures of one or more qualified electors. The City Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition forms on the same day the affidavit is accepted for filing. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared and have available to the public, forms and affida- vits suitable for the commence- ment of proceedings and the preparation of initiative and referendum petitions. Section 7.03. Petitions; revocation of signatures. A. Number of signatures. Initia- tive and referendum petitions must be signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least twenty-five percent of the number of persons who voted in the last regular City election, but by no fewer than two thousand five hundred qualified electors. B. Form and content. All papers of a petition prepared for filing must be substantially uniform in size and style and 1Y 11 must be assembled as one instrument. Each person signing shall provide, and the petition form shall provide space for, the signature, printed name, and address of the person signing, the date the signature is executed, and any other information required by City Council. The form shall also provide space for the signer's birthdate, but a failure to enter a birthdate shall not invalidate a signer's signature. Petitions prepared for circulation must contain or have attached thereto through- out their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered. The petition filed with the City Clerk need have attached to it only one copy of the ordinance being proposed or referred. C. Affidavit of circulator. Each paper of a petition containing signatures must have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by a qualified elector certifying: the number of signatures on the paper, that he or she personally circulated it, that all signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that he or she believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered. Any person filing a false affidavit will be liable to criminal penalties as provided by State law. D. Time for filing initiative petitions. Signatures on an initiative petition must be secured and the petition filed within six months after the date the affidavit required under Section 7.02A was filed. 12 E. Time for filing referendum petitions. Referendum peti- tions may be filed within sixty days after final adoption by the Council of the ordinance sought to be reconsidered, or subsequently at any time more than two years after such final adoption. The signatures on a referendum petition must be secured during the sixty days after such final adoption; however, if the petition is filed more than two years after final adoption, the signatures must be secured within six months after the date the affidavit required under Section 7.02A was filed. F. Revocation of signature. Prior to the time a petition is filed with the City Clerk, a signa- tory may revoke his or her signature for any reason by filing with the City Clerk a statement of his or her intent to revoke his or her signature. After a petition is filed a signatory may not revoke his or her signature. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared and have available to the public, forms suitable for the revoca- tion of petition signatures. Section 7.04. Procedure after filing. A. Certificate of City Clerk; amendment. Within twenty days after a petition is filed, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to its suffi- ciency, specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars wherein it is defective and shall promptly send a copy of the certificate to the peti- tioners by registered mail. A petition certified insufficient for lack of the required number of valid signatures may be amended once if one or more of the petitioners files a notice of intention to amend it with the City Clerk within two days after receiving a copy of such certificate and files a supplementary petition upon S% 13 additional papers within fifteen days after receiving a copy of such certificate. Such supplementary petition shall comply with the requirements of Subsections B and C of Section 7.03, and within fifteen days after it is filed, the. City Clerk shall complete a certifi- cate as to the sufficiency of the petition as amended and promptly send a copy of such certificate to the petitioners by registered mail as in the case of an original petition. If a petition or amended petition is certified suffi- cient, or if a petition or amended petition is certified insufficient and one or more of the petitioners do not amend or request Council review under Subsection B of this Section within the time prescribed, the City Clerk shall promptly present the certificate to the Council. B. Council review. If a petition has been certified insufficient by the City Clerk and one or more of the petitioners do not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended petition has been certified insufficient by the City Clerk, one or more of the petitioners may, within two days after receiving a copy of such certificate, file with the City Clerk a request that it be reviewed by the Council. The Council shall review the cer- tificate at its next meeting following the filing of such a request, but not later than thirty days after the filing of the request for review, and shall rule upon the sufficiency of the petition. C. Court review; new petition. Each qualified elector has a right to judicial review of Council's determination as to the sufficiency of a petition. Proceedings for judicial review will be equitable in nature and 2 14 must be filed in the State District Court for Johnson County. The right to judicial review is conditioned upon the timely filing of a request for Council review under Section 7.04B, and the filing of the petition for court review within thirty days after determination by Council as to the sufficiency of the peti- tion. A determination of insufficiency, even if sus- tained upon court review, shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. D. Validity of signatures. A petition shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this Article if it contains valid signatures in the number prescribed by Section 7.03 and is timely filed, even though the petition may contain one or more invalid signatures. A signature shall be deemed valid unless it is not the genuine signature of the qualified elector whose name it purports to be, or it was not voluntar- ily and knowingly executed. A valid signature need not be in the identical form in which the qualified elector's name appears on the voting rolls, nor may a signature be deemed invalid because the address accompanying the name on the petition is different from the address for the same name on the current voting rolls if the qualified elector's birth date is provided and is as shown on the voting rolls. Section 7.05. Action on petitions. A. Action by council. When an initiative or referendum petition has been determined sufficient, the Council shall promptly consider the proposed initiative ordinance or reconsider the referred ordinance. If the Council fails to adopt a proposed initiative ordinance and fails to adopt an 15 ordinance which is similar in substance within sixty days, or if the Council fails to repeal the referred ordinance within thirty days after the date the petition'was finally determined sufficient, it shall submit the proposed or referred ordinance to the qualified electors of the City as hereinafter prescribed. The Council shall submit to the voters any ordinance which has been proposed or referred in accordance with the provisions of this Article unless the petition is deemed insufficient pursuant to Section 7.04. If at any time more than thirty days before a scheduled initiative or referendum election the Council adopts the proposed initiative ordinance or adopts an ordinance which is similar in substance or if the Council repeals a referred ordinance, the initiative or referendum proceedings shall terminate and the proposed or referred ordinance shall not be submit- ted to the voters. B. Submission to voters. The vote on a proposed or referred ordinance shall be held at the regular city election or at the general election which next occurs more than forty (40) days after the expiration of the appropriate sixty- or thirty -day period provided for consideration or reconsiderati- on in Section 7.05A, provided, however, that the council may provide for a special referen- dum election on a referred ordinance any time after the expiration of the thirty -day period provided for reconsid- eration in Section 7.05A. Copies of the proposed or referred ordinance shall be made available to the qualified electors at the polls and shall be advertised, at the city's expense, in the manner required for "questions" in Section M 16 376.5 of the Iowa Code. The subject matter and purpose of the referred or proposed ordinance shall be indicated on the ballot. Section 8.01. Charter amendments. This Charter may be amended only by one of the following methods: A. The Council, by resolution, may submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and a proposed amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. B. The Council, by ordinance, may amend the Charter. However, within thirty (30) days of publication of the ordinance, if a petition signed by eligible electors of the City equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the Council, the Council must submit the amending ordinance to the voters at a City election, and the amendment does not become effective until approved by a majority of those voting. C. If a petition signed by eligible electors of the City equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the Council proposing an amendment to the Charter, the Council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and the amend- ment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting. Section 8.02. Charter Review Commis- sion. The Council, using the procedures prescribed in Article V, shall es- tablish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of this Charter. The Commission, consisting of at least nine members, shall review the existing Charter and may, within twelve 0/� 17 months recommend any Charter amend- ments that it deems fit. The Council shall submit such amend- ments to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. The Commission may also recommend to the Council that it exercise its power of amendment pursuant to Section 8.01.B, of this Charter on a matter recommended by the Commission. SECTION III. REPEALER: All ordinances an parts o or finances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. SECTION IV. SEVERABILITY: If any section, provision or part of this Ordi- nance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid or un- constitutional. SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordi- nance shall be in effect of er its final passage, approval and publication as required by law. Passed and approved this 12th day of March, 1985 MA R ATTEST. 9Y CITY CLERK �hvd IC sly :Jr L,`J�� ,PPFOved Ord. No. 85-3227 It was moved by Erdahl , and seconded by Strait that the Ordinance as rea e a opte and upon roll call t ere were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x AMBRISCO x BAKER x DICKSON x ERDAHL x MCDONALD x STRAIT x ZUBER First consideration Vote for passage: Second consideration Vote for passage: Date published March 20, 1985 Moved by Erdahl, seconded by Strait, that the rule requiring ordinances to be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed be suspended, the first and second consid- eration and vote be waived and the ordinance be voted upon for final passage at this time. Ayes: Ambrisco, Baker, Dickson, Erdahl, McDonald, Strait, Zuber Nays: None May 10, 1994 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION - Nine vacancies - One-year Terms May 10, 1994 - May 10, 1995 Jeff McCullough "' Agri M. Bovbjerg 1801 Morningside Drive 1710 Ridge Road Rosalie Starr Michael V. Messier 830 E. Davenport Street 119 Montrose Craig N. Willis Paul A. Egli 333 Magowan 3 Melrose Place Darrell G. Courtney. John P.elton 704 Arbor Drive 1 Princeton Court Dale Welt Anne Rawland 602 5th Ave 839 1Coosevv0t Joe B. Pugh, Jr. Glenn B. Roberta 5 Penn Circle 8 Green Mountain Drive Apt 15 C.L. "Tim" Brandt A. John McDonald 427 S. Governor 23 Rita Lyn Kathy Penningroth Keith Ruff 215 Woolf Avenue 601 S. Gilbert Street 1611 Larry D. Quigley Clayton Ringgenberg 625 4th Avenue 822 Juniper Drive Mary Geasland John R. Balmer 53 Regal Lane 10 Princeton Court' Ann Marie Rhodes Gary'L. Fink 500 St. Thomas Court 4 Princeton Court Carolyn A. Gross Timothy J. Kr=IM 1430 Oaklawn Avenue 820 Kirkwood Avenue Linda M. Murray Loie K. Cox . 2128 S. Riverside Drive 039 112 S. Dodge Patt Cain Gertrude"MacQueen •318 N.+Gilbert 454 Lexington Avenue , ORDINANCE NO. 95-3671 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE IOWA CITY CHARTER, SECTIONS 2.06B (MAYOR), 2.080 AND 2.08E (APPOINTMENTS), 3.01A (NOMI- NATION), 6.01 (LIMITATIONS ON THE AMOUNT OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS), AND 7.04D (PROCEDURE AFTER FILING), AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the Iowa City Charter provides for the establishment of a Charter Review commis- sion at least once every ten years; and WHEREAS, the Iowa City City Council did appoint a nine -member Commission for review of the Charter on May 17, 1994; and WHEREAS, the Charter Review Commission did meet twelve times for review of the Charter and presented their recommendations to Council on January 31, 1995: and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the recommendations on February 14, 1995; and WHEREAS, it is necessary forthe City Council to adopt these recommendations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA: SECTION I. AMENDMENTS. The Iowa City Charter be hereby amended by: a. Repealing Section 2.06E and adding a new Section 2.0613 as follows: B. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, the official representative of the City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy spokesperson. The Mayor shall present to the City no later than February 28 an annual State of the City message. b. Repealing Section 2.08C and adding a new Section 2.08C as follows: C. The Council shall appoint the City At. lomey. C. Repealing Section 2.08E and adding a new Section 2.08E as follows: E. The Council shall fix the amount of compensation, if any, of persons it appoints and shall provide for the meth- od of compensation of other City em- ployees. All appointments and promo- tions of City employees by City Council and City Manager must be made ac- cording to job -related criteria and be Ordinance No. 95-3671 Page 2 consistent with nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity stan- dards established pursuant to law. d. Repealing Section 3.01A and adding anew Section 3.01A as follows: A. An eligible elector of a council district may become a candidate for a council district seat by filing with the city clerk a valid petition requesting that his or her name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) days nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors from the candidate's district equal in number to at least two (2) percent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. e. Repealing Section 6.01 and adding a new Section 6.01 as follows: The Council, by ordinance, shall pre- scribe limitations on the amount of cam- paign contributions made to a candidate for election to Council by a person as defined in this Charter. I. Repealing Section 7.040 and adding a new Section 7.04D as follows: D. Validity of signatures. A petition shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this article if it contains valid signa- tures in the number prescribed by Sec- tion 7.03 and is timely filed, even though the petition may contain one or more invalid signatures. A signature shall be deemed valid unless it is not the genuine signature of the qualified elector whose name it purports to be, or it was not voluntarily and knowingly executed. A valid signature need not be in the identical form In which the qualified elector's name appears on the voting rolls, nor may a signature be deemed invalid because the address accompanying the name on the petition is different from the address for the same name on the current voting rolls If the qualified elector's birth date is provided and is shown on the voting rolls. SECTION 11. REPEALER. All ordinances and pads of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed. 161 Ordinance No. 95-3671 Page 3 SECTION III. SEVERABILITY. If any section, Provision or part of the Ordinance shall be ad- judged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole orany section, provision or Part thereof not adjudged invalid or unconsti- tutional. SECTION IV. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordi- nance shall be in effect after its final passage, approval and publication, as provided by law. Passed and approved this 28th day of March, 1995. AY r ATTEST: a CITY Oft ,ApPTPved by ityAttorney's Office _43 _ j'S IrWc dmw Ordinance No. 95-3671 Page 4 It was moved by Novick and seconded by of gnrr that the Ordinance as read be adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Baker Horowitz Kubby Lehman Novick Pigott Throgmorton First Consideration 2/28/95 Vote for passage: AYES: Kubby, Novick; Pigott, Throgmorton, Baker. NAYS: None. ABSENT: Horowitz, Lehman. Second Consideration 3/7/95 Vote for passage: AYES: Baker, Horowitz, Kubby, Lehman, Novick, Pigott, Throgmorton. NAYS: None. ABSENT: None. Date published 4/5/95 rl— CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: March 11, 2004 To: Mayor and City Council From: Eleanor M. Dilkes, City Attorn�x Marian K. Karr, City Clerk �(�i(,, Re: Charter Review Commission Section 8.02 of the City Charter provides for the establishment of a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years. The Commission must consist of at least nine members and may recommend any amendments it deems fit within 12 months. The Commission's recommendations are binding on the Council. The Council must submit the Commission's recommendations to the voters unless, on the Commission's recommendation, the Council amends the Charter by ordinance. A copy of Article VIII of the Charter is attached. The last Charter Review Commission was appointed May 10, 1994. In the past appointments to this Commission were handled similar to other Boards -and Commissions, including a thirty day advertisement period and use of the City application form. The City Attorney and City Clerk will be staff assigned to the Commission. A resolution establishing the Charter Review Commission is included on your agenda, along with the announcement of vacancies. Appointments would be made at the Council meeting on May 4. Council may wish to designate the chair of the Commission at the time of the appointments as well. Previous appointments to the Commission include: Original Charter Commission 1973 Chair William Meardon Vice Chair Patricia Cain David Baldus Dale Welt (replaced Lloyd Berger) Robert Corrigan Penny Davidsen Brad DeCounter James Knight Clayton Ringgenberg Charter Review Commission Page 2 March 11, 2004 Charter Review Commission 1984 Chair John Balmer Patricia Cain Penny Davidsen Gary Goodwin Barry Matsumoto Joel Mintzer Clayton Ringgenberg Glenn Roberts Dale Welt Charter Review Commission 1994 Chair A. John McDonald Patt Cain Paul Egli Mary Geasland Jeff McCullough Kathy Pennigroth Clayton Riggenberg Anne Marie Rhodes Craig Willis Please feel free to contact us with questions Attachment: Article Vlll Cc: City Manager Uxharter.doc ARTICLE Vill. CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND REVIEW Section 8.01. Charter amendments. This Charter may be amended only by one of the following methods: A. The Council, by resolution, may submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and a proposed amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. B. The Council, by ordinance, may amend the Charter. However, within thirty (30) days of publication of the ordinance, if a petition signed by eligible electors of the City equal in number to ten percent of the persons who'voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the council, the Council must submit the amending ordinance to the voters at a City election, and the amendment does not become effective until approved by a majority of those voting. C. If a petition signed by eligible electors of the City equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the Council proposing an amendment to the Charter, the Council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and the amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting. (Ord.. No. 85-3227, § 2(2) 3-12-85) Section 8.02. Charter review commission. The Council, using the procedures prescribed in Article V, shall establish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of this Charter. The Commission, consisting of at least nine members, shall review the existing Charter and may, within twelve months recommend any Charter amendments that it deems fit. The Council shall submit such amendments to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. The Commission may also recommend to the Council that it exercise its power of amendment pursuant to Section 8.01 B of this Charter on a matter recommended by the Commission. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) I — /4-F—C/3 p-, d mil- 61 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On February 14, 1995, the City Council will hold a public hearing on the Charter Review Commission recommendations. The City Council appoints a commission to review the City Charter at least once every ten years. This hearing will be held during the Council's regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. In the Council Chambers in the Civic Center. Comments from the public will be received at the public hearing on February 14,1925, in the City Council Chambers at the Civic Center or written comments may be submitted, at any time, to the City Clerk's Office at 410 E. Washington Street. dark%cc2.14.nph R Charter Review Commission Recommendations January 27, 1995 The nine member Charter Review Commission held 12 meetings since May 17, 1994 to review the City of Iowa City Charter. The Commission started with a Charter overview which provided information about the Home Rule Act, city powers and city charters, and organization of city government. The Commission then discussed Charter provisions; reviewed city staff input and recommendations; met with former council members and council candidates; and held a public hearing to receive citizen input. The public hearing was broadcast live on the government channel and phone calls were accepted. The Charter Review Commission focused discussions on non-discrimination language, campaign finance disclosure (follow up enforcement, discrepancy between local and state requirements, and $50 limitation), elections (primary and general), and districts (number, representation, neighborhoods). The Charter Review Commission also solicited city staff input. They received five recommen- dations from city department directors, agreeing to forward four of the recommendations to council. At the Commission's request, City Attorney Woito attended three meetings to advise the commission on elections and primary voting, campaign finance disclosure, and non- discrimination provisions. The Charter Review Commission met with former Council members and Mayors J. Balmer and I D. Courtney and former council candidates J. Smith and P. Egli on September 29, 1994 to discuss campaign disclosure, four year terms of office, the mayoral selection process, council compensation, and changing the present primary and general election systems. Former council members W. Ambrisco and R. Larson also provided their written comments. A public hearing was held on November 2, 1994 to receive public input. Rusty Martin proposed establishing six council districts and an at -large mayor. Chris Randall stated that council compensation should be increased. Four telephone calls were also taken during the broadcasted public hearing commenting on district representation and neighborhoods. The Charter Review Commission makesthe following recommendations which the commission believe to be non -substantive in nature and recommend Council adoption by ordinance rather than submission to the voters, Non -Discrimination p j To add language to the Charter Section 2.08E to read, "All appointments and promotions of city employees by City Council and City Manager must be made according to job -related criteria and be consistent with nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity standards established pursuant to law.' Motion carried, 6/2. The Commission noted the change to reaffirm the original spirit of the charter and re - enforces language already in existence by city, state, and federal provisions. (Meetings: 1 7/14/94; 8/31/94) :/ Penalties (6.04) To recommend to Council that they take action and establish penalties with regard to Section 6.04. Motion carried, 810. The Commission referenced charter section 6.02 stating "The council may prescribi Procedures..." And 6.04 stating "The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe penalties...", noting penalties were originally called for and never done. (Meetings: 11 /30194) "Person"(6.01) To change Section 6.01 to read, "The council, by ordinance, shall prescribe limitations on the amount of campaign contributions made to a candidate for election to Council by a_ Person as defined in this Charter." Motion carried 810, The Commission noted the definition of person contained in thg.charter to include individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, political party, committee or any other legal entity. (Meetings:l 1130194) General Recommendation To recommend to Council that the next Charter Review Commission be convened one year after the next census. Motion carried, 910. The Commission realized the growth of the chyand the impact that growth has on the size of districts; suggested charter review after the next census and establishment of review to coincide with each ten year census thereafter. (Meetings:l 2/8/94) Staff Recommendations To change Page 4, Section 2.06, Mayor., Subsection B., third line, replace "spokesman" with "spokesperson." Motion carried, 810. (Meeting: 1/4/95) To change Page 4, Section 2.08, Appointments., Subsection C., "The Council shall appoint the City Attorney." Motion carried, 810. (Meeting: 114/95) To change Page 6, Section 3.01, Nomination., Subsection A., last line in paragraph should read "...not less than ten 110) persons." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4195) To change Page 17, Section 7.04, Procedure after filing. Subsection D. Validity of signatures. Third line from bottom should read "...current voting rolls..." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1 /4195) Other key areas of discussion were: c Council/Manager Form. Moved and seconded to continue the Charter Review discussions based on retaining the Council/Manager form of government. Motion carried, 9/0, (Meeting: 6/14/94) City Manager Duties. Commission recognized the State Code lists City Manager duties and agreed to retain the Charter section. (Meeting; 7/14/94) Term of Office. (Four years per and no limit on number) Moved and seconded that the term of office remain four years. Motion carried, 612. (Meetings: 7/14/94; 11/16/94) Moved and seconded to move limitation of term of office to the resolved list. Motion carried, 7/1, IMeeting:11/16/94) Recall. Moved and seconded to remove "recall" as a discussion item. Motion carried, 6/0. (Meeting: 6/29/94) Initiative and Referendum. Moved and seconded to move initiative and referendum to the resolved list. Mation carried, 810. (Meetings: 6/29/94; 11/16/94) Mayor Selection. Moved and seconded to move mayor selection to the resolved list. Motion carried, 711. (Meeting: 11116/94) Council Compensation. Moved and seconded to move council compensation to the resolved list. Motion carried, 6/2, (Meeting: 11116/941 Campaign Finance Disclosure. (Follow-up enforcement; discrepancy with state; and $50 limitation) Moved and seconded to recommend to Council that they take action and establish penalties with regard to Section 0.04. Motion carried, B/0. (Meetings: 7/14194; 11/18/94; 11 /30/94) General Voting. Moved and seconded that in the general election for every seat that is open, every voter votes for every seat. Motion carried, 6/2. (Meeting: 11/30194) Elections. (Primary voting, 2.10 Vacancies) Moved and seconded to retain Charter Section 3.02 Primary Election. Motion carried, 5/4. (Meetings: 7114/94; 11/30194; 12/8/94) Districts. (Number, representation; neighborhood) and Council Size (number) Moved and seconded to retain the current system of 7 council members with 4 at large and 3 residential district, Motion carried, 613. (Meeting: 12/8194) Staff Recommendation. Moved and seconded to not change Page 6, Section 2.12, Prohibitions., Subsection B., third line, sentence should read "However, the council or its members may express..." Motion carried, 8/0. (Meeting: 1/4/95) By the 1994195 Charter Review Commission: John McDonald, Chair Kathy Penningroth Patt Cain Ann Rhodes Paul Egli Clayton Ringgenberg Mary Gessland Craig Willis Jeff McCullough sharedlcdark1111113.7m k,lks Prepared by: Marian Karr, City Clerk, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 356-5041 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City Charter become effective January 2, 1976; and WHEREAS, the Charter provides that the City Council shall establish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of the Charter for the purpose of reviewing the Charter and recommending amendments; and WHEREAS, a Charter Review Commission was appointed in 1984 and 1994. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that a Charter Review Commission be and the same is hereby established consisting of at least nine members to be appointed by the City Council; and The report of the Charter Review Commission shall be presented to the City Council on or before May 5, 2005; 2. The responsibility of the Charter Review Commission is to review the Iowa City Charter as' prescribed by Section 8.02 of the City Charter. Passed and approved this day of 120 ATTEST: CITY CLERK It was moved by adopted, and upon roll call there were: AYES: derkhes(chartereviewAx MAYOR and seconded by NAYS: MT))v,3-4`-PY City Attorney's Office the Resolution be ABSENT: Bailey Champion Elliott Lehman O'Donnell Vanderhoef Wilburn NOTICE THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDERING APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION: CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION Nine Vacancies — One -Year Term (May 4, 2004 — May 4, 2005) The duties of the Charter Review Commission will be to review the existing City Charter and within twelve months recommend any charter amendments that it deems fit. Such amendments shall be submitted by the City Council to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. Iowa City appointed members of boards and commissions must be qualified voters of the City of Iowa City. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 28, 2004. The City of Iowa City encourages diversity in the appointment of citizens to boards and commissions. Persons interested in being considered should contact the City Clerk at City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street. Application forms are available from the Clerk's office upon request or on the City website at www.icgov.org. Questions about the Iowa City Charter Review Commission should be directed to Marian Karr, City Clerk at 356-5041. { n( -c i (,t RESOLUTION NO. 84-40 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City Charter became effective on January 21 1976, and, WHEREAS, the Charter provides that the City Council shall establish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of the Charter for the purpose of reviewing the Charter and recommending amendments to the electorate; and WHEREAS, the appointment of a Charter Review Commission is now appropriate so that Commission recommendations, if any, may appear on the ballot at the regular City election in November 1985. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA, that a Charter Review Commission be and the same is hereby established consisting of nine members to be appointed by the City Council in accordance with the appropriate procedures of the Charter; and, 1. The report of the Charter Review Commission shall be presented to the City Council on or before April 1, 1985; 2. The responsibility of the Charter Review Commission is to review the Iowa City Charter as prescribed by Section 8.02, Charter Review Commission; 3. The City Manager and City Attorney shall provide such administrative and legal support as the City Council may authorize for the Charter Review Commission. It was moved by • Zuber and seconded by Ambrisco the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll call ere were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: X Ambrisco X Baker X Dickson X Erdahl X McDonald X Strait X Zuber Passed and approved this 28th day of February 1984. ATTEST: CITY CLERK 6y :T�= �O1 Je4 r?lKrt CITY OFIOWA CITY NOTICE THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CON- -SIDERING APPOINTMENTS TO THE. FOL- LOWING COMMISSION: • rues rGrt dzFVIFiN COMMISSION ' Nine vacancies One-year Terns May 10 ' 1994 May 10, 1995 The duties of the Charter Review Commission will be to review the existing City Charter and within twelve months recommend any charter . amendments that it deems fit Such amend- ments shall be submitted by the City Council to the voters In the forth prescribed by the Coin - mission, and an amendment becomes effeethra when approved by a majority of thoss voting. Iowa City appointed members of boards and commissions must be quaGfled voters Othe city of Iowa City. These appoinbnents win be made at the May 10 1994 meeting of the City Council at > 7:30 p.m. in,the Council Chambers. Perms' " interested in ,being considered for time post biros should contact the City Clerk, Civic Center,_ 410 E. Washington Street- Application forms am available from the ClaWs,offce upon re-' quest ,. 6 Agenda Iowa City City Council Regular Council Meeting March 29, 1994 Page 14 ITEM NO. 13 - ANNOUNCEMENT OF VACANCIES. a. Previousiy'Announced Vacancies. (1) Mayor's Youth Employment Board. -Two vacancies for unexpired terms ending November 4, 1995 and May 5, 1996. (Karen Heim- er and Paul Engler resigned.) These appointments will be made at the. April 12, 1994, meeting of the City Council. b.:.' Current Vacancies. (1) Charter Review Commission - Nine vacancies for one-year terms ending May 10, 1995. These appointments will be made at the May,10, 1994, meeting of the City Council. REM NO. 14 - CITY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. e. Consider an appointment to the Design Review Committee to fill an unexpired term ending July 1, 1995. (Gardena Pavlovic resigned.) Action: ITEM NO. IS CITY'COUNCIL Ink-UHRI I lun- ITEM NO. 16 - `REPORT ON: ITEMS FROM THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY. a.. City Manager.. Marian Karr From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:34 AM To: Marian Karr; Steve Atkins Subject: RE: Charter Amendment decision Can't give you timelines now. We'll have to see. ----Original Message ---- From: Marian Karr Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 10:04 AM To: Eleanor M. Dilkes; Steve Atkins Subject: RE: Charter Amendment decision In what timeline????? I mead could we be right in the middle of Charter Review and the decision??? -----Original Message ---- From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:47 AM To: Steve Atkins Cc: Marian Karr Subject: RE: Charter Amendment decision they will need to know status. If we would lose the war (i.e. the worst possible result), the proposed amendments would go on the ballot and if adopted, would amend the charter. ----Original Message ----- From: Steve Atkins Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:44 AM To: Eleanor M. Dilkes Subject: RE: Charter Amendment decision doe this have any bearing on the upcoming charter commission ---Original Message -- From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:31 AM To: Steve Atkins; Marian Karr Subject: Charter Amendment decision We have won the battle but the war continues The Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of the district court holding that the mandamus remedy sought by petitioners was not an appropriate remedy. The court of appeals remanded the case, however, to allow the petitioners to amend their complaint to seek a certiorari remedy. Unfortunately, that means the case is not over. We are considering our options, including asking the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals' decision to remand. I'll send you a copy of the decision. I will send out a very brief confidential memo to the Council. Marian Karr From: Carol deProsse [deprosse@avalon.net] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:52 AM To: jcnews@yahoogroups.com Subject: Ocnews] Charter Amendments After a long trek through the courts the Charter Amendment lawsuit is back in district court for a ruling on the merits of the case. To refresh your memory: Approximately 1,600 Iowa City eligible voters signed petitions seeking a vote on three proposed amendments to the Home Rule Charter. The first amendment sought to have the chief of police appointed by the city council rather than the city manager and to have both the chief of police and city manager stand for non -binding retention elections. The second amendment sought the establishment of a permanent police civilian review board with certain minimum powers. The third amendment directed the police department to issue citations in lieu of arrest for non-violent misdemeanors and further directed the department to avoid the use of undercover agents, anonymous tips, garbage searches, or knock -and -talks in the investigation of such crimes. Seven individuals and the League of Women Voters filed objections to these proposed amendments. When the Cbjections Commitee, comprised of Ernie Lehman, Ross Wilburn, and Marion Kerr ruled against the petitions using a "legal sufficiency" standard, the city council did not submit the amendments to the electorate for its consideration. Petitioners then filed an application for writ of mandamus seeking to have the defendants "fulfill the duties imposed upon them by law and directing the Iowa City Council to submit the proposed amendments to the voters of Iowa City at a special election as required by Statute and the Home Rule Charter for the City of Iowa City." The city won, arguing that certiorari, rather than a writ of mandamus, was the appropriate legal course to pursue. Thereafter, petitioners appealed to the Supreme Court asking that they be allowed to pursue via certiorari. The city submitted a brief against this request. The Supreme Court referred the matter to an Appeals Panel, which has now ruled in the petitioners' favor, which means that they now have the right, through their lawyer Bruce Nestor, to go before the District Court and argue that the Ojections Committee 1 exceeded its authority and that the Amendments are to be put before the electorate for a vote. Assuming that petitioners desire to proceed means that they will finally have their day in court to argue that the Objections Committee did not have the legal authority to rule on the merits of the Amendments, but should have addressed only the issue of whether the signatures were "sufficient" to allow the Amendments to be put before the voters. (The signatures were sufficient.) If they win it means the Amendments will then be scheduled for a special election for the voters of Iowa City. A few arguments for continuing: 1. Amending the Home Rule Charter is a right granted by the Charter. This should not be undone by a three person Objections Committee. The right to submit citizen initiated amendments to the Charter for a vote of the people is a basic right and should prevail. 2. Given the times, i.e., the Patriot Act, etc., it is all the more important to have reasonable and civilian authority over law enforcement. 3. The Charter Commission will meet next year and our proposed amendments COULD be considered by them and placed before the voters at the Commission's direction. If not; a separate vote should still be held on the Amendments. _ [Non -text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! 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Pre -dental Student James Knight 2411 Crestview Ave. Business Mgr. for Laborer's Local i123P Wtll{n� 428 Rocky Shore Dr. Senior Law Partner of Meardon, Sueppel, Downer & Hayes _ ---- y on Ringgen erg 822 Juniper Assoc. Dir. of Institute of Public fairs, University Chairman - William Meardon Vice Chairman - Patricia Cain L, �O�� K IMM C. If a petition signed by voters of the City equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the Council proposing an amendment to the Charter, the Council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and the amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting. Section 8.02. Charter Review Commission. The Council, using the procedures prescribed in Article V, shall establish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of this Charter. The Commission, consisting of at least nine members, shall review the existing Charter and may, within twelve months recommend any Charter amendments that it deems fit. The Council shall submit such amendments to the voters in the form pre- scribed by the Commission, and an amendment becomes effective when ap- proved by a majority of those voting. Dated this 22nd day of June, 1973. David Baldus Patricia Cain Robert Corrigan Penny Davidsen Dale Welt Brad DeCounter James Knight William Meardon Clayton Ringgenberg (G Ii/�3 ors"BQ1&4,v 39S2 ✓G f'3 ✓ J;sit V- �, r I l . 6J r s"A , Ror oW11-3 lobby Co va Fdv, �y Z ul�'ZV WSakd Kve.,1 q N-QV�. V V $•JCV' 4, S 1 , Grq� 3, 448 1-4rSoYl �a,l4S'�Z 4b 9r'F vSS o� a.Oj QCr.^Y t' It Pets 4-1 q3� J�1%l � N o., �5 - � - ��5 1 a. o ✓ �3 cl 9 No VQ. M --c Scy— � Yl Sc4� a,2 3a6 \fir\ —Ij I�r,� �a.,�,.�e�J ! 9 91 s�irc o✓t,a� Council District I Council District G Precinct IC01 ICO2 lag IC03 IC04 IC05 IC06 IC07 IC08 IC09 a N r IC10 } a Ic11 IC12 IC13 �.�� a4 I _. IC14 a.35 au y IC15 IC1 6 IC17 IC18 IC19 IC20 IC21 IC22 IC23 IC24 ,IC25 Precinct Totals 4/6, lat. Election Totals clerMelection.tab John, Includes revised information as of September 22, 1994 All figures excludes absentees and write-ins. Last election more than 1600 voted absentees. We don't know what precinct they were in. Of the six primaries held since 1977, three were for District seats. (Figures include special elections also.) Doesn't show any boundary shifts that occurred due to population. Based on census figures the City adjust boundaries on precincts to keep them as equal as possible. On 3 occasions the District precinct "winner" did not turn out to be the District general election "winner". (1987, 1981, 1977) There was one special election for a District seat and a primary was also needed. (District C 1993) There were four special elections for at -large seats. Primaries were needed in three of those elections. John, Includes revised information as of September 22, 1994 All figures excludes absentees and write-ins. Last election more than 1600 voted absentees. We don't know what precinct they were in. Of the six primaries held since 1977, three were for District seats. (Figures include special elections also.) Doesn't show any boundary shifts that occurred due to population. Based on census figures the City adjust boundaries on precincts to keep them as equal as possible. On 3 occasions the District precinct "winner" did not turn out to be the District general election "winner". (1987, 1981, 1977) There was one special election for a District seat and a primary was also needed. (District C 1993) There were four special elections for at -large seats. Primaries were needed in three of those elections. OFFICIAL CANVASS Of Votes Cast at a City Election City of Iowa City Held November 2, 1993 Iowa City Council Dist. B Iowa City Council At -Large Iowa City Council At -Large (Vote for 1) (Vote for 2) To Fill Vacancy (Vote for 1) TOTAL Larry Ellen M Write Clyde B Ernie Naomi J Jim Write Bob Jim Write VOTERS Baker Heywood Ins Guillaume Lehman Novick St John Ins Hibbs Throgmorton Ins C01 ROOSEVELT 163 69 80 1 47 83 85 84 2 58 101 1 ICO2 HORN 134 60 43 0 54 96 46 41 2 67 58 0 IC03 QUAD 27 7 19 0 7 11 14 15 0 5 21 0 IC04 LINCOLN 444 236 178 0 110 280 279 135 1 205 219 0 IC05 BURGE 22 7 11 0 5 8 10 14 1 7 14 0 IC06 IMU 52 25 25 0 13 25 27 25 0 16 34 0 IC07 WEST HIGH 30 10 18 0 7 8 15 16 0 5 24 0 IC08 WEST HIGH 141 83 44 1 59 104 63 38 1 80 57 0 IC09 NEW LIFE 374 199 136 0 145 250 165 117 2 187 170 0 IC10 CO. ADMIN. 165 86 66 0 39 98 80 72 1 63 97 0 ICI COURTHOUSE 43 16 20 0 12 16 15 24 0 11 29 0 IC72 GRANT WOOD 234 138 79 1 ,A 97 152 102 76 0 116 110 0 IC13 CITY TRANSIT 177 104 58 1 69 116 70 63 1 97 74 0 IC14 TWAIN 320 156 138 0 100 187 146 144 1 147 163 0 IC15 SOUTHEAST 314 174 113 160 213 113 97 1 177 128 1 IC16 LUCAS 368 190 137 Os 166 272 121 110 1 204 148 0 IC17 HOOVER 321 121 173 00 82 164 117 176 3 118 188 1 4C18 LONGFELLOW 325 128 177 1 0 81 117 160 190 6 89 224 1 IC19 REC.CENTER 91 35 49 0 19 40 40 54 1 25 65 0 IC20 SR.CENTER 126 50 57 0 14 46 45 79 3 31 87 0 IC21 MANN 254 99 131 1 55 95 126 139 4 69 172 0 IC22 SHIMEK 361 183 147 1 110 221 173 127 2 153 183 0 IC23 REGINA 646 404 204 0 1 245 436 283 218 0 352 274 1 IC24 CITY HIGH 506 271 201 1 0 181 338 238 155 1 268 222 2 IC25 LEMME 603 362 186 2 ♦ 216 458 260 164 1 337 230 1 EARLY VOTING (Abs.) 1688 740 802 5 511 881 751 758 15 665 952 6 SPECIAL 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7 0 1)717 TOTAL 7,929 3,953 3,292 17 2,604 4,715 3,544 3,131 50 3,552 4,044 14 Percentage 54.43% 45.33% 0.23% 37.08% 67.15% 50.47% 44.59% 0.71 % 46.68% 53.14°% 0.18% Total Registered Voters 36,984 Turnout 21 % 1111111, .cc n 3 O U C C 0 E p O n O tD O O) m O n O M d O to O N d M d n d t0 0 O N O O aQ > ' E d N r N N n Cl) LO N n CO 0) 0) N r M n O) M N O N n 0 r .- r r r . M ch IL O r O F r H W L0 C; n CO M n d 00 La M a0 ao d r r O n Lo 00 tD M 00 Ln d M Cl n O 0) aQ O mr M r Cl) r r M, M d d r N d d It d tO n It 0 2 in M Y o Q . V N O O N D) IIl n d M O r d r M 10 Ln d W M r M LD aD OD (0 LD a0 r r 7 O .DO d d r M 0o d 0 In M O 0 t0 d N M M N n M N M O 0] = r r .- . n U r O L r N r r d In M tO 01 O N O ^ M O M r r O M n 0) O In m n M O coaQ C U r r r r N r N r r r d 0 0 N M d N m tO C O O O O O O O r O O r r r 0 0 O r r M r r r M O co 3Q r M tD O L CD .- n O n M O N N 00 Ln O It N 0 0 0 cM CO O) O Ln 00 -0 N O t0 E O It N 00 r- N 0 N— Ln M 0) t0 00 O r M Ln 00 W O O) 0) d d o N U) r O) M d co n y N U M d n O M M w m N N N Ln d n n Ln O) m t0 M O N N tO O) a0 O 0) aQ J E 'j La N 0 r •- M O) d r d M n tO ao ao O N It M N tO tO It LO O M O p N O QNZ2 tVLn a U � C 0 0 N U O d M n M n O d r n M n tD M n O n M O M O 00 tO aQ E CO Ln 01 r tD It It 00 Ln O O d O) n N It LC) n N LtO d >> t r r r r r r N N N M t0 n U Vw� NOi m Ln O m >_mED»0 N m dmodMn LDn N C-4 r, cl)00 Ln N Ln a0 Nd O� rrr _ U 7 r N 0 Cl) O" W M M n 0 N 0 M d n O O O M d D) O M 0) n t0 0) (n 0) M O O* Ln aQ M Co N r CO) r Cl) N r d Cl) t0 M Ln Ln n .- .- It It 00(0 t0 ^ G D Cl) Cl) C M LA O r M M M N U N w to 0 CD n M O O) M O O M M M M M d n 00 d CO M M M n ` J N 00 r N N Cl) N O) N 0) M Ln r 0) D M d t0 .- O) n Cl) 00 O 0) t0 F w r M N '- r N r N N N r �-- N d M d n r y E r Ln a a OU a U Cl) cn 00 F- F- 3 K d N a) J S S Z D O Z to 0 F'- LLJ CC N u LU w z w C� C7 U- = 3 Q w ¢ w LLI w Z �_ a°Li .. to d to Z O 0 0 F F- J Q 0: Z~ F- Q> C7 U V z Lu Z g o U;D 000QUCCOtntn3 mQ>}QDU0zu zi��� w d AE d U S S O J m �i Z Lu cm 0U C7 U to J 0S OJ ¢ fn to aC U J H J H F- w 0 z Q c > p� r N M d <n tD n M O O r N M d to 0 n M M O r N M d Ln rn w )- u t� 0 O O O O O O O O O N N N N N N O a`) 0 U S U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U m 0. U U U U U U U U Q to F- a OFFICIAL CANVASS Of Votes Cast at a Special City Primary Election City of Iowa City Held June 15, 1993 TOTAL VOTERS IOWA CITY COUNCIL —Ka—thy-1 DISTRICT C Moyers Bruno I Pigott Kenneth Wessels Write -Ins IC04 LINCOLN 358 214 130 3 0 IC05 BURGE 11 3 7 0 0 IC06 IMU 47 13 30 1 1 IC11 COURTHOUSE 22 5 13 3 0 IC19 RFC. CENTER 42 6 34 . 1 0 IC20 SR. CENTER 79P35 50 6 0 IC21 MANN 152 88 17 IC22 SHIMEK 214 101 11 0 ABSENTEE 1630 4p 10p 0 0 SPECIAL TOTAL 1,088 436556 46 Percentage 1 41.88% 1 53.41 % 1 4.42% Total Registered Voters 12,237 Turnout 8.89% JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:319-356-6086 Sep 22.94 15:29 No.005 P.03 OFFICIAL CANVASS Of Votes Coat at a Special City Election City of lows City Haut July 13. 1993 TOTAL VOTERS Kathy Moyers % M Bruno Pigott % P Write -Ins ROOSEVELT 145 68 48.6% 72 51.4% 0 HORN 106 71 87.8% 3432.4% 0 OUAD 17 3 17,6% 14 82.4% 0 LINCOLN 409 250 82,5% 150 37.5% r BURGE 17 3 17.6% 14 82.4% 0 IMII 4B 18 40.4% 28 68.8% 0 WEST HIGH 16 1 6.7% 14 93.3% 0 WEST HIGH 110 82 78.8% 22 21.2% 0 NEW LIFE 275 179 69.3%1 91 33.7% 0 IC10 CO. ADMIN. 102 42 41.2% 80 58.8% 0 ICII COURTHOUSE 34. 8 23.5% 26 76.5% 0 IC12 GRANT WOOD 136 82 61.2% 62 38.8% 0 IC13 CITY TRANSIT 95 49 51.6% 48 48.4% 0 IC14 TWAIN 181 65 36.3% 112 02.6% 2 IC15 SOUTH EAST 221 113 52.1% 104 47.9% 0 IC16 LUCAS 234 140 60.6% 91 39.4% o IC17 1 HOOVER 222 76 35.2% 139 64.4% 1 IC18 LONGFELLOW 266 591 22.9% 198 1 77.1% 0 IC19 REC. CENTER 77 12 15.6% 65 84.4% 0 IC20 SR. CENTER 125 29 24.2% 91 75.8% 0 IC21 MANN 228 49 21.6% 176 78.4% 0 IC22 SHIMEK 302 141 47.8% 155 52.4% 0 IC23 REGINA 1 506 321 64.7% 174 35.1% 1 IC24 CITY HIGH 380 215 57.5% 156 41.7% 3 IC25 LEMME 416 247 60.7% 159 39.1% 1 TOTAL 5,918 Pecentaga 47.18% 52.83-A0.19% Total Registered Voters 35,559 Tumout 16.19% R Y S % nv' �i. tie 5i Of Votes Cast at the Regular City Election City of Iowa City Held November 5. 1991 PRECINCT IC01 IC62 IC03 IC04 IC05 IC06 IC07 IC08 IC09 IC10 IC11 IC12 ICI IC14 IC1S IC15 IC17 IC18 IC19 IC20 IC21 IC22 IC23 IC24 IC25 ABSENTEE SPECIAL TOTAL COUNCIL DISTRICT A COUNCIL DISTRICT C COUNCIL AT LARGE (VOTE FOR 1) (VOTE FOR 11 (VOTE FOR 2) TOTAL ISUSAN M JIM WRITE RANDY WRITE FAMaRISCO J JOHN PAUL KAREN WRITE VOTERS IHOROWIT2 ST JOHN INS LARSON INS CRABTREE EOLI KUBBY INS 265 119 119 0 159 2 130 43 60 186 223 124 80 0 153 0 149 35 39 142 57 21 22 0 34 0 17 9 14 47 382 247 97 0 225 1 227 40 58 297 33 13 15 1 18 0 7 8 5 28 78 29 34 0 38 0 21 17 16 63 251 143 87 0 158 5 152 45 64 153 236 115 95 0 147 2 132 39 69 143 586 305 241 1 416 7 365 112 151 361 273 123 136 0 175 7 141 47 84 167 114 41 60 0 79 1 45 18 26 95 216 96 109 1 155 4 121 56 69 138 542 255 245 1 392 8 300 126 183 321 504 235 243 3 326 11 287 100 165 322 415 224 152 0 295 9 254 11 127 258 478 233 212 1 321 7 274 85 135 293 484 183 271 1 314 5 238 90 114 352 475 168 270 2 284 16 179 67 121 385 236 75 122 1 131 14 78 32 41 200 294 99 155 1 161 9 101 45 72 230 363 141 170 1 191 9 116 49 88 283 465 246 192 0 318 9 247 82 96 327 838 450 325 1 551 1 539 139 236 490 579 309 228 2 384 5 357 88 139 370 769 397 333 0 521 7 501 158 206 458 /yyo /268 1149 483 240 2D5 0 341 5 311 97 126 268 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 9648 4632 4229 17 6316 150 5289 1706 2504 6380 ,06 _. n; a 2 4 I. Y'I. e o./ `7o LIBRARY LEVY (50X TO PASS) YES NO 206 54 165 55 54 3 312 67 29 3 64 12 175 73 157 74 423 158 168 100 99 13 123 89 301 234 272 220 265 148 280 193 313 158 366 102 205 25 235 50 288 63 310 149 532 291 378 193 455 299 253 215 1 1 6430 3042 N O F F I C I A L CANVAS E3 OF VOTES CAST AT THE REGULAR CITY ELECTION CITY OF IOWA CITY HELD NOVEMBER 7, 1989 FOR COUNCIL --DISTRICT B (Vote for ONE Darrel G. Graf W-I IOWA CITY VOTERS Courtney 01 ROOSEVELT SCHOOL 272 137 108 0 02 ERNEST HORN SCHOOL 203 110 74 037 03 QUADRANGLE b7 14 1 04 LINCOLN SCHOOL 368 179 150 0 41 18 19 1 05 BURGE HALL 1 06 STANLEY HALL 61 15 42 07 CLAPP RECITAL HALL 235 125 86 0 08 WEST HIGH SCHOOL 182 89 72 1 09 CITY TRANSIT BLDG. 634 355 234 0 10 COUNTY ADMIN. BLDG. 258 129 114 1 11 COURT HOUSE 113 38 65 1 12 GRANT WOOD SCHOOL 217 140 66 0 13 WINEBRENNER FORD 500 308 153 1 14 MARK TWAIN SCHOOL 470 256 175 3 15 SOUTHEAST JR. HIGH 402 245 131 2 16 ROBERT LUCAS SCHOOL 428 266 131 2 17 HOOVER SCHOOL 449 209 215 1 18 LONGFELLOW SCHOOL 453 161 246 2 19 RECREATION CENTER 197 54 125 12 20 SENIOR CENTER 245 87 138 21 HORACE MANN SCHOOL 328 96 213 0 22 SHIMEK SCHOOL 419 217 174 2 761 486 232 1 23 REGINA 315 203 3 24 CITY HIGH SCHOOL 557 25 HELEN LEMME SCHOOL 745 523 177 O ABSENTEE BALLOTS L 227 137 64 0 SPECIAL BALLOTS 6 2 4 0 FOR COUNCIL --DISTRICT B (Vote Graf ONE W-I VOTERS Courtney _ TOTAL 8,826 I4,711 3,448 26 -1�TTTTT�T� 1 FOR COUNCIL --At Large Joe (John Vte for Naomi J. Bolkcom McDonald I Novick W-I 127 156 159 2 85 131 104 0' 31 20 35 2 177 179 260 0 23 18 16 1 45 28 27 1 108 137 132 2 8B 98 - 83 3 274 383 360 3 128 147 136 1 81 48 46 2 88 155 119 0 209. 358 221 2 213 310 238 3 17e 268 197 3 174 289 217 0 246 246 217 0 306 178 200 1 147 75 68 2 166 ill 95 4 232 123 123 1 224 240. 207 0 313 524 432 5 241 348 335 5 269 547 395 1 FOR PUBLIC MEASURE 'K" YES NO 135 131 86 117 40 15 212 143 21 19 36 23 108 122 77 102 291 337 121 135 71 40 55 159 154 340 169 290 153 243 145 273 211 225 285 155 132 55 144 91 205 116" 206 203 315 432 239 309 254 474 11 89 1 153 1 132 1 1 89 120 FOR COUNCIL --At Large FOR PUBLIC (Vote for TWO) MEASURE "K" Bolkcom McDonald Novick I W-I YES NO 4,262 5,272 4,556 45 3,958 4,671 SHALL THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEASURE BE ADOPTED? _ YES NO O Shelf the action of the City Council of Iowa City changing the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Classification for a 28 acre tract of land along Highway 1 West, north and west of the Iowa City Municipal Airport, from Industrial to General Commercial be reversed? JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR TEL:319-356-6086 OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES CAST AT THE . . ......... Sep 22.94 15:27 No.005 P.01 JOUA9 C;Tq ARJAMRY- COUNT FOR 0Wd6tk'0M0N- DiSMICT PC ':: " r. r' :. r1111-1 r-. ii'IL � ICI��II�Im.111::III� .1i will iiiiillliiiiiiiI I INS II:IIIC�1:111' �1111 1 �� IIIIII�IIIIIIIIIIINN IIIIIIIIIIII�1111111.111■111111111111,01, IIn I ��11111��;CaC:CC�IC;;;�Q;;;�C�l ! BIB I INN II 1■I 'QI11� ���CIII�11 CIII II' II'1"I II. ICCIII.111IIII .111 1111 III ABS T Lo�sj TS CHALLENGED BALLOTS TOT AL VOTES ISM v r R� OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES CAST AT THE ITY OF) C t if FOR MAYOR FOR COUNCILMAN (DRAW DOWN RULE TO SEPARATE OFFICES) FO LIST NAMES OF VOTING PRECINCTS VJ o y , elf 90 �/v.6 1 3/ wo 77 B 1.5 o a 3 3 177 1 96 to IL 11 7 /g 9 147 3/0 /8Y /,uecfi fiu 8 / 3 s 9 u1 -Y�l2C , 51` 9 2y� I ABSENTEE_ BALLOTS 17 CHALLENGED BALLOTS W CHARTER Art. II, § 2.12 D. The Council shall appoint all members of the City's Boards, except as otherwise provided by State law. E. The Council shall fix the amount of compensation, if any, of persons it appoints and shall provide for the method of compensa- tion of other City employees. All appointments and promotions of City employees must be made according to job -related criteria and be consistent with nondiscriminatory and equal employment opportunity standards established pursuant to law.. (Ord. No. 85-3227, 4 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2.09. Rules; records. The Council may determine its own rules and shall main- tain records of its proceedings consistent with State law. Section 2.10. Vacancies. The Council shall fill a vacancy occurring in an elective City office as provided by State law. Section 2.11. Council action. A. Passage of an ordinance, amendment or resolution re- quires an affirmative vote of a majority of the Councilmera- bers except as otherwise provided by State law. B. The Council may submit to the voters, without a peti- tion, a proposition for the repeal, amendment or enactment of any measure, to be voted upon at any succeeding general, regular or special City election, and if the proposition sub- mitted receives a majority of the votes cast on it at the elec- tion, the measure shall be repealed, amended or enacted ac- cordingly. Section 2.12. "Prohibitions A. A Councilmember may not hold any other City office or be a City employee or elected County official while serving on the Council nor hold any remunerated City office or em- ployment for at least one year alter leaving the Council. 9upp. No. 24 Art. II, § 2.04 IOWA CITY CODE large are to serve for terms of four years, and other Councilmembers are to serve for terms of two years. Commencing at the next regular City election, and at all subsequent regular City elec- tions, all Councilmembers elected to fill the positions of those whose terms expire shall be elected for terms of four years. Section 2.05. Compensation. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the compensation of the Mayor and the other Council members, and the Council shall not adopt such an ordinance during the months of November and December immediately following a regular City election (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2,06. Mayor. A. Immediately following the beginning of the terms of Councilmembers elected at the regular City election, the Council shall meet and elect from among its members the Mayor and Mayor pro tem for a term of two years. B. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, the official representative of the City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy okesm The Mayor shall present to the City no later �pkaf' than February 28, an annual State of the City message. C. The Mayor pro tem shall act as Mayor during the absence of the Mayor. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3.12-85) Section 2.07. General powers and duties. All powers of the City are vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by State law or this Charter. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2.08. Appointments. A. The Council shall appoint the City Manager. B. The Council shall appoint the City Clerk. C. The Council shall appoint the City Attorneytiand sjw1 nthar Laval l '+ e:n�efYyyapJ;—aBF]-jt hall proL-- Supp. No. 27 4 Council District Council District Precinct IC01 ICO2 IC03 IC04 IC06 IC06 IC07 IC08 IC09 IC10 IC11 IC12 IC13 IC14 IC1 5 IC16 IC17 IC18 IC19 IC20 IC21 IC22 IC23 IC24 IC26 Precinct Totals Election Totals clerMelection.tab e V ��J PART I CHARTER' 1 Article I. Powers of the City § 1.01. Powers of the city. § 1.02. Construction. § 1.03. Savings clause. Article U. City Council § 2.01. Composition. § 2.02. Division into council districts. § 2.03. Eligibility. § 2.04. Terms. § 2.05. Compensation. , § 2.06. Mayor. § 2.07. General powers and duties. § 2.08. Appointments. § 2.09. Rules; records. § 2.10. Vacancies. § 2.11. Council action. f § 2.12. Prohibitions. Article III. Nomination, PrimaryElection and Regular Election - § 3.01. Nomination. § 3.02. Primary election. f § 3.03. Regular city election. Article IV. City Manager § 4.01. Appointment; qualifications. § 4.02. Accountability; removal. § 4.03. Absence; disability of city manager. § 4.04. Duties of city manager. § 4.05. Ineligibility; prohibited acts. Article V. Boards, Commissions and Committees § 5.01. Establishment. § 5.02. Appointment; removal. § 5.03. Rules. -Editor's note —The home rule charter of ,the city, adopted by the. voters of the city on November 15, 1973 and by Ordinance No. 76-2792, , on January 2, 1976, pursuant to I.C.A. § 372.9, is set out herein as adopted and amended. Supp. No. 43 1 IOWA CITY CODE (. Article VI. Campaign Contributions and Expenditures § 6.01. Limitations on the amount of campaign contributions. § 6.02. Disclosure of contributions and expenditures. § 6.03. Definition. § 6.04. Violations. Article VII. Initiative and Referendum § 7.01. General provisions. § 7.02. Commencement of proceedings, affidavit. § 7.03. Petitions; revocation of signatures. § 7.04. Procedure after filing. § 7.05. Action on petitions. § 7.06. Results of election. § 7.07. Prohibition on establishment of stricter conditions or requirements Article VIII. Charter Amendments and Review § 8.01. Charter amendments. PREAMBLE The Citizens of Iowa City, Iowa, by virtue of the enactment of this Charter, adopt the following principles: 1. That the government of Iowa City belongs to all its citizens and all share the responsibility for it. 2. That the government of Iowa City is a service insti- tution, responsive and accountable to its citizens. 3. That City officials should be accessible to the people and have an affirmative obligation to secure for each person equality of opportunity as well as due process and equal pro- tection of law. 4. That each citizen has a right to obtain fair, equal, and courteous treatment from each City official and employee. 5. That the City should perform all acts and take all measures necessary and desirable to promote the general health, safety and welfare of its residents, to encourage the participation of its citizens in policy formation and to secure the full benefits of "Home Rule." Supp. No. 43 .\ _ 2 CHARTER Art. I, § 1.02 I As used, in this Charter: 1. "City" means the City of Iowa City, Iowa. 2. "City Council" or "Council" means the governing body of the City. 3. "Councilmember" means a member of the Council, in- cluding the Mayor. 4. "Shall" imposes a duty. 5. "Must" states a requirement. 6. "May" confers a power. 7. "Eligible elector" means a person eligible to register to vote in Iowa City. 8. "Qualified elector" means a resident of Iowa City who is registered to vote in Iowa City. / 9. "Board" includes a Board, Commission, Committee or other similar entity however designated. 10. "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corpora- tion, company, association, political party, committee or any other legal entity. 11. "Ordinance," except as provided in Article VII, means a City law of a general and permanent nature. 12. "Measure" means an ordinance, amendment, resolution or motion. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(1), 3-12.85) ARTICLE I. POWERS OF THE CITY Section 1.01. Powers of the city. The City has all powers possible under the Constitution and laws of this State. Section 1.02. Construction. The grant of power to the City under this Charter is in- tended to be broad; the mention of a specific power in this it Supp. No. 43 2.1 CHARTER Art. II, § 2.04 Charter is not intended to be a limitation on the general powers conferred in this article. Section 1.03. Savings clause. If any provision of this Charter, or the application of this Charter to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Charter. ARTICLE II. CITY COUNCIL Section 2.01. Composition. The City Council consists of seven members. As provided in Article III, four, to be known as Councilmembers at large, are to be nominated by eligible electors of the City at large, and three, to be known as district Councilmembers, are to be nominated by eligible electors of their respective districts. All Councilmembers shall be elected by the qualified electors of the City at large. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85; Ord. No. 85-3273, § 2, 12-17-85) Section 2.02. Division into council. districts. The Council, by ordinance, shall divide the City into three Council Districts of substantially equal population. These Dis- tricts are to be designated as Council District A, Council District B, and Council District C. Section 2.03. Eligibility. To be eligible to be elected to and to retain a Council position, a person must be an eligible elector of Iowa City, and if seeking or elected to represent a Council District, must be a domiciliary of that Council District. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2.04. Terms. At the first election under this Charter, all seven Councilmembers are to be elected; the Councilmember from Council District A, Council District C, and the two Councilmembers at large who receive the greatest number of votes cast for Councilmember at Supp. No. 27 3 Art. 1I, j 2.12 IOWA CITY CODE ��77 U` B. Neither the Council nor its members ma dictate, in any manner, the appointment or removal of any erson appointed by the City Manager. However, the Council may express its views to the City Manager pertaining to the appointment or removal of such employee. C. A Councilmember may not interfere with the supervision or direction of any person appointed by or under the control of the City Manager. ARTICLE III. NOMINATION, PRIMARY ELECTION AND REGULAR ELECTION Section 3.01. Nomination. A. An eligible elector of a council district may become a candi- date for a council district seat by filing with the city clerk a valid petition requesting that his or her name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) days nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors from the candi- date's district equal in number to at least two (2) per cent of those who voted to fill thp sa ffice at the last regular city election, but not less than en (10) persons. B. An eligible elector of the city may become a candidate for an at -large council seat by filing with the city clerk a petition requesting that the candidate's name be placed on the ballot for that office. The petition must be filed not more than sixty-five (65) days nor less than forty (40) days before the date of the election and must be signed by eligible electors equal in number to at least two (2) per cent of those who voted to fill the same office at the last regular city election, but not less than ten (10) persons. (Ord. No. 77-2864, 5 2, 9-6-77; Ord. No. 85-3227, 4 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 3.02. Primary election. A. If there are more than two candidates for a Council Dis- trict seat, a primary election must be held for that seat with Supp.No.24 ILA l fJ,� CHARTER Art. IV, § 4.02 only the qualified electors of that Council District eligible to vote. The names of the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the primary election are to be placed on the ballot for the regular City election as candidate for that Council seat. B. If there are more than twice as many candidates as there are at large positions to be filled, there shall be a primary elec- tion held unless the Council, by ordinance, chooses to have a run -off -election. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 3.03. Regular city election. A. In the regular City election, each Council District seat up for election shall be listed separately on the ballot and only the names of candidates nominated from that Council District shall be listed on the ballot as candidates for that seat. However, all qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote for each candidate. The three Council District seats shall he designated on the ballot as Council District A, Council District B and Coun. cil Disrict C and each shall be elected at large. B. The at large Council seats shall be designated on the ballot as such. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) ARTICLE IV. CITY MANAGER Section 4.01. Appointment; qualifications In appointing a City Manager, the Council shall consider only the qualifications and fitness of the person without re- gard to political or other affiliation. During his or her tenure the City Manager shall reside within the City. Section 4.02. Accountability; removal. A. The City Manager is under the direction and supervision of the Council and holds office at its pleasure. Unless other- wise provided by contract, a City Manager removed by the Council is entitled to receive termination pay of not less than two months' salary, computed from the date of the resolution of removal. Supp. No.24 Art. IV, § 4.02 IOWA CITY CODE B. Upon the resignation or removal of the City Manager, the Council shall appoint an individual qualified to perform the duties of City Manager to serve at the pleasure of Council or until a City Manager is appointed. Section 4.03. Absence; disability of city manager. The City Manager may designate a qualified City employee as Acting City Manager to perform his or her duties during a temporary absence or disability. If the City Manager does not make such a designation, the Council shall appoint a quali- fied City employee to perform the duties of the City Manager until he or she returns. Section 4.04. Duties of city manager. A. The City Manager shall be chief administrative officer of the City and shall: (1) Insure that the laws of the City are executed and en- forced. (2) Supervise and direct the administration of City govern- ment and the official conduct of employees of the City appointed by the City Manager including their em- ployment, training, reclassification, suspension or dis- charge as the occasion requires, subject to State law. (3) Appoint or employ persons to occupy positions for which no other method of appointment is provided by State law or this Charter. (4) Supervise the administration of the City personnel sys- tem, including the determination of the compensation of all City employees appointed by the City Manager subject to State law or this Charter. (5) Supervise the performance of all contracts for work to be done for the City, make all purchases of materials and supplies, and assure that such materials and sup- plies are received and are of specified quality and char- acter. Supp. No. 24 8 CHARTER Art W, 1 4.04 (6) Supervise and manage all public improvements, works and undertakings of the City, and all City -owned prop- erty including buildings, plants, systems, and enter- prises, and to have charge of their construction, im- provement, repair and maintenance except where other- wise provided by State law. (7) Supervise the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings, specifications and estimates for the City. (S) Provide for the issuance and revocation of licenses and permits authorized by State law or City ordinance and cause a record thereof to be maintained. (9) Prepare and submit to the Council the annual budgets in the form prescribed by State law. (10) Provide the Council monthly an itemized written monthly financial report. (11) Attend Council meetings and keep the Council fully advised of the financial and other conditions of the City and its needs. (12) See that the business affairs of the City are transacted in an efficient manner and that accurate records of all City business are maintained and made available to the public, except as otherwise provided by State law. (13) Provide necessary and reasonable clerical, research and professional assistance to Boards within limitations of the budget. (14) Perform such other and further duties as the Council may direct. B. The City Manager, in performing the foregoing duties, may: (1) Present recommendations and programs to the Council and participate in any discussion by the Council of any matters pertaining to the duties of the City Manager. 3upp. Na 24 9 Art. IV, § 4.04 IOWA CITY CODE (2) Cause the examination and investigation of the affairs of any department or the conduct of any employee under supervision of the City Manager. (3) Execute contracts on behalf of the City when authorized by the Council. (Ord. No. 85.3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 4.05. Ineligibility; prohibited acts. Except for the exercise of the right to vote, the City Man- ager shall not take part in any election of Councilmembers. This prohibition shall in no way limit the City Manager's duty to make available public records as provided by State law or this Charter. ARTICLE V. BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Section 5.01. Establishment. The Council may establish Boards in addition to those re- quired by State law and shall specify the title, duties, length of term, qualifications of members and other appropriate mat- ters. The Council may reduce or increase a Board's duties, transfer duties from one Board to another or dissolve any Board, except as otherwise provided by State law or this Charter. Section 5.02. Appointment; removal. The Council shall, subject to the requirements of State law, seek to provide broad representation on all Boards. The Council shall establish procedures to give at least thirty days' notice of vacancies before they are filled and shall encourage nominations by citizens. The Council shall establish conditions for the re- moval of members for just cause, consistent with State law. (Ord No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 5.03. Rules. A. The Council shall establish rules and procedures for the operation of all Boards, which must include but are not limited Supp. No. 24 10 CHARTER Art VI, § 6.64 to, the adoption of by-laws and rules pertaining to open meetings. B. The Council shall specify, for each Board, methods for informal and formal communication with Council, time sched- ules for the completion of reports requested by Council and such rules as it deems appropriate. C. A Board may establish additional rules and procedures that are consistent with State law, Council rules, and this Charter. ARTICLE VI. CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES Section 6.01. Limitations on . the amount of campaign contributions. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe limitations on the amount of campaign contributions made by an individual or political committee to a candidate for election to Council. (Ord. No. 77-2826, § II, 3.15-77) Section 6.02. Disclosure of contributions and expenditures The Council, by ordinance, may prescribe procedures requiring, immediately before and after each regular, special, primary, or run-off election, the disclosure of the amount, source and kind of contributions received and expenditures made by (1) each candi- date for election to Council and (2) any and all other persons, for the purpose of aiding or securing the candidate's nomination or election. (Ord. No. 85-3228, § 1, 3-12-85) Section 6.03. Definition. Within this article an expenditure or contribution does not mean a person's time donated to aid or promote a candidate's nomination or election. Section 6.04. Violations. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe (1) penalties for the violation of the contribution limitations and disclosure require- Supp. Na 24 11 Art. V11, § 7.01 IOWA CITY CODE ments it establishes pursuant to this section and (2) when appro. priate, conditions for the revocation of a candidate's right to serve on Council if elected, consistent with State law. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) ARTICLE VII. INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Section 7.01. General provisions. A. Authority. (1) Initiative. The qualified electors have the right to propose ordinances to the Council and, if the Council fails to adopt an ordinance so proposed without any change in substance, to have the ordinance submitted to the voters at an election. (2) Referendum. The qualified electors have the right to re- quire reconsideration by the Council of an existing ordi- nance and, if the Council fails to repeal such ordinance, to have it submitted to the voters at an election. (3) Definition. Within this article, "ordinance" means all measures of a legislative nature, however designated, which (a) are of a permanent rather than temporary character and (b) include a proposition enacting, amending or repealing a new or existing law, policy or plan, as opposed to one providing for the execution or administration of a law, policy or plan already enacted by Council. B. Limitations. (1) Subject matter. The right of initiative and referendum shall not extend to any of the following: (a) Any measure of an executive or administrative nature. (b) The City budget. (c) The appropriation of money. (d) The levy of taxes or special assessments. (e) The issuance of General Obligation and Revenue Bonds. (fl The letting of contracts. (g) Salaries of City employees. Supp. No. 24 12 I CHARTER Art. VU, § 7.01 Any measure required to be enacted by State or fed- eral law. Amendments to this Charter. Amendments affecting the City Zoning Ordinance, ex- cept those affecting a tract of land two acres or more in size. Etesubmission. No initiative or referendum petition shall oe filed within two years after the same measure or a measure substantially the same has been submitted to the voters at an election. ouncil repeal, amendment and reenactment. No ordi- nance proposed by initiative petition and adopted by :he vote of the Council without submission to the vot- ars, or adopted by the voters pursuant to this article, may for two years thereafter be repealed or amended except by a vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original initiative ordinance. No ordinance referred by referendum petition and repealed by the vote of the Council without submission to the voters, or repealed by the voters pursuant to this ar- ticle, may be reenacted for two years thereafter except by vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original referendum petition. C. Construction. (1) Scope of power. It is intended that this article confer broad initiative and referendum powers upon the quali- fied voters of the City. (2) Initiative. It is intended that (a) no initiative petition will be invalid because it repeals an existing ordinance in whole or in part by virtue of proposing a new ordi- nance and (b) an initiative petition may amend an existing ordinance. (3) Referendum. It is intended that a referendum petition may repeal an ordinance in whole or in part. D. Effect of filing petition. The filing of an initiative or referendum petition does not suspend or invalidate any ordi- nance under consideration and such ordinance shall remain I,, Supp. No. 45 13 Ark VII, § 7.01 IOWA CITY CODE in full force and effect until its amendment or repeal by Coun- cil pursuant to Section 7.05A or until a majority of the quali- fied electors voting on an ordinance vote to repeal or amend the ordinance and the vote is certified. E. City obligations. An initiative or referendum vote which repeals an existing ordinance in whole or in part does not affect any obligations entered into by the City, its agencies or any person in reliance on the ordinance during the time it was in effect. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 7.02. Commencement of proceedings; affidavit. A. Commencement. One or more qualified electors, hereinaf- ter referred to as the "petitioners," may commence initiative or referendum proceedings by filing with the City Clerk an affidavit stating they will supervise the circulation of the petition and will be responsible for filing it in proper form, stating their names and addresses and specifying the address to which all relevant notices are to be sent, and setting out in full the proposed initia- tive ordinance or citing the ordinance sought to be reconsidered. B. Affidavit. The City Clerk shall accept the affidavit for filing if on its face it appears to have signatures of one or more quali- fied electors. The City Clerk shall issue the appropriate petition forms to the petitioners the same day the affidavit is accepted for filing. The City clerk shall cause to be prepared and have avail- able to the public, forms and affidavits suitable for the com- mencement of proceedings and the preparation of initiative and referendum petitions. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 7.03. Petitions; revocation of signatures. A. Number of signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least twenty-five percent of the number of persons who voted in the last regular City election, but such signatures shall be no fewer than two thousand five hundred qualified electors. Any petition that does not, on its face, contain the minimum required signatures defined herein shall be deemed insufficient for filing under this article, and no supplementary petition shall be permitted. Supp. No. 45 14 CHARTER Art. VII, § 7.03 B. Form and content. All papers of a petition prepared for filing must be substantially uniform in size and style and must be assembled as one instrument. Each person signing shall pro- vide, and the petition form shall provide space for, the signature, printed name, and address of the person signing, the date the signature is executed, and any other information required by City Council. The form shall also provide space for the signer's birthdate, but a failure to enter a birthdate shall not invalidate a signer's signature. Petitions prepared for circulation must con- tain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered. The petition filed with the city clerk need have attached to it only one copy of the ordinance being proposed or referred. C. Affidavit of circulator. Each paper of a petition containing signatures must have attached to it when filed an affidavit exe- cuted by a qualified elector certifying: the number of signatures on the paper, that he or she personally circulated it, that all signatures were affixed in his or her presence, that he or she believes them to be genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be and that each signer had an opportu- nity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered. Any person filing a false affidavit will be liable to criminal penalties as provided by State law. D. Time for filing initiative petitions. Signatures on an ini- tiative petition must be secured and the petition filed within six months after the date the affidavit required under Section 7.02A was filed. E. Time for filing referendum petitions. Referendum peti- tions may be filed within sixty days after final adoption by the Council of the ordinance sought to be reconsidered, or sub- sequently at any time more than two years after such final adoption. The signatures on a referendum petition must be secured during the sixty days after such final adoption; how- ever, if the petition is filed more than two years after final adoption, the signatures must be secured within six months after the date the affidavit required under Section 7.02A was filed. Supp. No. 45 115 Art. VII, § 7.03 rOWA CITY CODE F. Revocation of signature. Prior to the time a petition is filed with the City Clerk, a signatory may revoke his or her signature for any reason by filing with the City Clerk a state- ment of his or her intent to revoke his or her signature. After a petition is filed a signatory may not revoke his or her signa- ture. The City Clerk shall cause to be prepared and have available to the public, forms suitable for the revocation of petition signatures. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85; Ord. No. 90-3462, § 1, 6.26-90) Section 7.04. Procedure after filing. A. Certificate of city clerk; amendment. Within twenty days after a petition is filed which contains the minimum required signatures, as set forth in Section 7.03.A above, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to the petition's sufficiency. If the petition is insufficient, the Clerk's certificate shall specify the particulars wherein the petition is defective. The Clerk shall also promptly send a copy of the certificate to the petitioners by reg- istered mail. A petition certified insufficient may be amended once, provided, however, that one or more of the original peti- tioners files a notice of intention to amend the original petition, such notice to be filed with the City Clerk within two days after receiving a copy of the certificate, and the petitioner also files a supplementary petition upon additional papers within fifteen days after receiving a copy of such certificate. Such supplementary petition shall comply with the requirements of subsections B and C of Section 7.03. Within fifteen days after a supplementary pe- tition is filed, the City Clerk shall complete a certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition, as amended and supplemented, and shall promptly send a copy of such certificate to the petitioners by registered mail, as in the case of an original petition. If a petition or amended petition is certified sufficient, or if the petition or amended petition is certified insufficient and one or more of the petitioners do not request Council review under subsection B of this Section within the time prescribed, the City Clerk shall promptly present the certificate to the Council. B. Council review. If a petition has been certified insufficient by the City Clerk and one or more of the petitioners do not file notice of intention to amend it or if an amended petition has been Supp. No. 45 16 CHARTER Art. VII, § 7.05 certified insufficient by the City Clerk, one or more of the peti- tioners may, within two days after receiving a copy of such certif- icate, file with the City Clerk a request that it be reviewed by the Council. The Council shall review the certificate at its next meet- ing following the filing of such a request, but not later than thirty days after the filing of the request for review, and shall rule upon the sufficiency of the petition. C. Court review; new petition. Each qualified elector has a right to judicial review of Council's determination as to the suffi- ciency of a petition. Proceedings for judicial review will be equi- table in nature and must be filed in the State District Court for Johnson county. The right to judicial review is conditioned upon the timely filing of a request for Council review under Section 7.0413, and the filing of the petition for court review within thirty days after determination by Council as to the sufficiency of the petition: A determination of insufficiency, even if sustained upon court review, shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose. D. Validity of signatures. A petition shall be deemed sufficient for the purposes of this article if it contains valid signatures in the number prescribed by Section 7.03 and is timely filed; even though the petition may contain one or more invalid signatures. A signature shall be deemed valid unless it is not the genuine signature of the qualified elector whose name it purports to be, or it was not voluntarily and knowingly executed. A valid signature need not be in the identical form in which the qualified elector's name appears on the voting rolls, nor may a signature be deemed invalid because the address accompanying the name on the peti- tion is different from the address for the same name on the n J✓,� ( currant votin rolls if the qualified elector's birth date is pro- l/ vi a an is shown on the voting rolls. (Ord. No. 85.3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85; Ord. No. 90-3462, § 2, 6-26.90) Section 7.05. Action on petitions. A. Action by council. When an initiative or referendum peti- tion has been determined sufficient, the Council shall promptly consider the proposed initiative ordinance or reconsider the re- ferred ordinance. If the Council fails to adopt a proposed initia-. Supp. No. 45 17 Art. VII, § 7.05 IOWA CITY CODE tive ordinance and fails to adopt an ordinance which is similar in substance within sixty days, or if the Council fails to repeal the referred ordinance within thirty days after the date the petition was finally determined sufficient, it shall submit the proposed or referred ordinance to the qualified electors of the city as herein. after prescribed. The council shall submit to the voters any ordi- nance which has been proposed or referred in accordance with the provisions of this Article unless the petition is deemed insuf- ficient pursuant to Section 7.04. If at any time more than thirty days before a scheduled initiative or referendum election the Council adopts the proposed initiative ordinance or adopts an ordinance which is similar in substance or if the Council repeals a referred ordinance, the initiative or referendum proceedings shall terminate and the proposed or referred ordinance shall not be submitted to the voters. B. Submission to voters. The vote of the city on a proposed or referred ordinance shall be held at the regular city election or at the general election which next occurs more than forty days after the expiration of the appropriate sixty or thirty -day period pro- vided for consideration or reconsideration in Section 7.05A, pro- j vided, however, that the council may provide for a special refer- 1 endum election on a referred ordinance any time after the expiration of the thirty -day period provided for reconsideration in Section 7.05A. Copies of the proposed or referred ordinance shall be made available to the qualified electors at the polls and shall be adver- tised at the city's expense in the manner required for "questions" in Section 376.5 of the Iowa Code. The subject matter and pur- pose of the referred or proposed ordinance shall be indicated on the ballot. (Ord. No. 77-2858, § 2, 9-16-77; Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 7.06. Results of election. A. Initiative. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of the election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the Council, except as provided in Section 7.0113(3). If conflicting ordinances are Supp. No. 45 18 CHARTER Art. VII, § 7.06 approved by majority vote at the same election, the one re- ceiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict. B. Referendum. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be con- sidered repealed upon certification of the election results. Supp. No. 45 18.1 ( 4 CHARTER Art. VU1, § 8.02 Section 7.07. Prohibition on establishment of stricter condi- tions or requirements. The Council may not set, except by Charter amendment, conditions or requirements affecting initiative and referendum which are higher or more stringent than those imposed by this Charter. ARTICLE VIII. CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND REVIEW Section 8.01. Charter amendments. This Charter may be amended only by one of the following methods: A. The Council, by resolution, may submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and a proposed amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. B. The Council, by ordinance, may amend the Charter. How- ever, within thirty days of publication of the ordinance, if a petition signed b eligible lectors of the City equal in number to n percent o t e persons who voted at the last preceding regular City election is filed with the council, the Council must submit t amending ordinance to the voters at a City election, and the amen ent does not become effective until approved by a major- ity of th6isevoting. C. If a petition signe eligible lectors of the City equal in number to'ten percent of the persons who voted at the last pre- ceding regular City election is filed with the Council proposing an amendment to the Charter, the Council must submit the proposed amendment to the voters at a City election, and the amendment becomes effective if approved by a majority of those voting. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2) 3-12-85) Section 8.02. Charter review commission. The Council, using the procedures prescribed in Article V, shall establish a Charter Review Commission at least once Supp. No. 33 19 Art VIII, § 8.02 IOWA CITY CODE every ten years following the effective date of this Charter. The Commission, consisting of at least nine members, shall review the existing Charter and may, within twelve months recommend any Charter amendments that it deems fit. The Council shall submit such amendments to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an amendment be- comes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. The Commission may also recommend to the Council that it exercise its power of amendment pursuant to Section 8.01B of this Charter on a matter recommended by the Commission. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) [The next page is 711 Supp. No. 33 20 City, of lava City MEMORANDUM Date: June 10, 1994 o: City Departments Fro • Marian K. Karr, ity Clerk Re: City Charter Every ten years the Iowa City Charter is reviewed by a Commission appointed by the City Council. A nine member Charter Review Commission was appointed by Council on May 10 and has begun this review process. The Commission is soliciting input from staff on any concerns you may have with the present Charter. Please review the attached Charter and forward your comments directly to me. The Commission will consider your comments in their deliberations and may call upon you to attend one of their meetings. Attachment: Iowa City Charter cc: Charter Review Commission bc5-5 e � 'Ol 9 N 11.-13 H 3)l V JO %3)(1 3H 1 WO�J J Art. 11, § 2.04 IOWA CITY CODE large are to serve for terms of four years, and other Councilmembers are to serve for terms of two years. Commencing at the next regular City election, and at all subsequent regular City elec- tions, all Councilmembers elected to fill the positions of those whose terms expire shall be elected for terms of four years. Section 2.05. Compensation. The Council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the compensation of the Mayor and the other Council members, and the Council shall not adopt such an ordinance during the months of November and December immediately following a regular City election (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2.06. Mayor. A. Immediately following the beginning of the terms of Councilmembers elected at the regular City election, the Council shall meet and elect from among its members the Mayor and Mayor pro tem for a term of two years. B. The Mayor is a voting member of the Council, the official representative of the City, presiding officer of the Council and its policy spokesman. The Mayor shall present to the City no later than February 28, an annual State of the City message. C. The Mayor pro tem shall act as Mayor during the absence of the Mayor. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2.07. General powers and duties. All powers of the City are vested in the Council, except as otherwise provided by State law or this Charter. (Ord. No. 85-3227, § 2(2), 3-12-85) Section 2.08. Appointments. A. The Council shall appoint the City Manager. B. The Council shall appoint the City Clerk. C. The Council shall appoint the City Attorney,ar a for e a C. The following people received letter (mailed 4/14/94) regarding Charter Review Commission: Page 1 Mr. David du N� Mr. Willa Dickens 34 N 7t venue �V 109 Green Mountain Drive Iowa ty IA 52245 Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. John Balmer Ms. Peggy Doerge 10 Princeton Court 19 Wakefield Court Iowa City IA 52245 Iowa City IA 52240 Mr. Richard Blum Mr. Robert Downer 2041 Rochester Court 2029 Rochester Court Iowa City IA 52245 Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Ann Bovbjerg Mr. Charlie Eastham 1710 Ridge Road 1152 E Court Street Iowa City IA 52245 Iowa City IA 52240 Mr. Tim Brandt Mr. Bill Eginton 427 S Governor Street 209 Richards Street Iowa City IA 52240 Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Gerald Brossart Mr. Paul Egli Iowa State Bank 3 Melrose Place P.O. Box 1700 Iowa City IA 52246 Iowa City IA 52244 Ms. Mary Geasland Ms. Patt Cain 53 Regal Lane 806 Alpine Drive Iowa City IA 52240 Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Tom Gelman Ms. Patricia Clifford 321 E. Market Street 930 W Park Road Iowa City IA 52245 Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Gary Goodwin N/A Ms. Debra Conger_-tWailed information"4/22/94.) Mr. David Grady 636 S odge Street, #5 1945 Jeffrey Street Io City IA 52240 Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Casey Cook Ms. Victoria Green Carlson M �& McWil lams 1929 o uk Street N 225 N Mt Vernon Drive Iowa City IA 52245 .jaWa City IA 52240 Ms. Carolyn Gross Ms. Penny Davidsen < --- Not I.C. 820 Kirkwood Avenue 9 Fairview Knoll Resident Iowa City IA 52240 Iowa City IA 52240 Ms. Lenore Hale 250 Black Springs Circle Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. John Hayek 531 Kimball Road Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Patricia Hayek 531 Kimball Road Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Howard Horan 2407 Crestview Avenue Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Mike Huber 62 Jensen Court Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Andrew Ives, Jr. 1310 Teg Drive Iowa City IA 52246 Ms. Catherine Johnson 242 Ferson Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Timothy Krumm 1430 Oaklawn Avenue Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Sheldon Kurtz 6 Glendale Terrace Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Vickie Lensing 2408 Mayfield Road Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Rob Lewis (Application mailed on 4/20/94.) 508 Kirkwood Avenue Iowa City IA 52240 Ms. Gertrude MacQueen 454 Lexington Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Barry Matsumoto 201 Ferson Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Ms. Nicki Maurer 1000 Oakcrest Street, #309 Iowa City IA 52246 Page 2 Mr. John McDonald 23 Rita Lyn Court Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Mike Messier 119 Montrose Avenue Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Joel Mintzer N/A Mr. Larry Morgan 1416 Bristol Drive Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Tom Muller (Application mailed on 4/19/94.) 1350 Burry Drive Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Margaret Nelson 235 Ferson Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Ted Nelson 235 Ferson Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Terrence Neuzil 2520 Mayfield Road Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Bill Nusser, Jr. 508 River Street Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Bill Nusser Sr. 1119 Dill Street Iowa City IA 52246 Ms. Ann Parton 2006 Dunlap Court Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Joyce Patton 857 Normandy Drive Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. John Pelton 704 Arbor Drive Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Kathy Penningroth 215 Woolf Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Jim Pugh 2263 S Riverside Drive Iowa City IA 52246 Ms. Ann Rawland-Warner 839 Roosevelt Street Iowa City IA 52240 Mr. Roger Reilly 146 Green Mountain Road Iowa City IA 52245 Ms. Ann Rhodes University of Iowa University Relations 101 Jessup Hall Iowa City IA 52242 Mr. Clayton Ringgenberg 822 Juniper Drive Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Glenn Roberts 8 Green Mountain Drive Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Keith Ruff 601 S Gilbert Street, #611 Iowa City IA 52240 Mr. Tim Shields 64 Gleason Drive Iowa City IA 52240 Ms. Janice Sines 207 Black Springs Circle Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Gregory Smith 1326 Santa Fe Drive Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Eldon Snyder 1282 Oakes Drive Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Mark Thompson 1138 Village Farm Court Iowa City IA 52240 Ms. A.K. Traw 411 MacBride Drive Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Craig Welt 1902 Graslon Drive Iowa City IA 52246 Mr. Dale Welt 602 5th Avenue Iowa City IA 52245 Mr. Tom Werd sch 3 Ever Place w Iow ity IA 52245 Ms. Mary Wiedeman 1308 Muscatine Avenue Iowa City IA 52240 Ms. Nancy Willis 333 Magowan Iowa City IA 52246 Ms. Betty Winokur 420 Magowan Avenue Iowa City IA 52246 Page 3 -7/^.c7M rz Ala �rra�%/ corry(Oe�7 G,r�'rtr� T `S�?/nx ��' �wii Gv� �a/1 n t� %�►�✓ �vcvcacazi 1'CG�� sc�/� n/ air°,/ /o -7aa/ s,�0vry7a-OZG t/ -olky ,. �C er7r7LY2 1u1 ! �� tort <Q Z �lrirL 1�n iL211 �/// 'S f 1 MI17 <41 of i / rw�ib���$� S�irylsrOry/ �� Sfi ,-gv O1 c7h/ rrV4 of /1� Q2 1-ern 7 r 04ZZS VMOI 'A117 VMOI j.Hnoo -Lm3s im 6E'i l t ITtarVA • f SDIUO Z M61 61 add 03AI303a /*,U5 A 4ix7;-4Z-113U7-1OW 7Z, Hi d• /Ay Ajl .C' yam` /„e conS//1r�c�,� t� .t9Gr /!5 7rJS/I%GE C�BiL�R-Te /ate 7� Crnr�oz /�El/i� COmM/ss�in . THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA April 20, 1994 The Honorable Susan Horowitz Mayor, City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240-1826 Dear Mayor Horowitz: Re: Charter Review Commission Thank you for your recent letter. I have served on two charter commissions. This review could usefully benefit from some new hands. Sincerely Yours, David C. Baldus Professor of Law 174=m College of Law 280 Boyd Law Bldg. Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1113 FAX 319/335-9019 G��Il�o�fl aka c�GIl���9 William S. Carlson MAI Clifford T. McClure MAI SRA Ted E. McWilliams MAI SRA April 15, 1994 Susan M. Horowitz, Mayor 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 Dear Susan, Appraisers & Consultants of Real Estate Kyran "Casey" Cook MAI Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Office Thank you for bringing the opening on the Charter Commission to my attention. I must decline. I am currently involved on the Neighborhood Open Space Committee, the Land Use and Urban Pattern Task Force and we are expanding F.I.R.S.T. to include 15 Board Members and a detailed schedule of activities. Knowing the importance of this committee, I have passed the materials to Gary Fink and Dan Hall. Both are long term residents of Iowa City with a background of civic service. If either decides to make application, I would encourage you and the council to give their application strong consideration. Susan, I also want you to know that I am personally grateful for the time and care that you continue to give for Iowa City and for people like me. Sincerely, Case Cook cc/Larry Baker Home Office: 800 Midland Building ■ Des Moines, Iowa 50309 ■ 515/244-2257 ■ FAX 515/244-3003 Iowa City/Cedar Rapids Office: 1929 Keokuk Street 0 Iowa City. Iowa 52240 ■ 319/351-2044 0 FAX 319-351-0563 '90�'" 1k DATE: April 27, 1994 TO: Susan FROM: Marian RE: Initiative/Referendum As I mentioned to you - the State Legislature left the present law in tack. Good news, bad news. we still have the ability to retain the process in our present Charter but it's certainly not over and will be considered again next year. As you know it's not the process that lends way to the controversy. Rather its the lack of direction given to the Commissioner of Elections to place such questions on the ballot. That's what happened in Clinton. As I understand it (as outlined by Kent Sovern from the League) a petition was filed with the proper amount of signatures, certified and forwarded to the Clinton Commissioner for preparation of a ballot. The Elections Commissioner then reviewed the State Code and discovered he was not directed to prepare a ballot under those circumstances. Rather the law was silent on the matter. Questions then arose regarding the procedure and the controversy began. Kent felt very sure that the Legislature would consider and abolish the procedure this year. That didn't happen. But he feels it will come up next session. For that reason I think it is important that the Charter Review Commission be briefed. Possible options the Commission may wish to consider are: they may recommend changes and take the chance that the Legislature will leave the provision; or they may recommend removal of the provision, not take up any time making changes or risking State abolishment of the provision after their work; or they may wait to consider any changes until after the session is over (and providing the session is over prior to the end of their one year term); or they may wish to consider recommending to Council the City write a letter to legislators encouraging the preservation of the provision and asking for State Code clarification in directing the Commissioner of Elections to honor ballot requests filed under this provision. The last option could effect the meeting schedule of the Commission in that the letter should be received prior to the legislative session or certainly discussion of that issue. You also wanted me to remind you that the maximum life of the Commission is 12 months. This doesn't preclude the Commission from making their recommendation earlier than 12 months, subject to Council review and the possibility of reconvening should it be necessary within that 12 month period. Food for thought. necessary. 8b;U"c coP Y .� rtit` c r►L I will be happy to discuss further items as City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: April 8, 1994 To: City Council From: Karin Franklin, Director, Dept. of Planning & Comm Re: Community Planning & Visioning Project -Task Forces We received 131 applications for the nine Task Forces of the Community Planning & Visioning Project and the Charter Review effort. The nine Task Forces were compiled based on the first choice of each of the applicants. There are only four people who are on Task Forces of their second choice. The Charter Review Commission will be appointed through a separate process as set out in the City's Charter. Applicants who chose Charter Review as their first choice will be sent the appropriate application. The response to this project was excellent. It is gratifying to see so many well -qualified people committed to their community's future. Unfortunately, some of those who applied will not be able to participate in the task force groups. There will be plenty of opportunity for their participation in the overall process, however, as this project moves through boards, commissions, and the City Council. Attached are lists for each of the Task Forces with the names and addresses of the participants, the staff facilitator, and the date, place and time of their first meeting. The Task Force meetings will be open to the public; however, participation will be limited to the Task Force members. Confirmation of these appointments will be on the Council agenda for April 12; a discussion item is also scheduled for the April 11 work session. cc: City Manager City Clerk r/ bc5-1 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Peggy Doerge - Harold B. Engen - Clark Houghton - Jody Hovland - Mike Huber - Christine K. Pacek - Cheryl J. Schlote - Eldon Snyder - Charles T. Traw - Facilitator - Susan Craig 19 Wakefield Court 3029 Cornell 920 River Street 1429 Glendale Road 62 Jensen Court 2049 Tanglewood Place 2713 E. Court Street 1282 Oakes Drive 411 MacBride Drive First meeting: Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 P.M., ICPL Board Room ppddir\taskforc.lst Gerald A. Brossart William Gerhard - Derek Maurer - Lynn E. Rowat - Loren Schmitt - Mark Smith - Rich Vogelzang - Tom Werderitsch - Bruce Wheaton - ECONOMIC WELL-BEING Facilitator - Stephen Atkins 30 Phoenix Place 1109 Prairie du Chien 328 South Governor Street 217 Post Road 1220 Village Road, Unit 14 205 North Westminster 1640 Hollywood Boulevard 3 Evergreen Place 227 Fairview Avenue First meeting: Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 P.M., Council Chambers ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Kerry M. Fitzpatrick - Michael Garvin - Marc Libants - Victor O. Marz, Jr. - John Ockenfels - Mark Phillips - Frieda Shannon - Robert M. Sierk - Ron Vogel - Facilitator - Monica Moen 132 Penfro Drive 824 E. College Street 225 E. Washington Street 630 Ronalds Street 1208 Michelle Court 1165 Oakes Drive 112 S. Summit Street 1043 Glendale Road 307 Third Avenue First meeting: Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 P.M., City Manager's Conference Room HOUSING Facilitator - Marianne Milkman Paula Brandt - 824 N. Gilbert Street Robert C. Carlson - 1122 Penkridge Drive Jason Chen - 1182 E. Court Street Carolyn Corbin - 712 N. Gilbert Street Susan Dulek - 201 S. Lowell Charles Eastham - 1152 E. Court Mark F. Kamps - 16 Galway Place Betty Kelly - 1108 Sunset Street Eric A. Nilausen - 1813 Morningside Drive First meeting: Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 P.M., Senior Center Classroom LAND USE AND URBAN PATTERN W. Michael Blair - John S. Casko - Gertrud Champe - Casey Cook - Steven L. Droll - Vicki Lensing - Nancy Ostrognai - Douglas S. Russell - Robert J. Saunders - Facilitator - Karin Franklin 8 Triangle Place 415 Woodridge Avenue 521 Melrose Avenue 1 Oak Park Court 3312 Arbor Drive 2408 Mayfield Road 2917 Sweet Briar 722 North Lucas 320 E. Fairchild First meeting: Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 P.M., City Manager's Conference Room PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN SPACE Eric L. Engh - Richard Hoppin - Kevin Houlahan - Jean Kistler Kendall - Deb Liddell - Dee W. Norton - Janelle R. Rettig - Maris Snider - Bill Snider - Facilitator - Terry Trueblood 881 Park Place 426 Lee Street 1020 Tower Court 2585 Bluffwood Lane 2608 E. Court Street 920 Ginter Avenue 3013 Cornell Avenue 300 Melrose Court 300 Melrose Court First meeting: Monday, April 25, 7:00 P.M., Recreation Center Room B John Beasley - James R. Berry - Richard Blum - Ann Bovbjerg - Mitchell F. Jones - Terrence L. Neuzil - Gregory M. Smith - Steven L. Stimmel - Craig Welt - PUBLIC SAFETY Facilitator - Chief R. J. Winkelhake 602 N. First Avenue 2669 Hickory Trail 2041 Rochester Court 1710 Ridge Road 212 Raven Street 2520 Mayfield Road 1326 Santa Fe Drive 204 N. Mt. Vernon Drive 1902 Graslon Drive First meeting: Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 P.M., Lobby Conference Room Sara Mehlin Anolik Lowell Brandt - Barbara Curtin - Carrie Norton - Jennifer Olson - Patrick C. Peters - Jim Swaim - Linda A. Whitaker - Cheryl Whitney - SOCIAL SERVICES Facilitator - Marge Penney 1020 Ronalds Street 824 N. Gilbert Street 224 N. Lucas 920 Ginter Avenue 805 Second Avenue 342 Finkbine Lane 1024 Woodlawn 514 Stuart Court 325 Ferson First meeting: Thursday, April 21, 7:00 P.M., City Manager's Conference Room Tim M. Clancy - Paul A. Egli - Del Holland - Howard Horan - Catherine Johnson - Gregory Kovaciny - Brian McClatchey - Larry F. Morgan - Frederic W. Yocum, Jr. - TRANSPORTATION Facilitator - Jeff Davidson 302 S. Gilbert, #1216 3 Melrose Place 1039 E. College Street 2407 Crestview Avenue 242 Ferson Avenue 521 Clark Street 220 N. Lucas 1416 Bristol Drive 820 Spencer Drive First meeting: Tuesday, April 19, 7:00 P.M., City Manager's Conference Room o-�u-�✓LC�P i ..�il�Jf.QPJ � �liece�J �� �� Community Prof Elie for the Iowa City Area July 1993 1993 Community Profile for the Iowa City Area Prepared by: Department of Planning & Community Development 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (319) 356-5230 Karin Franklin, Director of Planning & Community Development David Schoon, Economic Development Coordinator Kathy Mills, Sandra Monck, Planning Interns This booklet contains general demographic information for the Greater Iowa City Area. It is intended to give its readers a general overview of the economic condition of the Iowa City Area and the factors which influence the economy's development. More detailed information may be obtained by contacting the Economic Development Division of the Iowa City Department of Planning and Community Development or by consulting the sources cited in this booklet. All reasonable care has been given to ensure the accuracy of information contained in this publication. We acknowledge that printed material is subject to errors. Verification of information may be obtained by calling the Iowa City Department of Planning and Community Development or by directly checking sources cited in booklet. 1993 Community Profile for the Iowa City Area TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE POPULATION............................................................ 1 EMPLOYMENT -WORKFORCE ................................................. 7 INCOME................................................................ 14 GOVERNMENT & TAXES .................................................... 15 INDUSTRY............................................................... 18 CONSTRUCTION & MINING .................................................. 21 24 HOUSING............................................................... FINANCE, INSURANCE,& REAL ESTATE ......................................... 31 RFTAII-WWn1 FSAI-F........................................................ 32 SERVICE INDUSTRIES...................................................... 39 TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, & UTILITIES ............................... 41 HEALTH................................................................ 49 EDUCATION............................................................. 50 UNIVERSITY OFIOWA...................................................... 52 RECREATION & CULTURE ................................................... 55 POPULATION BY CENSUS TRACT .............................................. 57 CITY & COUNTY TELEPHONE LISTS ............................................ 59 POPULATION POPULATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES' city 1970 1980 1990 Iowa City 46,850 50,508 59,738 Coralvillez 6,130 7,687 10,347 Hills 507 547 662 Lone Tree 834 1,040 979 North Liberty 1,055 2,046 2,926 Oxford 666 676 663 Solon 837 969 1,050 Swisher 417 654 645 Shueyville 154 287 223 Tiffin 299 413 460 University Heights 1,265 1,069 1,042 Johnson County incorporated 59,014 65,896 78,735 Johnson County unincorporated 13,113 15,821 17,384 Johnson County total 72,127 81,717 96,119 'Incorporated places 2Coralville's Special Census, 1992: 11,998 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, CENSUS OF POPULATION, 1970, 1980, & 1990. POPULATION PROJECTIONS Iowa City Johnson County Population Population 1995 61,400 98,900 2000 65,900 105,000 2005 69,000 109,600 2010 72,900 115,000 SOURCE: IOWA CITY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, MAY 1992. Iowa City Community Profile 1 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 Johnson Iowa North University U.S. Iowa Co. City Coralville Liberty Heights Total Population 248,709,873 2,776,755 96,119 59,738 10,347 2,926 1,042 SEX Mate 121,239,418 1,344,802 47,601 29,560 5,136 1,430 486 Female 127,470,455 1,431,953 48,518 30,178 5,211 1,496 556 AGE Under 5 years 18,354,443 193,203 6,157 3,317 771 334 77 5 to 17 years 45,249,989 525,677 13,190 6,758 1,344 552 117 18 to 20 years 11,726,868 131,299 10,600 9,331 395 86 24 21 to 24 years 15,010,898 152,414 13,267 10,810 1,307 209 57 25 to 44 years 80,754,835 823,940 33,420 19,305 4,790 1,319 402 45 to 54 years 25,223,086 274,428 7,198 3,694 671 210 118 55 to 59 years 10,531,756 122,335 2,674 1,332 233 46 53 60 to 64 years 10,616,167 127,353 2,475 1,268 255 46 43 65 to 74 years 18,106,558 226,961 3,903 2,101 324 68 89 75 to 84 years 10,055,108 143,890 2,332 1,343 188 42 48 85 years and over 3,080,165 55,255 903 479 69 14 14 Median age 32.9 34.0 27.3 24.9 28.7 28.2 36.2 Under 18 years 63,604,432 718,880 19,347 10,075 2,115 886 194 Percent of total population 25.6 25.9 20.1 16.9 20.4 30.3 18.6 65 years and over 31,241,831 426,106 7,138 3,923 581 124 151 Percent of total population 12.6 15.3 7.4 6.6 5.6 4.2 14.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 91,947,410 1,064,325 36,067 21,951 4,605 1,128 474 Family households (families) 64,517,947 740,819 20,317 10,836 2,373 757 294 Manied-couple families 50,708,322 629,893 17,158 8,917 1,881 643 262 Percent of total households 55.1 59.2 47.6 40.6 40.8 57.0 55.3 Other family, male householder 3,143,582 25,785 755 423 100 31 9 Other family, female householder 10,666,043 85,141 2,404 1,496 392 83 23 Non -family households 27,429,463 323,506 15,750 11,115 2,232 371 180 Percent of total households 29.8 30.4 43.7 50.6 48.5 32.9 38.0 Householder living alone 22,580,420 275,466 10,026 6,523 1,622 262 149 Householder 65 years and over 8,824,845 130,964 2,144 1,306 195 45 40 Persons living in households 242,012,129 2,677,235 86,967 51,370 9,848 2,926 1,042 Persons per household 2.63 2.52 2.41 2.34 2.14 2.59 2.20 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 6,697,744 99,520 9,152 8,368 499 0 0 Institutionalized persons 3,334,018 47,841 1,081 385 499 0 0 Other persons in group quarters 3,363,726 51,679 8,071 7,983 0 0 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 199,686,070 2,683,090 89,649 54,410 9,523 2,896 1,010 Black 29,986,060 48,090 1,979 1,516 384 6 6 Percent of total population 12.1 1.7 2.1 2.5 3.7 0.2 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1,959,234 7,349 176 116 37 0 4 Percent of total population 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 7.273,662 25,476 3,837 3,341 340 11 21 Percent of total population 2.9 0.9 4.0 5.6 3.3 0.4 2.T Other race 9,804,847 12,750 478 355 63 13 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 22,354,059 32,647 1,435 1,016 190 48 15 Percent of total population 9.0 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.4 Total Housing Units 102,263,678 1 1,143,669 37,210 22,464 4,757 1,162 480 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990, CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 2 Compiled June 1993 IOWA'S 10 LARGEST CITIES 1970, 1980 & 1990 1970 1980 1990 1. Des Moines ' 200,587 Des Moines 191,003 Des Moines 193,187 2. Cedar Rapids 110,642 Cedar Rapids 110,243 Cedar Rapids 108,751 3. Davenport 98,469 Davenport 103,264 Davenport 95,333 4. Sioux City 85,925 Sioux City 82,003 Sioux City 80,505 5. Waterloo 75,533 Waterloo 75,985 Waterloo 66,467 6. Dubuque 62,309 Dubuque 62,321 Iowa City 59,738 7. Council Bluffs 60,348 Council Bluffs 56,449 Dubuque 57,546 8. Iowa City 46,850 Iowa City 50,508 Council Bluffs 54,315 9. Ames 39,505 Ames 45,775 Ames 47,198 10. Clinton 34,719 Cedar Falls 36,322 Cedar Falls 34,298 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1970, 1980, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION POPULATION BY SEX AND RACE Iowa City 1970 1980 1990 Total Population 46,850 50,508 59,738 Male 22,770 24,536 29,560 Female 24,080 25,972 30,178 Race White 45,810 47,678 54,410 Black 463 990 1,516 Other 577 1,243 3,812 Persons of Spanish Origin N/A 593 1,018 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1970, 1980, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION Iowa City Community Profile 3 Compiled June 1993 POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS Johnson County Sex -Age Groups 1980 1990 Under 5 years 5,311 6,157 Male 2,737 3,136 Female 2,574 3,021 5-9 years 4,503 5,807 Male 2,275 2,928 Female 2,228 2,879 10-14 years 4,966 4,862 Male 2,544 2,477 Female 2,422 2,385 15-19 years 8,677 8,758 Male 4,111 4,230 Female 4,566 4,528 20-24 years 16,068 17,630 Male 7,928 9,006 Female 8,140 8,624 25-34 years 18,261 19,530 Male 9,449 10,021 Female 8,812 9,509 35-44 Years 7,787 13,890 Male 3,889 6,950 Female 3,898 6,940 45-54 years 5,631 7,198 Male 2,756 3,548 Female 2,875 3,650 55-64 years 4,702 5,149 Male 2,257 2,475 Female 2,445 2,674 65-74 years 3,281 3,903 Male 1,386 1,778 Female 1,895 2,125 75 and over 2,530 3,235 Male 820 1,052 Female 1,710 2,183 Median 25.5 27.3 0 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1980 & 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION Iowa City Community Profile 4 Compiled June 1993 MARITAL STATUS, 1990 Johnson County (Population 15 Years and Over) Male Female Total Single 18,374 16,660 35,034 Married 17,869 17,680 35,549 Separated 289 372 661 Widowed 436 2,599 3,035 Divorced 2,092 2,922 5,014 TOTAL 39,060 40,233 79,293 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION FAMILY TYPE BY PRESENCE OF OWN CHILDREN, 1990 Johnson County Married -Couple Female Householder All Families Families No Husband Present TOTAL 20,317 17,158 2,404 With own children under 18' 10,452 8,581 1,567 Number of children under 182 19,290 15,896 2,334 'The number of families with own children under 18 years old. 2The number of children under 18 years old in families with own children under 18 years old. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1980 & 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION Iowa City Community Profile 5 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 Johnson Iowa North University U.S. Iowa Co. City Coralvllle Liberty Heights URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENCE Total population 248,709,873 2,776,755 96,119 59,736 10,347 2,898 1,042 Urban population 187,051,543 1,682,860 74,305 59,738 10,347 2,898 1,042 Percent of total population 75.2 60.6 77.3 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Rural population 61,658,330 1,093,895 21,814 Percent of total population 24.8 39.4 22.7 Farm population 3,871,583 256,562 4,049 RESIDENCE IN 1985 Persons 5 years and over 230,445,777 2,583,526 89,933 56,379 9,589 2,519 965 Lived in same house 122,796,970 1,503,484 33,748 16,581 2,741 1,228 476 Lived in different house in U.S. 102,540,097 1,062,739 53,070 37,070 6,595 1,291 432 Same State 80,954,800 868,441 39,070 26,226 5,006 1,154 320 Same county 58,675,635 604,721 19,720 11,780 2,753 771 221 Different county 22,280,165 263,720 19,350 14,446 2,253 383 99 Different State 21,585,297 194,298 14,000 10,844 1,589 137 112 Lived abroad 5,108,710 17,303 3,117 2,728 1 253 0 1 57 DISABILITY OF CIVILIAN NON - INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS Persons 16 to 64 years 157,323,922 1,691,073 70,686 46,432 7,377 1,956 707 With a mobility or self -me limitation 7,214,762 150,571 3,821 2,181 173 58 16 With a mobility limitation 3,452,631 126,672 3,383 1,933 98 33 12 With a self -care limitation 5,383,939 38,543 882 501 119 39 10 With a work disability 12,826,449 128,258 3,401 1,925 485 167 47 In labor force 5,043,990 61,466 2,118 1,260 285 104 31 Prevented from working 6,594,029 54,152 896 426 148 42 10 Persons 65 years and over 29,563,511 391,572 6,754 3,710 563 102 151 With a mobility or self -care limitation 5,943,441 131,072 2,324 1,206 113 23 7 With a mobility limitation 4,611,920 114,873 2,158 1,126 82 23 5 With a self -care limitation 3,524,084 40,259 1 626 302 1 75 8 1 5 VETERAN STATUS Civilian veterans 16 years and over 27,481,055 310,122 7,708 4,125 978 169 106 65 years and over 7,158,654 84,788 1,668 965 134 8 39 NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH Native population 228,942,557 2,733,439 90,972 55,412 9,859 2,860 967 Percent born in State of residence 67.1 78.8 68.6 63.6 68.8 84.9 58.0 Foreign -barn population 19,767,316 43,316 5,147 4,326 488 38 75 Entered the U.S. 1980 to 1990 8,663,627 19,278 3,640 1 3,176 328 1 ILL 41. The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 6 Compiled June 1993 EMPL O YMENT- WORKFORCE PLACE OF RESIDENCE EMPLOYMENT DATA' Johnson County Resident Civilian Year Labor Force 1980 43,720 1985 54,750 1990 61,900 1991 63,100 1992 64,800 Resident Total Employment 42,190 53,040 60,900 62,000 63,600 Unemployment Rate 3.5% 0 State Unemployment Rate 5.7% 7.9% 4.2% 4.6% 4.5% 'Place of residence concept - method by which an individual, unemployed or employed, is counted in the area where he/she lives regardless of the area where he/she works. SOURCE: "LABOR FORCE SUMMARY ANNUAL AVERAGES 1988-1991 and 1992", LABOR MARKET INFORMATION UNIT OF THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Iowa City Community Profile 7 Compiled June 1993 LABOR FORCE SUMMARY-JOHNSON COUNTY Place of Work Employment Data' (in thousands) 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 Total Employment - Nonagricultural 43.0 48.5 56.1 56.9 58.6 Manufacturing 3.3 3.8 4.6 4.7 4.6 Durable Goods 0.8 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.5 Nondurable Goods 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.1 Nonmanufacturing 17.9 20.4 23.7 25.4 26.9 Construction and Mining 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.7 2.0 Transportation -Communication -Public Utilities 1.0 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.5 Wholesale and Retail Trade 7.9 9.3 10.9 11.1 11.2 Wholesale Trade 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 Retail Trade 6.8 8.2 9.6 9.8 9.8 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 Services 6.3 7.4 9.9 10.2 10.7 Government 21.8 24.3 26.1 26.2 27.2 Federal 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.7 State 18.0 20.2 21.6 21.5 22.4 Local 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.1 'Nonagricultural wage and salary (except domesticities) by place of work. NOTE: Detail may not add to total due to rounding. Place of Work Concept - method by which an employed individual is counted in the area where he/she works regardless of the area where he/she lives. SOURCE: UPDATED, BASED ON "LABOR FORCE SUMMARY ANNUAL AVERAGES 1988-1991 and 1992," IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LABOR MARKET INFORMATION UNIT Iowa City Community Profile Compiled June 1993 0 o E 3 m a, 0 ma �2 LABOR SUPPLY & DEMAND FOR IOWA CITY & SURROUNDING CITIES Year Ending December 31, 1992 Professional, Technical, Machine Bench Structural Managerial Clerical Sales Service Agriculture Processing Trades Work Work Misc. Total Iowa City Applicants 1,428 1,448 604 1,207 178 129 272 921 686 633 7,506 Openings 192 619 178 449 689 35 77 177 385 336 3,137 S/D Ratio 7.44 2.34 3.39 2.69 0.26 3.69 3.53 5.20 1.78 1.88 2.39 Cedar Rapids Applicants 2,951 3,021 1,452 2.246 3,245 738 1,072 1,401 1,775 3,662 21,563 Openings 393 1.302 1,317 891 3,320 147 315 156 792 688 9.321 S/D Ratio 7.51 2.32 1.10 2.52 0.98 5.02 3.40 8.98 2.24 5.32 2.31 Washington Applicants 95 237 91 275 106 68 164 101 150 134 1,421 Openings 13 61 33 59 35 26 22 80 66 48 443 S/D Ratio 7.31 3.89 2.76 4.66 3.03 2.62 7.45 1.26 2.27 2.79 3.21 Muscatine Applicants 341 608 185 643 99 425 842 369 387 338 4,237 Openings 74 98 50 164 16 206 90 71 78 78 925- -- S/D Ratio 4.61 6.20 3.70 3.92 6.19 2.06 9.36 5.20 4.96 4.33 4.58 SOURCE: "LABOR MARKET INFORMATION STATEWIDE;' LABOR MARKET INFORMATION UNIT, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES,1992 SELECTED LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS,1990 U.S. Iowa Johnson Co. Iowa City Coralville North Liberty University Heights LABOR FORCE STATUS Persons 16 years and over 191,829,271 2,131,703 78,541 50,565 8,456 2,058 860 In labor force 125,192,378 1,406,503 56,625 34,786 6,636 1,767 622 Percent in labor farce 65.3 66.0 72.1 68.8 78.5 85.9 72.3 Civilian labor force 123,473,450 1,403,883 56,570 34,746 6,623 1,767 620 Employed 115,681,202 1,340,242 54,591 33,465 6,381 1,712 607 Unemployed 7,792,248 63,641 1,979 1,281 242 55 13 Percent unemployed 6.3 4.5 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.1 2.1 Armed Forces 1,708,928 2,620 55 40 13 -- 2 Not in labor force 66,646,893 725,200 21,916 15,779 1,820 291 238 Males 16 years and over 92,025,913 1,013,757 38,667 24,938 4,113 960 397 In labor force 68,509,429 759,871 29,446 18,113 3,190 886 319 Percent in labor force 74.4 75.0 76.2 72.6 77.6 92.3 80.4 Civilian labor force 66,986,201 757,590 29,396 18,073 3,182 886 317 Employed 62,704,579 720,821 28,220 17,251 3,088 858 307 Unemployed 4,281,622 36,769 1,176 822 94 28 10 Percent unemployed 6.4 4.9 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 Armed Forces 1,523,228 2,281 50 40 8 - 2 Not in labor force 23,516,484 253,886 9,221 6,825 923 74 78 Females 16 years and over 99,803,358 1,117,946 39,874 25,627 4,343 1,098 463 In labor force 56,672,949 646,632 27,179 16,673 3,446 881 303 Percent in labor force 56.8 57.8 68.2 65.1 79.3 80.2 65.4 Civilian labor force 56,487,249 646,293 27,174 16,673 3,441 881 303 Employed 52,976,623 619,421 26,371 16,214 3,293 854 300 Unemployed 3,510,626 26,872 803 459 148 27 3 Percent unemployed 6.2 4.2 3.0 2.8 4.3 3.1 1.0 Armed Forces 185,700 339 5 5 - - 0 Not in labor force 43,130,409 471,314 12,695 8,954 897 217 160 Females 16 years and over 99,803,358 1,117,946 39,874 25,627 4,343 1,098 463 With own children under 6 years 15,233,818 163,692 5,552 3,103 659 335 71 Percent in labor force 59.7 69.8 69.8 62.9 78.6 85.7 71.8 With own children 6 to 17 years only 16,490,186 190,115 4,944 2,572 546 196 39 Percent in labor force 75.0 81.8 84.9 82.2 90.8 100.0 92.3 CLASS OF WORKER Employed persons 16 years and over 115,681,202 1,340,242 54,591 33,465 6,381 1,712 607 Private wage and salary workers 89,541,393 990,845 31,130 18,529 3,589 1,197 237 Government workers 17,567,100 192,239 19,701 13,282 2,539 424 321 Loral government workers 8,244,755 88,170 2,701 1,524 352 69 35 State government workers 5,381,445 74,535 15,428 10,757 1,954 329 274 Federal government workers 3,940,900 29,534 1,566 1,001 233 26 12 Self-employed workers 8,067,483 146,166 3,517 1,574 253 91 42 Unpaid family workers 505,226 1 10,992 1 243 1 80 1 - - .. 1 7 The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 10 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED LABOR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS,1990 (continued) U.S. Iowa Johnson Co. Iowa City Coralville North Liberty University Heights OCCUPATION Employed persons 16 years and over 115,681,202 1,340,242 54,591 33,465 6,381 1,712 607 Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations 14,227,916 128,717 5,461 3,119 790 174 84 Professional specialty 16,305,666 170,539 13,459 9,078 1,712 230 261 Technicians and related support occupations 4,257,235 40,091 3,347 2,234 407 125 38 Sales occupations 13,634,686 149,618 5,538 3,760 495 119 61 Administrative support occupations, including clerical 18,826,477 204,146 8,254 5,242 964 331 75 Private household occupations 521,154 5,066 160 84 Protective service occupations 1,992,852 13,761 587 244 157 15 4 Service occupations, except protective and household 12,781,911 176,350 8,284 5,504 982 253 50 Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations 2,839,010 93,780 1,437 202 49 27 6 Precision production, craft, and repair occupations 13,097,963 140,903 3,437 1,548 369 164 16 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors 7,904,197 98,227 1,775 909 137 102 2 Transportation and material moving moving occupations 4,729,001 59,779 1,390 742 180 93 5 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers and laborers 4,563,134 59,265 1,462 799 139 79 5 INDUSTRY Employed persons 16 years and over 115,681,202 1,340,242 54,591 33,465 6,381 1,712 607 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries 3,115,372 103,967 1,547 231 61 41 9 Mining 723,423 1,889 60 22 8 7 0 Construction 7,214,763 64,839 1,949 913 175 90 6 Manufacturing, non -durable goods 8,053,234 98,223 2,324 1,205 225 95 24 Manufacturing, durable goods 12,408,844 136,238 2,046 781 195 199 7 Transportation 5,108,003 54,886 1,133 480 233 65 8 Communications and other public utilities 3,097,059 28,659 735 381 48 28 3 Wholesale trade 5,071,026 62,371 1,223 568 154 46 6 Retail trade 19,485,666 231,858 9,382 6,518 1,016 185 84 Finance, insurance, and real estate 7,984,870 83,035 1,941 1,160 288 82 20 Business and repair services 5,577,462 49,786 2,174 1,193 241 103 14 Personal services 3,668,696 35,769 1,527 751 216 98 4 Entertainment and recreation services 1,636,460 13,628 679 487 68 18 5 Health services 9,682,684 120,633 10,384 6,485 1,726 242 175 Educational services 9,633,503 129,022 11,817 8,716 991 200 187 Other professional and related services 7,682,060 79,933 4,364 2,908 468 155 36 Public administration 1 5,538,077 45,506 1,306 666 268 58 19 The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 11 Compiled June 1993 INCOME PERSON Agricultural services, forestry, fisheries, and other' Mining Construction Manufacturing Nondurable goods Durable goods Transportation and public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance and real estate Services Government and government enterprises Federal, civilian Military State and local AL EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY Johnson County (Thousands of dollars) 1985 1986 1987 4,6591 4,163 1 5,472 1 3,075 39,233 92,436 72,042 20,394 31,810 28,203 79,159 26,263 168,372 429,421 36,179 2,541 390,701 2,240 42,732 99,125 76,934 22,191 33,993 28,228 81,701 28,925 184,384 457,446 37,018 2,861 417,567 2,401 40,612 107,503 81,028 26,475 33,416 33,153 85,623 35,551 196,166 494,340 40,989 3,283 450,068 rw,ORK 1988 1989 6,361 I 6,303 2,543 47,021 119,896 89,251 30,645 35,773 36,439 92,494 33,201 229,212 545,679 44,074 3,039 498,566 2,669 55,826 129,700 93,900 35,800 42,786 37,627 99,708 34,279 262,074 601,627 47,571 3,164 550,892 1990 7,507 3,651 53,372 135,630 97,575 38,055 45,704 39,390 107,794 37,746 286,494 648,680 49,764 3,260 595,656 . ''Other^ consists of the wages and salaries of U.S. residents employed by international organizations and by foreign embassies and consulates in the United States. SOURCE: REGIONAL ECONOMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM,1969-1990, MAY,1992, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, REGIONAL ECONOMIC MEASUREMENT DIVISION. MAJOR SOURCES OF PERSONAL INCOME Johnson County (Thousands of dollars) 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total personal income 1,174,020 1,258,333 1,326,523 1,446,940 Total earnings by place of work 919,712 993,007 1,062,151 1,170,303 Less: Personal contributions for social insurance' 45,799 49,901 54,122 59,877 Plus: Adjustment for residence -5,875 -10,242 -8,587 -12,498 Equals: Net earnings by place of residence 868,038 932,864 999,442 1,097,928 Plus: Dividends, interest, and 189,664 201,680 197,405 210,915 rent Plus: Transfer payments 116,318 123,789 129,676 138,097 1989 1,632,027 1,310,645 68,270 -17,897 1,224,478 256,825 150,724 'Personal contributions for social insurance are included in earnings by type and industry but excluded from personal income. 1990 1,746,625 1,401,314 73,685 -14,369 1,313,260 268,981 164,384 SOURCE: REGIONAL ECONOMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM, 1969-1990, MAY, 1992, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, REGIONAL ECONOMIC MEASUREMENT DIVISION. Iowa City Community Profile 12 Compiled June 1993 DISTRIBUTION OF PERSONAL INCOME Johnson County (Thousands of dollars) 1985 1986 1987 1988 Total personal income 1,174,020 1,258,333 1,326,523 1,446,940 Nonfarm personal income 1,156,939 1,228,P63 1,298,609 1,425,256 Farm income' 17,081 30,070 27,914 21,684 Population (thousands)' 88.8 89.5 90.6 92.5 Per capita personal income 13,224 14,055 14,637 15,645 (dollars) 1969 1990 1,12,027 1,746,621 1:593,9s1 1,711:279 38,046 35,346 94.5 96.7 17,278 18,057 'Farm income consists of proprietors' net income, the wages of hired farm labor, the pay-in-kind of hired farm labor, and the salaries of officers of corporate farms. 'Mid year population estimates of the Bureau of the Census. Estimates for 1986-88 reflect revisions available as of September 1989. In some instances, estimates prior to 1986 are not consistent with those for 1986-88, BEA prepared 1989 county population estimates based on the Census Bureau 1989 State estimates and on the 1986-88 trend in the Census Bureau county estimates. SOURCE: REGIONAL ECONOMIC INFORMATION SYSTEM,1969-1990, MAY,1992, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS ADMINISTRATION, BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, REGIONAL ECONOMIC MEASUREMENT DIVISION. AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES* Johnson County, Iowa Iowa 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1991 Private Industry -Total $275 $281 $295 $308 $320 $333 $371 Agriculture -Mining $231 $344 $334 $343 $324 $335 $268 Construction $378 $383 $408 $425 $418 $469 $445 Manufacturing $443 $454 $471 $484 $496 $506 $513 Transportation & Pub. Utilities $421 $431 $441 $445 $436 $451 $482 Retail/Wholesale Trade $185 $189 $197 $205 $215 $223 $266 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate $351 $356 $368 $383 $417 $429 $467 Services $253 $258 $275 $287 $306 $322 $318 Government - Total $430 $462 $487 $523 $553 $576 $430 Federal $451 $450 $463 $502 $521 $561 $583 State $449 $489 $515 $557 $590 $616 $547 Local $325 $337 $362 $366 $383 $392 $369 TOTAL - ALL INDUSTRIES $337 $352 $370 $390 $408 $425 $381 'Job Insurance Coverage by Major Industry Group - Average Yearly Weekly Wages SOURCE: EMPLOYMENT & WAGES COVERED BY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, IOWA DEPT.OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, 1991. Iowa City Community Profile 13 Compiled June 1993 INCOME IN 1989 Johnson Iowa North University U.S. Iowa Co. City Coralville Liberty Heights INCOME IN 1989 Households 91,993,582 1,065,243 36,118 21,964 4,622 1,122 470 Less than $5,000 5,684,517 59,821 2,288 1.765 192 56 13 $5,000 to $9,999 8,529,980 113,277 3,665 2,722 439 95 18 $10,000 to $14,999 8,133,273 111,561 3,681 2,552 504 66 26 $15,000 to $24,999 16,123,742 221,213 6,559 4,092 954 298 56 $25,000 to $34,999 14,575,125 194,997 5,707 3,033 948 211 66 $35,000 to $49,999 16,428,455 191,863 5,819 2,953 803 233 95 $50,000 to $74,999 13,777,883 121,339 5,151 2,894 578 147 74 $75,000 to $99,999 4,704,808 28,894 1,581 915 134 16 52 $100,000 to $149,999 2,593,768 13,932 1,063 610 47 0 44 $150,000 or more 1,442,031 8,346 604 428 23 0 26 Median household income (dollars) 30,056 26,229 27,862 24,565 26,599 27,091 43,750 Families 65,049,428 746,331 20,478 10,895 2,450 715 289 Less than $5,000 2,582,206 23,657 544 406 60 16 2 $5,000 to $9,999 3,636,361 41,297 943 626 122 8 0 $10,000 to $14,999 4,676,092 57,394 1,111 664 140 32 9 $15,000 to $24,999 10,658,345 145,911 2,814 1,545 339 175 15 $25,000 to $34,999 10.729,951 153,646 3,290 1,496 527 140 27 $35,000 to $49,999 13,270,930 167,293 4,485 2,035 613 202 66 $50,000 to $74,999 11,857,079 110,146 4,396 2,364 492 126 55 $75,000 to $99,999 4,115,468 26,497 1,399 807 97 16 50 $100,000 to $149,999 2,259,940 12,816 970 541 47 0 44 $150,000 or more 1,263,056 7,674 526 391 13 0 21 Median family income (dollars) 35,225 31,659 1 39,606 39,259 1 36,076 34,297 1 62,479 Non -family households 26,944,154 318,912 15,640 11,069 2,172 407 181 Less than $5,000 3,311,694 38,291 1,773 1,378 142 40 11 $5,000 to $9,999 5,080,560 73,981 2,807 2,139 329 87 18 $10,000 to $14,999 3,593,796 55,058 2,622 1,923 366 34 19 $15,000 to $24,999 5,577,805 75,617 3,772 2,568 612 123 39 $25,000 to $34,999 3,799,161 39,858 2,356 1,484 434 78 39 $35,000 to $49,999 2,979,107 22,823 1,308 912 174 34 31 $50,000 to $74,999 1,685,327 9,690 714 500 74 11 17 $75,000 to $99,999 482,080 1,970 141 83 31 0 2 $100,000 to $149,999 274,043 1,013 79 54 0 0 0 $150,000 or more 160,581 611 68 28 10 0 5 Median non -family household income (dollars) 17,240 14,190 16,298 15,270 19,375 18,323 25,875 Per capita income (dollars) 14,420 12,422 1 14,113 13,277 1 14,387 11,529 1 27,396 INCOME TYPE IN 1989 Households 91,993,582 1,065,243 36,118 21,964 4,622 1,122 470 With wage and salary income 71,174,232 795.447 31,406 19,189 4,236 1,010 399 Mean wage and salary income (dollars) 37,271 29,886 32,990 31,045 30,103 28,583 48,025 With non -farm self-employment income 10,810,605 142,564 5,246 3,049 521 132 83 Mean non -farm self-employment income (dollars) 20,218 13,460 13,734 13,863 8,391 12,395 33,797 With farm self-employment income 2,020,105 100,006 1,616 319 78 19 21 Mean farm self-employment income (dollars) 10,064 12,425 9,263 5,359 6,478 3,295 1,408 With Social Security income 24,210,922 321,229 5,581 3,046 577 117 107 Mean Social Security income (dollars) 7,772 7,939 8,073 8,212 7,603 6,095 10,558 With public assistant income 6,943,269 61,798 1,102 626 185 19 17 Mean public assistance income (dollars) 4,078 3,784 3,665 3,498 4,419 4,337 3,135 With retirement income 14,353,202 138,396 3,151 1,952 282 101 75 Mean retirement income (dollars) 9,216 1 7,040 1 8,888 1 9,351 1 7,784 1 4,967 1 14,542 The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 14 Compiled June 1993 GOVERNMENT & TAXES MUNICIPAL & COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR METRO AREA Form of local government Comprehensive plan Zoning Ordinance in effect Subdivision ordinance with design standards in effect Full-time firemen Volunteer firemen Full-time peace officers Iowa City Coralvllle North Liberty Johnson County Mayor- Mayor- Mayor- Board of Council- Administrator Council Supervisors Manager yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes 51 0 0 0 0 30 30 0 57 23 0 43 SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY, CITY OF CORALVILLE, CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY, AND JOHNSON COUNTY. COMPARATIVE PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR IOWA'S LARGEST CITIES Fiscal Year '93 City Consolidated Property Tax Rate' Waterloo 44.79981 Des Moines 42.28406 Cedar Falls 40.96498 Council Bluffs 37.75087 Sioux City 37.68519 Davenport 36.33779 Dubuque 34.92442 Cedar Rapids 32.99536 Iowa City 31.07231 Ames 29.21612 'Tax rate per $1,000 assessed value. Consolidated tax rate is the total tax rate for all taxing districts. SOURCE: STATE OF IOWA, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, FISCAL YEAR 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 15 Compiled June 1993 o E 33 to 0 CL 2 n C p D 3 'o v m TAX LEVIES FOR JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA IN DOLLARS PER THOUSAND 1991 ASSESSED VALUES TAXES PAYABLE 1992-1993 INCORPORATED TOWNS AND CITIES District City School District County Assessor School Total City Total Other' Total Levy 44 Coralville Clear Creek 6.04312 0.37122 12.69671 10.41753 0.59191 30.12049 45 Coralville Iowa City 6.04312 0.37122 11.33121 10.41763 0.59191 28.75499 70 Iowa City Clear Creek 6.04312 0.27998 12.69671 12.82609 0.59191 32.43781 50 Iowa City Iowa City 6.04312 0.27998 11.33121 12.82609 0.59191 31.07231 55 North Liberty Clear Creek 6.04312 0.37122 12.69671 8.74438 0.59191 28.44734 56 North Liberty Iowa City 6.04312 0.37122 11.33121 8.74438 0.59191 27.08184 69 University Heights Iowa City 6.04312 0.37122 11.33121 4.53849 0.59191 22.87595 UNINCORPORATED RURAL AREAS School District Township District County Assessor School Total Township Total Other' Total Levy 71 East Lucas Iowa City 9.56874 0.37122 11.33121 0.26633 0.59191 22.12941 19 Newport Iowa City 9.56874 0.37122 11.33121 0.60450 0.59191 22.46758 20 Newport Solon 9.56874 0.37122 14.98355 0.60450 0.59191 26.11992 16 Penn Iowa City 9.56874 0.37122 11.33121 0.43800 0.59191 22.30108 23 Scott Iowa City 9.56874 0.37122 11.33121 0.47109 0.59191 22.33417 44 Scott Lone Tree 9.56874 0.37122 10.44965 0.47109 0.59191 21.45261 'Ag Extension Council Levies (0.05459), Area X Community College Levies (0.53232), and State of Iowa (Brucellosis & TB) Levies (0.00500). 'Taxes Payable 1992-1993 - 11991 Assessed Value/1000) • Rollback • Total Tax Levy; (1991 Residential Rollback - 73.0808%; 1991 Commercial & Industrial Rollback - 100.0%). SOURCE: JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR, 1992. REAL PROPERTY VALUATION AND TAX LEVY INFORMATION' City of Iowa City (Millions of dollars) FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 Aggregate Actual $1,239.5 $1,281.7 $1,367.6 $1,367.5 $1,401.9 $1,548.3 $1,597.9 Value of Real Property Taxable Actual Value $1,071.4 $1,134.8 $1,149.8 $1,202.1 $1,228.4 $1,294.6 $1,334.4 of Real Property (without debt servicelTIF)) Real Property $12.4 $13.3 $13.8 $14.6 $15.6 $16.6 $17.2 Tax Levy2 Outstanding Bonded Debt: - General Obligation $7.4 $9.6 $14.5 $12.2 $8.8 $6.3 $15.48 - Revenue -- -- -- -- .955 .79 .61 Ratio of Taxable .86 .89 .84 .88 .88 .84 .84 Value to Aggregate Value 'All data for fiscal year ending June 30. 2Tax levy per $1,000 assessed value. SOURCE: JOHNSON COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE, MAY 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 17 Compiled June 1993 INDUSTRY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, 1990 Johnson County SIC Number of Payroll ($1,000) Total number of Code employees Annual establishments Manufacturing, total 4,244 99,861 76 20 Food and kindred products 587 11,391 11 202 Dairy products (C) (D) 2 2026 Fluid Milk (B) (D) 1 204 Grain mill products (E) (D) 7 2048 Prepared feeds, n.e.c. (E) (D) 6 24 Lumber and wood products 60 811 5 26 Paper and allied products (C) (D) 1 267 Misc. converted paper products (C) (D) 1 2672 Paper coated and laminated, n.e.c. (C) (D) 1 27 Printing and publishing 714 13,824 21 271 Newspapers (C) (C) 4 275 Commercial printing 151 3,117 7 2752 Commercial printing, lithographic (C) (D) 3 276 Manifold business forms (E) (D) 1 28 Chemicals and allied products (F) (D) 2 284 Soap, cleaners and toilet goods (F) (D) 1 2844 Toilet preparations (F) (D) 1 30 Rubber and misc. plastics products 1,487 30,346 5 308 Misc. plastics products, n.e.c. 1,487 30,346 5 3086 Plastics foam products (G) (D) 1 3089 Plastics products, n.e.c. (E) (D) 4 36 Electronic and other electronic equip. (C) (D) 1 367 Electronic components & accessories (C) (D) 2 3678 Electronic connectors (C) (D) 1 39 Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (E) (D) 2 399 Miscellaneous manufactures (E) (D) 1 3991 Brooms and brushes (E) (D) 1 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; 9.20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 2,499; H-2,500 to 4,999; 1-5,000 to 9,999; J-10,000 to 24,999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS, 1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Iowa City Community Profile 18 Compiled June 1993 EMPLOYMENT RANKING OF IOWA CITY AREA EMPLOYERS Manufacturing Business Employees American College Testing, Iowa City ................................................. 863 United Technologies Automotive, Iowa City ............................................ 840 Rockwell International - Collins Avionics & Communications Division, Coralville .................. 706 Procter & Gamble, Iowa City ...................................................... 700 National Computer Systems, Iowa City ............................................... 600 Oral B Laboratories, Iowa City ..................................................... 400 MCI Services Marketing, Iowa City .................................................. 330 Moore Business Forms, Iowa City ................................................... 230 Hawkeye Food Service, Coralville................................................... 188 H.P. Smith Paper Co., Iowa City .................................................... 150 Heartland Express, Coralville...................................................... 125 Banker's Advertising/Tru-Art Color Graphics, Iowa City ................................... 110 Seabury & Smith, Iowa City ....................................................... 106 Iowa -Illinois Gas & Electric, Iowa City ................................................ 101 Protein Blenders, Inc., Iowa City ..................................................... 80 L.L. Felling, Iowa City ......................................................... 77-100 (Winter Employment).......................................................20-25 Home Town Dairies, Iowa City ...................................................... 75 Blooming Prairie Warehouse, Iowa City ................................................ 70 Hawkeye Medical Supply, Iowa City .................................................. 50 Millard Warehouse, Iowa City ....................................................... 35 SOURCE: IOWA CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., MAY 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 19 Compiled June 1993 EMPLOYMENT RANKING OF IOWA CITY AREA EMPLOYERS Non -Manufacturing Business Employees University of Iowa, Iowa City .................................................... 21,000 Iowa City Community Schools, Iowa City ............................................. 1,150 Veterans Administration Hospital, Iowa City ........................................... 1,150 Mercy Hospital, Iowa City ....................................................... 1,080 City of Iowa City, Iowa City ........................................................ 510 Johnson County Government, Iowa City .............................................. 400 First National Bank, Iowa City ...................................................... 198 Hansen Lind Meyer, Iowa City ..................................................... 184 Hills Bank & Trust, Iowa City ...................................................... 160 Iowa State Bank & Trust, Iowa City .................................................. 155 Iowa City Press Citizen, Iowa City .................................................. 130 University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Iowa City ..................................... 86 City of Coralville, Coralville......................................................... 84 Lenoch & Cilek, Iowa City ......................................................... 50 SOURCE: IOWA CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC., MAY 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 20 Compiled June 1993 CONSTRUCTION & MINING CONSTRUCTION & MINING INDUSTRIES, 1990 Johnson County SIC Number of Payroll ($1,000) Total number of Code employees Annual establishments Mining, total (B) (D) 6 Construction, total 1,210 30,607 201 15 General contractors & operative builders 428 9,967 72 151 General building contractors 313 7,423 42 16 Heavy construction, except building 60 4,040 8 17 Special trade contractors 722 16,600 121 171 Plumbing, heating, air-conditioning 184 5,207 24 173 Electrical work 135 2,967 21 174 Masonry, stonework, and plastering 61 1,045 10 176 Roofing, siding & sheet metal work 76 1,729 11 177 Concrete work 115 2,700 11 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; B-20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 2,499; _ - H-2,500 to 4,999; 1.5,000 to 9,999; J-10,000 to 24,999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. _ SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS, 1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Iowa City Community Profile 21 Compiled June 1993 BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION' City of Iowa City Year New Construction # of permits Value Repair, Remodeling # of permits & Additions Value Total Construction # of permits Value 1982 173 20,731,156 227 2,732,600 400 23,463,756 1983 357 41,257,406 223 9,536,343 581 50,793,749 1984 270 26,666,625 286 4,795,338 556 31,461,963 1985 146 16,355,519 266 6,984,220 412 23,339,739 1986 164 17,112,704 295 4,586,860 459 21,699,564 1987 411 16,255,434 327 6,549,492 537 22,804,926 1988 206 33,868,849 308 9,364,929 514 43,233,778 1989 238 32,035,514 285 7,353,738 523 40,157,252 1990 230 34,544,897 277 9,580,447 507 44,125,344 1991 227 28,170,971 365 13,992,461 592 42,163,432 1992 296 38,493,204 353 11,575,717 649 50,068,921 'Figures include residential, commercial, industrial permits, public works, and other non-residential structures. NOTE: Figures include public and private construction, but do not include construction on University property. SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES. BUILDING PERMIT INFORMATION' City of Coralville Year New Construction # of permits Value Repair, Remodeling tions # of permits & Addi• Value Total Construction # of permits Value 1982 60 5,772,232 58 741,116 118 6,513,348 1983 98 12,142,965 69 466,579 167 12,609,544 1984 53 7,062,088 50 508,426 103 7,570,513 1985 40 7,752,000 79 540,635 119 8,292,635 1986 31 2,843,000 51 2,468,731 82 5,311,731 1987 58 5,885,535 69 2,112,700 127 7,998,235 1988 45 3,553,528 77 880,084 122 4,433,612 1989 63 9,453,691 56 3,051,778 119 12,505,469 1990 77 9,635,148 73 595,413 150 10,230,561 1991 99 17,148,332 95 2,400,291 194 19,548,623 1992 116 23,835,600 72 1,216,325 188 25,051,915 'Figures include residential, commercial, industrial permits, public works, and other non-residential structures. SOURCE: CITY OF CORALVILLE BUILDING DEPARTMENT. Iowa City Community Profile 22 Compiled June 1993 NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMITS Iowa City' CoralvilleZ North Liberty Year # of Permits Total Value # of Permits # of Permits Total Value 1981 10 $1,289,500 11 4 $1,559,592 1982 10 10 9 448,642 1983 31 3,277,892 31 7 156,060 1984 39 4,682,654 31 7 60,875 1985 29 6,710,608 39 9 742,040 1986 13 4,543,439 24 4 146,340 1987 8 1,047,906 44 2 45,600 1988 6 1,435,000 37 3 873,473 1989 6 2,031,000 39 5 797,000 1990 10 8,503,000 15 8 941,113 1991 9 4,276,500 8 9 377,300 1992 15 1,305,038 8 5 353,900 'Figures include motels, hotels, service stations, hospitals and institutional buildings, professional and office buildings, stores, and mercantile buildings. 2SpecifiC values of Coralville building permits are not separated from total valuation of all permits. SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES, CITY OF CORALVILLE, CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDING PERMITS City of Iowa City Year # of Permits Total Value 1982 2 $1,157,968 1983 9 1,667,288 1984 4 250,000 1985 6 1,692,430 1986 4 1,291,430 1987 2 307,000 1988 3 936,000 1989 4 2,826,836 1990 5 247,890 1991 4 749,806 1992 SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES Iowa City Community Profile 23 Compiled June 1993 I HOUSING NEW SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING PERMITS Iowa City Coralville' North Liberty Year # of Permits Total Value # of Permits # of Permits Total Value 1982 46 3,110,551 8 10 350,139 1983 145 9,126,502 24 23 974,603 1984 148 10,092,428 21 14 644,415 1985 59 4,680,247 23 14 690,683 1986 82 7,031,554 24 13 692,093 1987 107 8,068,687 31 27 1,076,232 1988 131 14,631,433 30 4 173,988 1989 137 16,959,477 39 9 464,842 1990 136 15,308,497 52 8 384,971 1991 143 15,529,175 44 17 991,990 1992 214 23,757,691 47 20 1,250,190 'Specific values of Coralville building permits are not separated from total valuation of all permits. For total valuation of all permits in Coralville, see Building Permit Information table for Coralville on page 22. SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES, CITY OF CORALVILLE, CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY NEW MULTI -FAMILY DWELLING BUILDING PERMITS' Iowa City Coralville2 North Liberty Year # of Permits Total Value # of Permits # of Permits Total Value 1982 50 (594) 13,757,066 32 (148) 0 216,478 1983 75 (868) 17,418,024 39 (343) 0 91,560 1984 25 (243) 5,242,800 11 (171) 0 189,994 1985 5 (88) 2,058,000 1 (8) 0 116,737 1986 7 (86) 2,248,692 2 (8) 0 40,525 1987 3 (33) 875,000 7 (40) 0 1988 3 (70) 1,500,000 2 (8) 0 63,762 1989 17 (262) 7,582,925 4 (22) 2 496,295 1990 21 (203) 7,168,550 5 (10) 1 447,734 1991 15 (140) 5,950,000 12 (137) 0 280,000 1992 21 (312) 9,600,000 11 (72) 0 - 'Number of dwelling units in parenthesis. 2Specific values of Coralville building permits are not separated from total valuation of all permits. For total valuation of all permits in Coralville, see Building Permit Information table for Coralville on page 22. SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES, CITY OF CORALVILLE, CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY 24 Iowa City Community Profile Compiled June 1993 NEW DUPLEX DWELLING BUILDING PERMITS Iowa City Coralville' North Liberty Year # of Permits. Total Value # of Permits # of Permits Total Value 1981 20 1,549,352 19 3 172,128 1982 18 1,621,321 22 5 216,478 1983 57 5,435,532 27 2 91,560 1984 17 1,469,703 13 2 189,994 1985 8 841,658 2 2 116,737 1986 5 512,386 2 1 40,525 1987 8 943,654 2 0 1988 6 856,565 7 1 63,762 1989 16 2,393,548 9 1 67,295 1990 1 140,140 25 4 311,806 1991 5 741,468 36 4 280,000 1992 6 900,327 46 5 380,000 NOTE: Duplexes include zero lot line units in Coralville and North Liberty. Zero lot line units for Iowa City are included in Single -Family Dwelling totals. 'Specific values of Coralville building permits are not separated from total valuation of all permits. For total valuation of all permits in Coralville, see Building Permit Information table for Coralville on page 22. SOURCE: CITY OF IOWA CITY HOUSING & INSPECTION SERVICES, CITY OF CORALVILLE, CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY i Iowa City Community Profile 25 Compiled June 1993 EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOME SALES REPORT JOHNSON COUNTY January 1, 1992 to December 26, 1992 2 or Less 4 or More Price Class Bed- 3 Bedrooms 4 Bedrooms Bedrooms Total rooms $40,000 & Under 50 9 3 - 62 $40,000-$54,999 74 31 6 - 111 $55,000-$69,999 65 83 14 4 166 $70,000-$84,999 107 198 42 2 349 $85,000-$99,999 34 111 38 1 184 $100,000-$124,999 17 83 51 2 153 $125,000-$149,999 5 51 39 3. 98 ' $150,000-$199,999 3 30 36 9 78 $200,000-$249,000 8 15 3 26 $250,000 & Over 3 13 8 24 Total 352 607 257 32 1251 SOURCE: IOWA CITY BOARD OF REALTORS, APRIL 1993. ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL SALES REPORTS Johnson County 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1991 1992 Number of Sales' 557 792 368 958 1,000 1,039 1,251 Average $68,881 $67,649 $72,959 $76,489 $89,050 $92,175 $95,954 Listing Price Average $65,910 $65,055 $69,239 $73,270 $86,731 $89,816 $93,751 Sale Price Total Sale Volume $36,712 $51,524 $24,480 $70,193 $86,732 $91,672 $117,564 (thousands) - 'Sales of residential and condominium properties. SOURCE: IOWA CITY BOARD OF REALTORS, APRIL 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 26 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 Iowa Johnson Iowa North University U.S. Co. City Coralville Liberty Heights OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Occupied housing units 91,947,410 1,064,325 36,067 21,951 4,605 1.128 474 Owner -occupied 59,024,811 745,377 18,999 9,823 1,745 810 334 Percent owner -occupied 64.2 70.0 52.7 44.7 37.9 71.8 70.5 Renter -occupied 32,922,599 318,948 17,068 12,128 2,860 318 140 Vacant housing units 10,316,268 79,344 1,143 513 152 34 6 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3,081,923 14,644 102 32 7 2 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 1.5 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.0 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.5 6.4 2.2 1.7 3.1 3.0 2.1 Persons per owner -occupied unit 2.75 2.63 2.70 2.65 2.55 2.78 2.39 Persons per renter -occupied unit 2.42 2.25 2.09 2.09 1.89 2.11 1.74 Units with over 1 person per room 4,548,799 1 16,009 984 1 708 114 1 23 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 50,383,409 852,993 18,279 91530 1,228 554 362 1-unit, attached 5,378,243 17,735 1,323 825 384 30 3 2 to 4 units 9,876,407 86,956 3,867 2,593 815 211 11 5 to 9 units 4,936,841 40,745 3,630 2,839 628 16 7 10 or more units 13,168,769 76,761 6,970 5,379 1,343 24 95 Mobile home, trailer, other 8,521,009 68,479 3,141 1,298 359 327 2 VALUE Specified owner -occupied units 44,918,000 566,559 13,638 7,996 1,275 467 317 Less than $50,000 11,402,522 317,781 1,466 674 121 53 5 $50,000 to $99,000 16,957,458 209,703 8,504 5,139 935 388 169 $100,000 to $149,000 6,773,257 27,708 2,358 1,471 172 21 100 $150,000 to $199,999 4,017,162 6,959 828 462 30 4 35 $200,000 to $299,999 3,376,901 3,338 393 212 13 0 8 $300,000 or more 2,390,700 1,070 89 38 4 1 0 Median (dollars) 79,100 45,900 1 76,900 79,000 1 73,200 63,600 1 96,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified rent -occupied units paying cash rent 30,490,535 268,439 16,197 11,912 2,814 313 134 Less than $250 7,470,207 125,112 2,779 2,067 283 78 6 $250 to $499 14,371,897 129,124 10.649 7,421 2,319 226 118 $500 to $749 6,188,367 12,343 2,426 2,130 206 9 8 $750 to $999 1,626,608 1,287 258 227 4 0 2 $1,000 or more 825,456 573 85 67 2 0 0 Median (dollars) 374 261 360 368 1 361 328 335 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Total 91,947,410 1,064,325 36,067 21,951 4,605 1,128 474 White 76,880,105 1,036,774 33,845 20,129 4,297 1,118 461 Black 9,976,161 15,741 656 496 132 2 3 Percent of occupied units 10.8 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.9 0.2 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 591,372 2,157 56 37 11 0 2 Percent of occupied units 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 2,013,735 6,287 1,347 1,175 134 3 7 Percent of occupied units 2.2 0.6 3.7 5.4 2.9 0.3 1.5 Other race 2,486,037 3,366 163 114 31 5 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6,001,718 8,926 465 329 70 14 8 Percent of occupied units 1 6.5 1 0.8 1 1.3 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1.2 1.5 SOURCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 27 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 (continued) I Johnson Iowa North University U.S. Iowa Co. City Coralville Liberty Heights MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS Specified owner -occupied housing units 45,550,059 571,870 13,690 8,014 1,309 518 321 With a mortgage 29,811,735 319,340 9,980 5,894 1,032 399 201 Less than $300 1,455,511 22,268 94 34 13 17 1 $300 to $499 5,711,092 108,125 1,183 712 52 74 15 $500 to $699 6,635,180 96,975 2,830 1,576 313 142 39 $700 to $999 7,497,193 64,554 3,585 2,132 473 153 91 $1,000 to $1,499 5,294,990 21,590 1,751 1,108 175 13 42 $1,5W to $1,999 1,847,081 3,867 343 238 6 0 11 $2,000 or more 1,370,688 1,961 194 94 0 0 2 Median (dollars) 737 553 761 774 768 653 860 Not mortgaged 15,738,324 252,530 3,710 2,120 277 119 120 Less than $100 960,802 10,042 13 5 0 0 0 $100 to $199 6,372,610 122,916 861 429 70 14 23 $200 to $299 5,058,575 92,757 1,696 892 146 87 54 $300 to $399 1,930,923 20,049 819 572 52 18 34 $400 or more 1,415,414 6,766 321 222 9 0 9 Median (dollars) 209 196 253 267 240 232 260 SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989 Specified owner -occupied housing units 45,550,059 571,870 13,690 8,014 1,309 518 321 Less than 20 percent 25,846,744 379,781 8,240 4,905 651 226 230 20 to 24 percent 6,288,395 76,784 2,407 1,307 331 108 42 25 to 29 percent 4,280,439 41,826 1,247 717 135 92 10 30 to 34 percent 2,673.820 22,688 649 421 54 34 18 35 percent or more 6,148,822 48,029 1,080 610 138 58 21 Not computed 311.839 2,762 67 54 0 0 0 GROSS RENT' - Specified renter -occupied housing units 32,170,036 285,743 16,531 12,095 2,860 351 140 Less than $200 2,815,090 40,501 846 723 67 15 1 $200 to $299 3,736,190 66,093 2,155 1,600 300 62 8 $300 to $499 11,814,251 127,395 8,655 5,906 1,877 222 113 $500 to $749 8,471,363 32,932 3,716 2,940 555 43 6 $750 to $999 2,637,755 3,567 635 593 29 0 2 $1,000 or more 1,276,044 990 173 136 7 0 8 No cash rent 1,419,343 14,265 351 197 25 9 4 Median (dollars) 447 336 412 414 415 409 383 GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1989 Specified renter -occupied housing units 32,170,036 285,743 16,631 12,095 2,860 351 140 Less than 20 percent 9.647,452 102,121 4,506 2,802 1,043 143 59 20 to 24 percent 4,463,652 38,788 2,222 1,431 551 49 21 25 to 29 percent 3,664,975 31,600 1,804 1,341 344 49 14 30 to 34 percent 2,562,684 20,224 1,290 991 244 0 4 35 percent or more 9,864,161 75,373 6,013 5,030 633 90 33 Not computed 1,977,112 17,637 696 500 45 20 9 'Gross rent is the amount of contract rem plus the estimated cost or ut0ities paid by the renter. The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 28 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 (continued) Johnson Iowa North University U.S. Iowa Co. City Coralviile Liberty Heights Total housing units 102,263,678 1,143,669 37,210 22,464 4,757 1,179 480 YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT 1 1989 to March 1990 2,169,436 11,882 717 392 106 0 0 1985 to 1988 9,024,365 36,834 2,652 1,451 440 174 0 1980 to 1984 9,931,917 66,202 4,739 2,848 1,019 195 7 1970 to 1979 22,291,826 230,514 9,376 5,259 1,175 601 37 1960 to 1969 16,406,410 159,930 7,215 4,638 1,074 112 118 1950 to 1959 14,831,071 147,913 3,736 2,426 638 13 138 1940 to 1949 8,676,155 90,460 1,580 1,043 187 7 85 . 1939 or earlier 18,832,498 399,934 1 7,195 4,407 1 118 77 1 95 BEDROOMS No bedroom 2,366,715 13,847 1,402 1,136 199 9 9 1 bedroom 14,062,917 120,043 5,512 4,082 871 104 88 2 bedrooms 31,502,796 340,831 • 12,239 7,490 2,317 478 44 3 bedrooms 38,931,475 448,791 11,851 6,546 998 496 166 4 bedrooms 12,549,082 181,475 4,778 2,492 320 74 97 5 or more bedrooms 2,850,693 38,682 1,428 718 52 18 26 Occupied housing units 91,947,410 1,064,325 36,067 21,951 4,605 1,147 474 HOUSE HEATING FUEL Utility gas 46,850,923 698,557 26,515 17,867 3,765 968 423 Bottled, tank, or LP gas 5,243,462 157,289 2,977 259 14 24 0 Electricity 23,696,987 111,249 4,795 3,345 681 155 23 Fuel all, kerosene, etc. 11,243,727 58,278 659 81 0 0 4 Coal or coke 358,965 372 22 0 0 0 Wood 3,609,323 30,350 514 27 0 0 0 Solar energy 54,536 234 14 2 0 0 0 Other fuel 345,580 5,437 365 230 100 0 20 No fuel used 543,907 2,559 1 206 140 1 45 0 1 4 YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT 1989 to March 1990 19,208,023 193,072 10,800 7,840 1,732 202 75 1985 to 1988 25,963,818 261,722 11,917 7,360 1,759 502 165 1980 to 1984 12,844,781 143,516 4,363 2,289 508 215 49 1970 to 1979 17,102,506 219,715 4,905 2,517 323 191 63 1960 to 1969 8,428,066 117,101 2,336 1,166 157 24 82 1959 or earlier 8,400,216 129,199 1,746 779 126 13 40 The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 29 Compiled June 1993 NUMBER OF ROOMS, YEAR-ROUND HOUSING UNITS 1980 & 1990 Johnson County City of Iowa City # of Rooms 1980 1990 1980 1990 1-3 Rooms 7,148 7,805 5,363 5,819 4-6 Rooms 16,405 18,772 9,567 11,024 7 or More Rooms 7,946 .10,633 4,296 5,621 Total 31,499 37,210 19,226 22,464 Median, year-round housing units 4.8 ' 5.3 4.5 5.0 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1980 & 1990 CENSUS OF HOUSING. VALUE OF SPECIFIED OWNER -OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS 1980 & 1990 Johnson County City of Iowa City Value 1980 1990 1980 1990 Less than $30,000 891 215 433 58 $30,000 - $39,999 1,053 378 636 165 $40,000 - $49,999 1,755 873 1,077 551 $50,000 - $59,999 2,366 1,709 1,608 934 $60,000 - $99,999 4,390 6,795 2,780 4,205 $100,000 - $149,999 847 2,358 468 1,471 $150,000 - $199,999 127 828 67 462 $200,000 or more 41 482 18 250 TOTAL 11,470 13,368 7,087 7,996 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1980 & 1990 CENSUS OF HOUSING. JOHNSON COUNTY HOUSING UNITS, 1980 & 1990 1980 1990 Total Housing Units 31,583 37,210 Total Occupied Housing Units 30,220 36,067 Owner -occupied 16,335 18,999 Median -value $58,400 $76,900 Renter -occupied 13,885 17,068 Median contract -rent $212 $360 SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1980 & 1990 CENSUS OF HOUSING. Iowa City Community Profile 30 Compiled June 1993 I FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES, 1990 Johnson County SIC Code Finance, Insurance & real estate, total 60 Depository institutions 602 Commercial banks 61 Nondepository institutions 614 Personal credit institutions 64 Insurance agents, brokers, & service 66 Real estate 651 Real estate operators & lessors 653 Real estate agents & managers 67 Holding & other investment offices 673 Trusts 6732 Educational, religious, etc, trusts Number of Payroll ($1,000) Total number of employees Annual establishments 1,447 35,303 167 601 11,855 12 (F) (D) 8 99 1,645 7 (B) (D) 6 273 8,342 43 284 8,935 78 160 2,551 40 90 5,062 27 (C) (D) 7 (C) (D) 1 (C) (D) 1 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; B-20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 2,499; H-2,500 to 4,999; 1-5,000 to 9,999; J-10,000 to 24,999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS, 1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS City of Iowa City Type of Institution Number Total Assets Banks 3 $668,000,000 Credit Unions 2 85,296,466 Savings & Loan 2 N/A SOURCE: IOWA DIVISION OF BANKING, JUNE 1993. STATE OF IOWA, ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CREDIT UNION DEPARTMENT, SUMMARY AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1991. RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION (RTC), PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER, JUNE 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 31 Compiled June 1993 RETAIL= WHOLESALE TRADE RETAIL TRADE INDUSTRIES, 1990 Johnson County SIC Code Number of employees Payroll ($1,000) Annual Total number of establishments Retail trade, total 9,494 87,824 591 52 Building materials and garden supplies 294 4,449 27 521 Lumber & other building materials 160 2,649 10 525 Hardware stores 73 613 7 53 General merchandise stores 965 9,077 12 531 Department stores 805 7,624 7 539 Misc. general merchandise stores (C) (D) 4 54 Food stores 1,498 15,490 58 541 Grocery stores 1,332 14,356 36 546 Retail bakeries (B) (D) 4 55 Automotive dealers & service stations 748 12,981 70 551 New & used car dealers 373 8.807 13 553 Auto & home supply stores 50 742 8 554 Gasoline service stations 290 2,921 39 56 Apparel and accessory stores 467 3,553 61 562 Women's clothing stores 146 1,106 18 565 Family clothing stores 87 521 9 566 Shoe stores 138 1,013 16 57 Furniture & homefurnishings stores 387 5,443 46 571 Furniture & homefurnishings stores 179 2,204 26 5712 Furniture stores 106 1,384 15 573 Radio, television, & computer stores 181 2,675 16 5731 Radio, TV & electronic stores 101 1,485 9 58 Eating & drinking places 3.683 22,827 171 581 Eating & drinking places 3,284 20,774 138 5812 Eating places 2,968 19,154 109 5813 Drinking places 317 11,620 29 59 Miscellaneous retail 1,393 12,637 138 591 Drug stores & proprietary stores 313 2,858 17 592 Liquor stores 66 202 5 593 Used merchandise stores 56 362 11 Iowa City Community Profile 32 Compiled June 1993 SIC Code Number of employees Payroll ($1,000) Annual Total number of establishments 594 Miscellaneous shopping goods stores 568 4,043 56 5941 Sporting goods & bicycle shops 102 806 11 5942 Book stares 136 1,047 9 5944 Jewelry stores 92 940 11 5947 Gift, novelty & souvenir shops 133 620 12 5949 Sewing, needlework & piece goods (B) (D) 3 596 Nonstore retailers 137 1,499 11 •5961 Catalog and mail-order houses (B) (D) 2 5963 Direct selling establishments (B) (D) 7 599 Retail stores, n.e.c 216 2,901 28 5992 Florists 88 733 8 5999 Miscellaneous retail stores, n.e.c. 88 1,654 11 Administrative & auxiliary 59 1,367 8 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; 9-20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 2,499; H-2,500 to 4,999; 1-5.000 to 9.999; J-10,000 to 24,999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS,1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. RETAIL SALES SUMMARY - JOHNSON COUNTY' Retail Sales by Municipality (In millions of current dollars) Fiscal Year Iowa CI Coralville Johnson County 1984 360.0 66.4 477.0 1985 337.0 67.7 492.3 1986 399.4 72.6 519.1 1987 445.7 78.0 558.7 1988 462.7 83.9 581.7 1989 502.2 97.6 637.9 1990 530.9 107.4 683.8 1991 551.9 116.2 717.3 1992 575.5 123.1 748.0 'See footnotes on following page. 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IL a N 'V N U) Oa) oC N Oto) O U)C c T C [a N t a) w U) Na) C N U 2 in C O uU) �O a) U) 0 N ca Q) O E�NO N (OO U)0) ' LL pd )ca a) ) (loU NC(N Cl)Tcn U A N C (U d a) (rna)°c .� o(uo°C8 aZ L a) Li aoao (a CL MOo0 0 o o io m na) ?�OC O o m �mC7u �Q2w(n(n��; m (u U N m ;0 N m RETAIL SALES BY BUSINESS CLASS Johnson County (in millions of current dollars) Business Classification 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Utilitjes2 53.8 55.9 54.4 57.5 61.2 63.0 63.5 67.0 Building Materials2 23.0 20.1 13.2 14.2 27.5 31.7 19.9 22.2 General Merchandise 59.6 61.9 64.6 66.7 67.9 75.1 79.1 87.3 Food Stores'•2 76.7 93.7 84.4 93.5 100.8 106.3 113.0 112.1 Motor Vehicle 18.9 20.2 21.0 21.9 22.6 24.1 23.8 25.2 Apparel'.' 17.3 18.3 18.9 20.0 20.1 21.2 21.0 20.3 Home Furnishings 17.3 15.9 19.4 26.9 28.9 31.8 34.9 34.5 Eating & Drinking Places 67.7 69.5 81.4 78.2 82.7 89.3 96.0 100.1 Specialty Stores 48.8 49.6 51.8 60.4 70.1 74.8 79.9 82.0 Services 56.9 62.2 68.2 69.8 80.6 89.4 95.3 100.0 Wholesale 28.6 29.0 40.8 33.6 39.1 35.8 33.6 35.0 Miscellaneous 24.1 22.8 40.6 38.8 36.3 41.3 57.3 62.4 TOTAL 492.3 519.1 558.7 581.7 637.9 683.8 717.3 748.0 RETAIL SALES BY BUSINESS CLASS Johnson County (In millions of constant dollars)' Business Classification 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Utilities2 51.3 51.7 49.2 50.1 51.1 50.1 48.1 48.6 Building Materials2 22.0 18.6 11.9 12.4 23.0 25.2 15.1 16.1 General Merchandise 56.9 57.3 58.4 58.1 56.7 56.8 59.9 63.3 Food Stores" 73.2 86.7 76.2 81.6 84.3 84.6 85.9 81.3 Motor Vehicle 18.0 18.7 19.0 19.1 18.9 19.2 18.0 18.3 Apparel',' 16.5 16.9 17.1 17.5 16.8 16.9 15.9 14.7 Home Furnishings 16.5 14.7 17.5 23.4 24.1 25.3 26.4 25.0 Eating & Drinking Places 64.6 64.3 73.6 68.2 69.1 71.1 72.7 72.6 Specialty Stores 46.5 45.9 46.8 52.7 58.5 59.5 60.5 59.6 Services 54.3 57.5 61.7 60.8 67.3 71.1 72.2 72.5 Wholesale 27.2 26.8 36.9 29.3 32.7 28.0 25.4 24.4 Miscellaneous 23.0 21.1 36.7 33.7 30.3 32.9 43.4 45.3 TOTAL 470.1 480.3 505.1 506.8 532.2 544.0 543.0 542.6 'Food classification adjusted to include non-taxable food sales. 2Coralville sales for this category are included in miscellaneous, except Building Materials for 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990. 'Johnson County sales outside of Iowa City and Coralville for this category are included in miscellaneous, except Apparel and Food for 1985 & 1986. NOTE: Rows may not equal totals due to rounding Retail sales figures listed in tables are for taxable retail items, except for adjustment to food classification (see Footnote 1). 'Constant dollars base period 1982.1984. SOURCE: IOWA RETAIL SALES & USE TAX REPORTS, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND FINANCE. Iowa City Community Profile 35 Compiled June 1993 MARKET TRADE AREA INFORMATION, 1991 Johnson County Median Effective Number of Household Counties Population EBI' Households EBI Johnson 98,100 1,525,769,000. 36,800 32,628 Linn 170,500 2,729,064,000 66,200 35,801 Benton 22,600 286,233,000 8,600 29,670 Buchanan 20,800 257,664,000 7,500 27,916 Jones 18,400 236,718,000 7,100 28,349 Delaware 18,100 222,228,000 6,500 28,152 Cedar 17,300 230,258,000 6,700 31,206 Iowa 14,500 198,912,000 5,700 30,532 TOTAL 380,300 5,686,846,000 145,100 N/A 'Effective Buying Income (EBI) - a term developed by Sales & Marketing Management. EBI is defined as all personal income less personal tax, other non -tax payments, personal contributions to social insurance, and any compensation paid to military or diplomatic personnel stationed overseas. Personal income is the aggregate of wages and salaries, other labor -related income, proprietor's income, rental income, dividends paid by corporations, interest income from all sources, and transfer payments. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS BY EFFECTIVE BUYING INCOME GROUPS, 1991 Income Range 410,000 $10,000 - $19,999 $20,000 - $34,999 $35,000 - $49,999 $50,000 - $74,999 $75,000+ Johnson County % of Households 12.3 17.2 24.2 18.1 17.1 10.6 SOURCE: THE 1991 SURVEY OF BUYING POWER, DEMOGRAPHICS USA, 1992, SALES AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE. Iowa City Community Profile 36 Compiled June 1993 IOWA CITY MAJOR RETAIL MALLS Gross Gross Name Square Footage Type Major Tenants Square Footage Old Capitol Center 250,000 Enclosed mall Younkers ............ 56,000 J.C. Penney .......... 50,000 Pepperwood Place 110,000 Strip mall Sycamore Mall 227,000 Enclosed mall Wardway Plaza 125,000 Strip mall SOURCE: COMMUNITY BUILDER PLAN, CITY OF IOWA CITY, 1992 Econofoods .......... 45,000 Best Buy ............ 19,000 Sears ............... 70,000 Von Maur ............ 44,000 Jacks ............... 45,000 Eagles .............. 25,000 Iowa City Community Profile 37 Compiled June 1993 WHOLESALE TRADE, 1990 Johnson County sic Number of Payroll ($1,000) Total number of Code employees Annual establishments Wholesale trade, total 1,234 28,575 100 50 Wholesale trade - durable goods (E) (D) 56 501 Motor vehicles, parts & supplies 86 1,501 10 5013 Motor vehicle supplies & new parts 57 859 7 503 Lumber & construction material (B) (D) 3 504 Professional & commercial equip. 120 2,786 14 5047 Medical & hospital equipment (B) (D) 5 507 Hardware, plumbing & heating (B) (D) 5 equipment 508 Machinery, equipment, & supplies 69 1,763 9 509 Miscellaneous durable goods 75 872 8 51 Wholesale trade -nondurable goods 629 15,235 43 514 Groceries & related products (E) (D) 5 5141 Groceries, general line - (C) (D) 2 5149 Groceries & related products, n.e.c (B) (D) 1 515 Farm -product raw materials 88 1,185 9 517 Petroleum and petroleum products (B) (D) 8 5171 Petroleum bulk stations & terminals (B) (D) 7 518 Beer, wine & distilled beverages 67 1,438 6 5181 Beer and ale 52 1,297 4 519 Misc. nondurable goods 133 3,307 11 5191 Farm supplies 126 3,222 8 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; B-20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 2,499; H-2,500 to 4,999; 1-5,000 to 9,999; J-10,000 to 24,999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS, 1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Iowa City Community Profile 38 Compiled June 1993 SERVICE INDUSTRIES SERVICE INDUSTRIES, 1990 Johnson County SIC Code Number of employees Payroll ($1,000) Annual Total number of establishments Services, total 18,107 272,936 759 70 Hotels & other lodging places 584 4,004 51 701 Hotels & motels 503 3,522 18 704 Membership - basis organization hotels 56 338 28 72 Personal services 473 4,566 78 721 Laundry, cleaning & garment services 91 832 15 7216 Drycleaning plants, except rug 59 566 7 723 Beauty shops 227 2,439 41 729 Miscellaneous personal services 81 412 7 7291 Tax return preparation services (B) (D) 1 73 Business services 2,225 34,941 83 731 Advertising 50 952 4 733 Mailing, reproduction, stenographic 118 1,249 11 7334 Photocopying and duplicating services 97 1,164 6 734 Services to buildings 221 1,232 20 7349 Building maintenance services, n.e.c 210 978 16 736 Personnel supply services 195 1,988 5 7363 Help supply services (C) (D) 2 737 Computer and data processing services (G) (D) 10 7372 Prepackaged software (C) (D) 2 737 Data processing & preparation (F) (D) 4 738 Miscellaneous business services 499 5,469 19 7389 Business services, n.e.c. 458 1,119 11 75 Auto repair, services & parking 272 4,333 59 753 Automotive repair shops 172 3,101 43 7532 Top and body repair & paint shops 59 1,113 10 7538 General automotive repair shops 76 1,253 22 754 Automotive services, except repair 75 693 9 7549 Automotive services, n.e.c. 60 629 5 76 Miscellaneous repair services 65 969 22 78 Motion pictures 123 161 8 783 Motion picture theaters (B) (D) 4 7832 Motion picture theaters, exc. drive-in A (D) 4 784 Video tape rental (B) (D) 4 Iowa City Community Profile 39 Compiled June 1993 SIC Number of Payroll ($1,000) Total number of Code employees Annual establishments 79 Amusement and recreation services 403 2,290 32 799 Misc. amusement, recreation services 263 1,646 24 7991 Physical fitness facilities 160 693 8 80 Health services 10,220 158,823 132 801 Offices & clinics of medical doctors 396 13,612 41 802 Offices & clinics of dentists 226 3,665 40 804. Offices of other health practitioners 84 1,972 24 805 Nursing & personal care facilities 359 2,733 7 806 Hospitals 8,903 132,896 4 808 Home health care services 85 968 4 809 Health & allied services, n.e.c. 141 2,349 6 81 Legal services 162 2,522 37 82 Educational services 236 3,147 10 821 Elementary & secondary schools (B) (D) 3 829 Schools & educational services, n.e.c. 130 1,732 5 83 Social services 1,383 10,215 108 832 Individual & family services 143 1,940 16 833 Jab training & related services (C) (D) 1 835 Child day care services 488 2,574 35 836 Residential care 541 4,193 47 86 Membership organizations 407 3,866 81 864 Civic & social associations 126 1,191 27 866 Religious organizations 218 1,742 39 87 Engineering & management services 1,452 39,926 47 871 Engineering & architectural services 336 10,225 18 8711 Engineering services A (D) 8 8712 Architectural services (E) (D) 8 872 Accounting, auditing & bookkeeping (B) (D) 9 874 Management & public relations (F) (D) 14 8748 Business consulting, n.e.c. (F) (D) 4 Administrative & auxiliary (B) (D) 4 Unclassified establishments (B) (D) 75 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; B-20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 21499; H-2,500 to 4,999; 1-5,000 to 9,999; J-10,000 to 24.999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. , SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS, 1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Iowa City Community Profile 40 Compiled June 1993 TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & UTILITIES TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS & UTILITIES INDUSTRIES, 1990 Johnson County SIC Code Number of employees Payroll ($1,000) Annual Total number of establishments Transportation and public utilities, 1,457 28,830 73 total 41 Local and interurban passenger transit 175 1,059 5 415 Schoolbuses (B) (D) 1 42 Trucking and warehousing 957 18,665 34 421 Trucking & courier services, except air (F) (D) 29 422 Public warehousing and storage (B) (D) 2 4222 Refrigerated warehousing & storage (B) (D) 1 48 Communication 112' 3,119 14 481 Telephone communication 72 2,265 10 4813 Telephone communic., exc. radio (B) (D) 7 49 Electric, gas & sanitary services (C) (D) 5 493 Combination utility services (B) (D) 1 4931 Electric and other services combined (B) (D) 1 (D) denotes figures withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. NOTE: Employment -size classes are indicated as follows: A-0 to 19; B-20 to 99; C-100 to 249; E-250 to 499; F-500 to 999; G-1,000 to 2,499; H-2,500 to 4,999: 1-5,000 to 9,999; J-10,000 to 24,999; K-25,000 to 49,999; L-50,000 to 99,999; M-100,000 or more. SOURCE: COUNTY BUSINESS PATTERNS, 1990. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. Iowa City Community Profile 41 Compiled June 1993 TRANSPORTATION Highways Serving Iowa City MSA: Federal: State: Interstate: Bus Service: HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION Johnson County Hwy. 6, Hwy. 218 Hwy. 1, Hwy. 965 1-80, 1-380 Greyhound and Trailways Motor Freight Carriers: Intrastate: 10 Interstate: 40 Local Trucking Terminals: ABF Freight System, Inc. All -Ways Interstate Trucking Co. Block Trucking Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. Consolidated Freightways Daufeldt Transport, Inc. DFC Transportation Co. Farmland Industries, Inc. H & W Motor Express Co. Milligan Brothers Transport R.H. Hummer Trucking Roadway Express Schweinfurth Transfer Sharkey Transportation Transport Corp. of America Winder Trucking Wintz Trucking Yellow Freight Systems SOURCE: THE IOWA CITY WHITE & YELLOW PAGES, U.S. WEST DIRECT, 1992. RAIL TRANSPORTATION Johnson County Rail Service: Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC) Iowa Interstate Railroad Distance to Nearest Piggyback Service: Local SOURCE: IOWA CITY COMMUNITY QUICK REFERENCE, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JULY, 1992. Iowa City Community Profile 42 Compiled June 1993 AIR SERVICE Johnson County Iowa City Municipal Airport: Distance to City: 1 mile Runway: 4300 feet hard surface Equipment: Unicorn radio, instrument landing system, VOR & RNAV, and non -directional beacon Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport: Distance to Iowa City: 20 miles Names of commercial airlines National: United Express America West Northwest Airline Regional: Air Midwest American All Cargo: Airborne Express Energy Worldwide Direct Passenger Flights to: Denver Chicago Phoenix Kansas City Minneapolis St. Louis United Air Wisconsin Enterprise Airlines TWA Express Federal Express United Parcel Service Iowa City Community Profile 43 Compiled June 1993 LENGTH OF TIME GOODS IN TRANSIT TO Days by Days by Railroad Motor Freight C tvi Miles Carload (Truckload) Atlanta 781 3 3 Chicago 200 1 1 Cleveland 541 2.5 3 Denver 800 2 3 Des Moines 110 .5 1 Detroit 472 2 2 Houston 995 2.5 3 Kansas City 300 1 1 Los Angeles 1,950 4-5 4-5 Milwaukee 225 1 1 Minneapolis 290 1 1 New Orleans 920 3.5 3-4 New York 1,007 3.5 3 Omaha 225 1 1 St. Louis 280 2 1 SOURCE: IOWA CITY QUICK COMMUNITY REFERENCE, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FEBRUARY 1991. Iowa City Community Profile 44 Compiled June 1993 SELECTED COMMUTING CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 U.S. Iowa Johnson Co. Iowa City Coralville North Liberty University Heights COMMUTING TO WORK Workers 16 years and over 115,070,274 1,322,064 53,401 32,580 6,268 1,704 601 Percent drove alone 73.2 73.4 59.3 51.7 72.8 77.2 54.4 Percent in carpools 13.4 11.9 13.2 11.9 12.2 18.0 8.0 Percent using public transportation 5.3 1.2 7.6 10.2 10.1 0.9 7.2 Percent using other means 1.1 0.9 2.4 3.3 0.0 0.5 0.3 Percent walked or worked at home 6.9 12.5 17.6 22.9 4.4 3.3 27.0 Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.4 1 16.2 16.4 1 14.6 16.1 19.6 1 14.5 VEHICLES AVAILABLE Occupied housing units 91,947,410 1,064,325 36,067 21,951 4.605 1,147 474 None 10,602,297 75,273 2,741 2,069 300 14 25 1 31,038,711 332,116 13,211 9,239 1,894 408 206 2 34,361,045 429,628 13,881 7,762 2,004 488 187 3 or mare 15,945,357 227,308 6,234 2,881 407 237 56 The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 45 Compiled June 1993 COMMUNICATIONS TELEVISION MARKET AREA Area of Dominant Influence Includes the following counties: Allamakee, Benton, Blackhawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Grundy, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Tama, Washington, Winneshiek, Grant, WI. Total Number of Households: 303,200 Total Population: 807,400 Effective Buying Income (EBI): $11,048,250,000 Retail Sales: $5,542,249,000 SOURCE: THE SURVEY OF BUYING POWER, DEMOGRAPHICS USA, 1992 SALES AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE TELEVISION STATIONS - IOWA CITY AREA Station Network Location Channel KGAN CBS Cedar Rapids 2 KWWL NBC Waterloo 7 KCRG ABC Cedar Rapids 9 KOCR FOX Cedar Rapids 28 WHBF CBS Rock Island, IL 4 KWQC NBC Davenport 6 WQAD ABC Moline, IL 8 - KLJB FOX Davenport 18 CABLE TELEVISION - IOWA CITY AREA Channel Source 9 Iowa City Public Library 2 Locally produced programming 11 Iowa City Community School Dist. 4 Governmental programming 7 University of Iowa Cable Television Heritage Cable serves Iowa City, Coralville, and University Heights. Vantage Cable serves North Liberty. Iowa City Community Profile 46 Compiled June 1993 NEWSPAPERS - IOWA CITY AREA Circulation Weekday Sunday Iowa City Press Citizen 16,500 - Daily Iowan 20,000 -- Cedar Rapids Gazette 72,000 84,000 Des Moines Register - Statewide 192,000 324,000 Johnson County 2,700 5,900 SOURCE: IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN, DAILY IOWAN, CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE AND DES MOINES REGISTER, 1993. RADIO STATIONS - IOWA CITY AREA Station Location Station Location KXIC 800 AM Iowa City WMT 600 AM/96.5 FM Cedar Rapids WSUI 910 AM University of Iowa KHAK 1360 AM/98 FM Cedar Rapids KCJJ 1560 AM Iowa City KCRG 1600 AM Cedar Rapids KRUI 89.7 FM Iowa City KCCK 88.3 FM Cedar Rapids KSUI 91.7 FM University of Iowa KOJC 89.7 FM Cedar Rapids KRNA 94.1 FM Iowa City KQCR 103 FM Cedar Rapids KFMH 99.7 FM Davenport KTOF 104.5 FM Cedar Rapids. KKRQ ' 100.7 FM Iowa City KOKZ 105.7 FM Cedar Rapids SOURCE: THE IOWA CITY WHITE & YELLOW PAGES, U.S. WEST DIRECT, 1992 AND TELECOM USA WHITE & YELLOW PAGES, 1992. Iowa City Community Profile 47 Compiled June 1993 UTILITIES PRIVATE UTILITIES Iowa City Telephone Service Local Service: U.S. West Long Distance Service: AT&T Telecom USA MCI US Sprint National Media Cherow ITI National Telephone Service Electric Service Iowa Illinois Gas & Electric Co. Natural Gas Service Iowa -Illinois Gas & Electric Co. (local distributer) Natural Gas Pipeline Co. (pipeline source) SOURCE: IOWA CITY COMMUNITY QUICK REFERENCE, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JULY 1992. PUBLIC UTILITIES Iowa City Water Service City of Iowa City Water Source: Wells, river Sanitation Capacity of plant: 10.5 million gallons per day Average Daily Consumption: 6.7 million gallons per day Peak Consumption: 10.5 million gallons per day Underground Storage capacity: 7.5 million gallons City of Iowa City Secondary & tertiary sewage treatment plant Actual Average load: 9 million gallons per day Actual Peak load: 92 million gallons per day Design capacity: Average load - 14 million gallons per day No Industrial Waste pick-up available SOURCE: IOWA CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, MAY 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 48 Compiled June 1993 HEALTH HOSPITALS University Veterans Hospitals & Administration Mercy Clinics' Medical Center' Hospitals Beds 891 327 234 Doctors 1,2402 1064 1706 Consulting Doctors N.A. 219 N.A. Professional Nurses 1,540 180 322 Staff (full- and part-time) 4,679 1,298 1,073 'University Hospitals & Clinics Public Information Department, April 1993. 2Staff physicians and dentists, 583; Resident physicians and dentists, 480; Fellow physicians, 177; April 1993. 'Veterans Administration Medical Center Personnel Office, April 1993. 4Figure includes all full-time staff, senior residents and fellows. Office of Community Relations, VA Medical Center, May 1993. SMercy Hospital, Human Resources (Employment) Department, April 1993. °Honorary 23, April 1993. NUMBER OF PRACTICING PHYSICIANS, BY SPECIALTY Iowa City Mercy VA Medical' Mercy VA Medical' Hospital Center Hospital Center Allergy 2 6 Medical Oncology 1 13 Anesthesiology 10 34 Ophthalmology 5 9 Cardiology 4 13 Oral Surgery 3 3 Cardiovascular Surgery 2 1 Orthopedics 7 12 Dermatology 5 7 Otolaryngology 4 5 Emergency Medicine 4 1 Pathology 4 40 Facial Plastic Surgery 3 Pediatric Dentistry 1 Family Practice 38 Pediatrics 9 Gastroenterology 2 11 Plastic Surgery 1 4 General Surgery 4 31 Psychiatry 7 25 Internal Medicine 12 92 Radiology 5 23 Neurology 3 19 Radiation Oncology 2 3 Obstetrics/Gynecology 6 3 Urology 3 11 'Figures include staff shared with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. SOURCE: MERCY HOSPITAL AND IOWA CITY VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER, CHIEF OF STAFF OFFICE, APRIL 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 49 Compiled June 1993 EDUCATION =V1ffM-"--" ENROLLMENT FOR IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 1992 Public and Private Schools Type Number Teachers Enrollment Grades Elementary 15 376 5679 K-6 Junior High 2 92 1461 7-8 High School 2 150 2515 9-12 Parochial School 1 42 769 K-12 Total 20 669 10,424 SOURCE: IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND REGINA ELEMENTARY/HIGH SCHOOLS, 1993. AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING (ACT) SCORES COMPARISON' 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Iowa City Community 24.2 24.0 24.2 23.5 23.8 24.2 School District State of Iowa 22.0 22.0 21.8 21.8 21.7 21.6 United States 20.8 20.8 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.6 'Composite ACT scores. SOURCE: IOWA CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ACT HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE REPORTS, 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 50 Compiled June 1993 Post -Secondary Education Location Enroll- Distance ment University of Iowa Iowa City 27,463 Local Four-year public university and research facility. Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rap- 9,2342 30 minutes3 Two-year public, coed community college and voca- ids' tional and technical training school. Iowa City Campus Iowa City 1,573 Local Coe College Cedar Rapids 1,285 30 minutes Four-year private, coed liberal arts college. Mt. Mercy College Cedar Rapids 1,392 30 minutes Four-year private, coed liberal arts college. Cornell College Mt. Vernon 1,162 30 minutes Four-year private, coed liberal arts college. 'Main campus. ZFigure includes all campuses: Iowa City, Solon, Cedar Rapids, Jones Co., Benton Co., Cedar Co., Iowa Co., Washington, and Anamosa. 'Distance to Cedar Rapids campus. SOURCE: REGISTRAR'S OFFICES OF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, COE COLLEGE, MT. MERCY COLLEGE, CORNELL COLLEGE, MAY 1993. SELECTED EDUCATION CHARACTERISTICS, 1990 U.S. Iowa Johnson Co. Iowa City Coraiville North Liberty Univer- sity Heights SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Persons 3 years and over enrolled in school 64,987,101 737,729 40,420 30,507 3,009 836 272 Pre-primary school 4,503,284 58,357 2,029 1,172 239 131 18 Elementary or high school 42,566,788 481,502 11,524 5,827 1,043 446 108 Percent in private school 9.8 8.7 7.0 6:9 1.4 6.1 0.0 College 17,917,028 197,870 26,867 23,508 1,727 259 146 EDUCATION ATTAINMENT Persons 25 years and over 158,868,436 1,776,798 53,053 29,537 6,663 1,678 767 Less than 91h grade 16,502,211 163,335 2,309 772 314 56 5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22,841,507 190,465 2,681 1,035 292 180 11 High school graduate 47,642,763 684,368 11,314 4,846 1,208 454 60 Some college, no degree 29,779,777 302,600 9,254 5,069 1,274 378 116 Associate degree 9,791,925 136,638 4,159 1,967 617 176 40 Bachelor's degree 20,832,567 207,269 12,745 8,146 1,835 383 230 Graduate or professional degree 11,477,686 92,123 10,591 7,702 1,123 51 305 Percent high school graduate or higher 75.2 80.1 90.6 93.9 90.9 85.9 97.9 Percent bachelor's degree or higher 20.3 16.9 44.0 53.7 44.4 25.9 69.8 The user should note that these data are based on a sample, subject to sampling variability, and that there are limitations to many of these data. SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 51 Compiled June 1993 UNIVERSITY OF IO WA THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Student Enrollment by College, 1992 College Enrollment Business Administration 1,107 Dentistry 289 Engineering 1,264 Graduate 6,506 Law 676 Liberal Arts 15,408 Medicine 1,470 Nursing 403 Pharmacy 340 ENROLLMENT BY SESSION AND STUDENT LEVEL 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Undergraduate 21,586 21,339 20,822 20,667 20,160 19,257 18,917 18,673 Graduate 5,882 5,957 6,087 6,284 6,368 6,459 6,714 6,506 Professional 2,183 2,208 2,224 2,279 2,356 2,329 2,250 2,284 TOTAL 29,651 29,504 29,133 29,230 28,884 28,045 27,881 27,463 SOURCE: PROFILE OF STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 52 Compiled June 1993 UNIVERSITY OF IOWA POPULATION, 1992 STUDENTS REGISTERED BY AGE, COLLEGE UNDERGRAD GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL' AGE M W T M W T M W T 0-17 36 51 87 - - 18.22 6596 7440 14036 131 162 293 106 88 194 23.25 1338 1009 2347 631 674 1305 562 350 912 26-30 577 457 1034 1066 875 1941 500 222 722 31-35 236 262 498 683 526 1209 210 106 316 36AO 144 196 340 403 429 832 63 30 93 4145 59 137 196 205 333 538 15 16 31 46-50 18 65 83 83 177 260 2 6 8 50+ 22 30 52 31 97 128 5 3 8 TOTAL 9026 9647 18673 3233 3273 6506 1463 821 2284 MEDIAN AGE 21 21 21 29 30 30 26 25 26 'Professional students are those enrolled in Medicine, Law, Dentistry, and Pharmacy programs. TOTAL M W T 36 51 87 6833 7690 14523 2531 2033 4564 2143 1554 3697 1129 894 2023 610 655 1265 279 486 765 103 248 351 58 130 188 13722 13741 27463 22 22 22 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS, 1992-93 ORIGIN TOTAL PERCENT Iowa 18,269 66.5 States Adjoining Iowa 4,910 17.7 Other States 2,357 8.6 U.S. Territories 17 .1 Foreign Countries 1,910 7.1 TOTALS 27,463 100.0 SOURCE: PROFILE OF STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, 1992. Iowa City Community Profile 53 Compiled June 1993 UNIVERSITY TUITION FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS, PER SEMESTER 1980 1985 1990 1992 1993 Undergraduate Resident $415 $652 $940 $1,044 $1,096 Nonresident $945 $1,915 $3,110 $3,526 $3,790 Graduate Resident $475 $773 $1,113 $1,239 $1,302 Nonresident $1,000 $1,998 $3,242 $3,675 $3,950 SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, 1993. UNIVERSITY EMPLOYMENT, APRIL 1993 UniversltV Hosoltal Total Faculty & Institutional Officials 1,972 7 1,979 Professional & Scientific 2,544 1,815 4,359 General Service 2,958 1,931 4,889 Part-time Non -Student' 1,336 1,066 2,402 Students 7,362 1,172 8,534 Total 16,1722 5,991 22,163 Total without Students 8,810 4,819 13,629 'The user should note that Student totals listed in 1992 Community Profile included part-time Non Student employees. ZThe user should note that significant variations from the data in the 1992 Community Development Profile are due to an error in which University totals included hospital totals. SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PAYROLL OFFICE, APRIL, 1993. Iowa City Community Profile 54 Compiled June 1993 RECREATION & CULTURE RECREATION FACILITIES Number of Facilities In Iowa City Area Public Golf Courses 5 Indoor Movie Screens 11 Public Tennis Courts 6 Cultural Theatres 3 Public Parks 37 Auditorium -Coliseum 2 Swimming Pools 3 Museums 6 Country Clubs 3 Ball Parks 6 Skating Rinks 2 Bowling 3 (outdoor, ice rinks) Sand Volleyball 4 AREA CONVENTION SERVICES Hotels/Motels: Meeting Facilities Heartland Inn Days Inn Highlander Inn Holiday Inn Howard Johnson Westfield Inn Iowa House/IMU Iowa City Public Library University of Iowa 23 Properties with 1,864 rooms # Meeting Rooms AUDITORIUMS School of Art & History Art Auditorium Chemistry Building: New Old Hancher Auditorium University of Iowa Shambaugh Auditorium MacBride Hall (theatre capability) Museum of Art Auditorium School of Music: Clapp Hall Van Allen Hall: University Theatres: Iowa City Community Schools: 4 13 6 •10 4 6 20 3 Harper Hall Room 1 Room 2 Mabie Theatre Theatre A Theatre B City High School Opstad Auditorium Little Theatre SOURCE: IOWA CITY/CORALVILLE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, APRIL, 1992. Seating Capacity 220 433 441 2700+ 242 780 200 700 200 302 153 477 140-170 144 1100 90 Iowa City Community Profile 55 Compiled June 1993 HOUSES OF WORSHIP Iowa City and Surrounding Areas Number Number Apostolic 2 Jehovah's Witnesses 1 Assembly of God 2 Jewish 2 Baha'i 1 Lutheran 14 Baptist 8 Mennonite 3 Bible 2 Methodist African Episcopal 6 Catholic 12 Methodist 14 Charismatic 3 Missionary 1 Christian 9 Nazarene 1 Christian Science 1 Non -Denominational 2 Church of Christ 1 Presbyterian 4 Church of Latter -Day Saints 1 Reorganized Church of Jesus Episcopal 2 Christ of Latter Day Saints 1 Evangelical Free 1 Salvation Army 1 Foursquare Gospel 1 Seventh Day Adventist 1 Friends 1 Unitarian Universalist 1 United Church of Christ 3 SOURCE: THE IOWA CITY, CORALVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS WHITE & YELLOW PAGES, TELECOM USA, NOVEMBER 199V93. Iowa City Community Profile 56 Compiled June 1993 CENSUS TRACT DATA POPULATION, HOUSEHOLDS, MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME BY CENSUS TRACT FOR IOWA CITY, CORALVILLE AND UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS Median Tract Population Households Household Income Number (1990) (1990) (1989) Iowa City 1 5,182 1,683 $32,039 4 4,016 1,547 17,718 5 4,433 1,735 40,065 6 3,870 2,027 16,961 7 2,201 18 26,500 8 161 1 Not available 9 2,899 1,084 31,211 10 3,544 243 12,833 11 4,297 1,803 16,697 12 2,100 890 42,813 13 3,335 1,135 50,167 14 4,390 1,651 38,634 15 2,932 1,300 26,899 16 6,395 2,643 13,672 17 2,980 1,244 31,081 18 5,949 2,338 27,065 104 594 306 27.407 105 64 21 31,265 106 396 282 8,096 Iowa City 59,739 21,951 24,545 Coralville 2 2,874 1,473 23,530 3.01 3,586 1,393 35,747 3.02 4,192 1,903 25,438 Coralville 10,652 4,769 26,599 University Heights 1,042 470 43,750 SOURCE: U.S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF CENSUS, 1990 CENSUS OF POPULATION. Iowa City Community Profile 57 Compiled June 1993 Iowa City Community Profile 58 Compiled June 1993 PHONE LISTS CITY OF IOWA CITY TELEPHONE LIST For all extensions, use the prefix 356 unless noted differently. Airport 5045 Personnel 5026 Animal Shelter 5295 Planning & Community Development 5230 Assessor 6066 Police Alarm 911 Attorney 5030 Police (routine call) 5275 Auditor 6004 Chief 5271 Building Department 5123 Crime Prevention 5299 Electrical Inspector 5127 Records 5287 Plumbing Inspector 5126 Print Shop/Supply Room 5078 Zoning Inspector/Code Enforcement 5120 Recreation Department 5100 Bus Department 356-5153 Sanitation Department 5180 City Clerk 5041 Landfill Office 5185 City Manager 5010 Senior Center 5220 Civil Defense & Disaster Services 6028 Sewer Maintenance 5172 Civil Rights Commission 5022 Street Department 5180 Data Processing 5425 Traffic Engineering 5191 Engineering 5143 Panting Ramps Fire Department 5260 Capitol Street 5090 Chief 5256 Dubuque Street 5092 Fire Alarm 911 Parking Meter Department 5095 Forestry Department 5106 Parking Permits 5070 Maintenance Building 5107 Parking Tickets 5068 Housing Inspection 5130 Transit System 5154 Information 5000 Water Department 5161 Main Library 5200 Meter Department 5160 Mayor's Youth Employment Program 5410 Pollution Control 5170 Parks Department 5110 Iowa City Community Profile 59 Compiled June 1993 JOHNSON COUNTY TELEPHONE LIST For all extensions, use the prefix "356" unless noted differently. Assessor 6078 Humane Society 5295 Attorneys 6100 Jail 6025 Auditor 6004 Juvenile Court Services 6076 Board of Supervisors 6000 Landfill 5185 Clerk of Court 6060 Recorder 6093 Conservation Commission 645-2315 Senior Center 5215 Data Processing 6080 Sheriff 6020 District Court 6070 Social Welfare (WIC Food Program) 6042 Driver's License 338-5294 Treasurer Engineer (Roads Dept.) 6046 Motor Vehicle Department 6091 Health Department 6040 Voter Information 6004 Human Services 6050 Zoning 6083 It Iowa City Community Profile 60 Compiled June 1993 City of Iowa City Strategic Planning January, 1994 Summary Report Compiled by Tim J. Shields Institute of Public Affairs The University of Iowa City of Iowa City Strategic Planning Agenda 1. Discuss processes A. Styles of communication a Methods of communication C. Council role D. Follow-up activities E. Sharing perspectives 2. Identify key issues 3. Develop clarity of direction for staff City of Iowa city Strategic Planning Team Agreements 1. The team reached a general understanding of the utilization of the Monday Informal Workshop (to include "time deadlines"). 2. The team agreed to meet six times a year in an informal session for the purpose of council discussion and analysis. Session goals: a Longer term issue analysis b. More general council discussions c. Analyzing council effectiveness and teamwork d. Specific strategic issue in-depth analysis 3. The team agreed on the use of one-on-one discussions within specific parameters. 4. The team reached a general understanding on the use of council time in their regular and informal agendas. 5. The team reached a basic agreement on the Mayor's role, (i.e., primarily a facilitator role). a Move the discussion b. Does not limit the agenda/discussion a Maintains discussion openness/solicits ideas/comments d. Assists in building consensus e. Reads statements of absent members 6. The team agreed that the council will discuss public input needs and processes situationally, (i.e., council will provide staff guidance in this area as issues arise and as early as possible in the decision making process). 7. The team agreed to conduct an evaluation of processes and teamwork at an informal session, (i.e., six months). City of Iowa City Strategic Planning Key Issues The council identified key issues facing the city in the next two - three years, as follows: 1. Transit a Funding b. Routes/Level of services c. Fares d. SEATS e. Parking 2. Automobiles and alternative modes of transportation on level playing field, (e.g., street plans, parking). 3. Affordable housing (Impact of city policies and actions) 4. Solid waste a Rates h Methods c. Recycling d. Education e. Marketing f. Toxics 5. Airport 6. Residential/Non-residential development balance 7. Environmental protection (sensitive area) 8. Land use and zoning (growth) 9. Intergovernmental relations (local) 10. Affordable and sustainable public services, (e.g., water) 11. Melrose Avenue 12. Open Spaces Ordinance 13. Fringe area decisions 14. Sustainable human services/programs 15. Greater citizen participation, (e.g., neighborhood associations) 16. Library expansion 17. Protecting older neighborhoods (to include historic preservation) 18. Cultural Center 19. Maintaining downtown viability, (e.g., more vibrant) 20. Definition of family policy 21. Neighborhood development policies (i.e.. more compact) 22. Crime/Public safety 23. Park development 24. ADA implementation 25. Teamwork 26. Comprehensive Plan review a "Policy statements without tools" b. Update 27. Infrastructure maintenance 28. Economic growth policy 29. Flood control and Planing/Flood response 30. Traffic management 31. Fiscal policies 32. Cable franchise 33. State relations 34. Innovative communication methods to and with the public 35. Water plant City of Iowa City Strategic Planning Rationale for Public Input Processes In a discussion of public input processes, the council identMed a number of reasons for utilizing enhanced public input processes, as follows: 1. Provide fair and reasonable access for citizens. 2. Create perception and reality of openness. 3. Expand decision -making processes. 4. Solicit knowledge/expertise. 5. Consider diverse opinions. 6. Realize values of representative democracy. 7. Increase efficiency of decision -making. 8. Help in justifying decisions. 9. Prevent eleventh hour input by affected citizens. City of Iowa City Strategic Planning Elements of Council Effectiveness The council discussed the various elements of an effective council as follows: 1) Listens to public 2. Makes decisions (even when controversial) 3. Frames issues 4. Communicates with the public 5. Fiscally responsible 6. Demonstrates honesty and integrity 7. Maintains public awareness 8. Openness ("transparent government") 9. Accessibility 10. Stays informed 11. Teamwork with staff 12. Examines alternatives 13. Sets policy direction 14. Achieves and communicates a sense of council direction 15. Utilizes good meeting management techniques 16. Capitalizes on group differences 17. Timeliness of decision making 18. Good council/staff interaction 19. Conducts evaluations of decisions 20. Knowledgeable of city services 21. Works with city manager 22. Achieves role clarity 23. Operates with well understood group norms 24. Follows processes 25. Maintains balanced views 26. Trust amongst members and with staff 27. Achieves a level of camaraderie t.. CITY MANAGER'S GOAL STATEMENT 1988-89 1. The City will continue a property tax based financing program for City operations. There is not now interest in an effort for sales and/or income tax financing policies and the voter approval necessary. Other revenue sources will be constantly monitored; however, the restrictive state laws will likely prohibit any signifi- cant accomplishements. 2. The City will endeavor to maintain the service package and cost (inflation adjusted) at or near the current level. This does not rule out selective increases in City services; however, they must be measured against the long-term financial capability of the City. Also selected services, particularly capital projects, may be adjusted up or down, depending upon the availability of state and federal aid. 3. Every effort will be undertaken to maintain and strengthen the overall financial position of the city government, including main- tenance of a AAA bond rating, improved fund balances, and continued effort at multi -year budgeting and financial planning, and pursuit of policies leading to the continued recognition of our financial planning. 4. The City will attempt wherever practical to avoid mid -year budget decisions, that is those that are out of sequence with the annual budget review process. Every effort will be undertaken to maintain the integrity of the overall three-year financial plan. 5. The City will constantly review its regulatory authority and the implications of that authority on overall City programs and the community. Overall restrictive ordinances that may affect economic development activities will receive particular attention as well as those ordinances which maintain and improve the general quality of our neighborhoods. 6. Capital improvement projects will be oriented toward the general maintenance activities (streets, sewers, etc.) and those capital projects that encourage and support our growth and development. 7. A constant review of City operations will be undertaken to create and implement new internal efficiencies. 8. Performance based compensation, budgeting, and program evaluation systems will be pursued and implemented wherever practical. City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 9, 1994 To: Transportation - Jeff Davidson Housing - Marianne Milkman Parks Recreation Open Space - Terry Trueblood Social Services- Marge Penney Arts Cultural Human Development - Susan Craig Environmental Protection - Monica Moen Public Safety - R.J. Winkelhake Economic Well -Being - Stephen J. Atkins Li�d Use & Urban Pattern - Karin Franklin ,Charter Review - Marian Karr From: City Manager Re: Facilitator Training I have spoken with Tim Shields of the Institute for Public Affairs with the University of Iowa and he will provide us with a facilitator training workshop on Wednesday, March 30 at 1:00 p.m. Please plan to attend this training. It is an opportunity for us to have Tim advise the task force staff members on techniques and other tricks of the trade concerning facilitation. The meeting will be in the City Manager's Conference Room. cc: Tim Shields bAtreinin9 /4 Yj� a March, 1994 CITY OF IOWA CITY Dear Interested Citizen: In that you have expressed an interest in participating in the Iowa City community task force project, the following information is provided to you. Attached is an application form with a list of the community task forces. We would ask that you rank your preferences for your possible participation by way of a 1-5 ranking, with 1 being the task force on which you have the most interest in serving. Also on the attached form is a space indicated for you to provide information on your general background and, in particular, any other community involvement you feel would be relevant to your participation. This will help evaluate the task force membership. A variety of interests is necessary for each task force to secure the diversity of opinions necessary to create community goals and community vision. In order for you to have an understanding of the community task force concept, the application form includes a brief outline of the intended work program and general responsibilities of a task force. These community task forces will be working under a rather short time frame, approximately 75 days. Recommendations are due by July 1, 1994. The task force meetings will likely be scheduled in the early evening and will be scheduled to the best of our ability to accommodate citizen interest. After initial meetings, if the task force can arrive at a meeting schedule that better fits its needs, that can be considered a decision of each task force; however, the July 1, 1994, completion date remains critical. This is what we believe to be a unique opportunity to not only expand public participation, but also secure the advice of many citizens with respect to our community's vision and goals for the future. As you may know, there are approximately 20 City boards and commissions with 150 citizens that currently advise the City Council. It is our intent to expand that concept through these ad hoc task forces to assist the City Council. If you are currently a member of a City board or commission, you are not precluded from participation. We encourage any Iowa City resident to express interest in a task force by way of the application form. Please complete the attached application form and return to the City Clerk's office as soon as possible but no later than 5 PM, April 6, 1994. You will be informed of the appointments. Thank you for your interest. Sincerely, ON BEHALF OF THE IOWA CITY CITY COUNCIL: J�wd wi' � Ll /Susan M. Horowitz Mayor Attachments bl'lranking 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET • IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240-1926 • (019) 256-5000 • FAX (719) 556-5009 Task Force Name: Address: Phone #: TASK FORCES Please rank your preference 1 through 5. ❑ Transportation ❑ Environmental Protection ❑ Housing ❑ Public -Safety ❑ Parks Recreation Open Space ❑ Economic Well -Being ❑ Social Services ❑ Land Use & Urban Pattern ❑ Arts, Cultural & Human Development ❑ Charter Review TASK FORCE GUIDELINES 1. Have a maximum of nine members. 2. Be representative of a broad cross-section of viewpoints. 3. Function by arriving at consensus. 4. A City staff person will be assigned as facilitator. S. Consider issues in terms of the year 2005. 6. Iowa City citizens only. 7. Recommendations due July 1, 1994. Community Task Force Page 2 TASK FORCE REVIEW PROCESS Each task force will conduct the following review process. Variations on the theme are expected, particularly as it relates to the Charter Review, but each should follow as closely as possible the basic tenants. Familiarity with current stated goals. 2. Where have we been? It is wise to look back and see where the community has been, before looking toward new horizons. A view of the community's history can elicit insightful perspectives for the future. ➢ What are the community's strengths, weaknesses? ➢ What opportunities exist to move the community toward its vision? ➢ what barriers can impede success? Communities are constant laboratories of change. Populations age. Some areas grow. others decline. Economic swings bring prosperity to one and joblessness to another. Discussion of community vision as it relates to the specific charge of the task force. Each community has a concept of what it is all about and its dreams for the future. our citizens want to know where our leaders plan to take us and therefore want more influence on the future of our community. A vision involves exploratory questions, such as: ➢ What is the essence of our community? ➢ what are the driving forces? ➢ What are the core values? ➢ How can it make a difference in the lives of our citizens? Vision is a motivating force. Each task force should determine such a vision for their area of responsibility. 4. Where are we going? The task force should brainstorm new goals and directions. Brainstorming is to stimulate the free flow of ideas. All ideas have equal status, and issues such as cost, time and materials should not be discussed. This is the risk -free environment that encourages participation. 5. What are the goals? At this point evaluation takes place, and goals (ideas) are rewritten, combined, or discarded. Factors such as expense, impact on other resources, on -going expense commitments are considered. Various levels of goals can be established — high, medium, low. 6. Compile the goals, recommended priorities and the vision statement into a final task force work product. mgh[askforupp City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM Date: March 22, 1994 To: Transportation - Jeff Davidson Housing - Marianne Milkman Parks Recreation Open Space - Terry Trueblood Social Services - Marge Penney Arts Cultural Human Development - Susan Craig Environmental Protection - Monica Moen Public Safety - R.J. Winkelhake Economic Well -Being - Stephen J. Atkins Charter Review - Marian Karr ✓ From: Karin Franklin, Project Coordinator Re: Update -Community Planning Project Thank you for taking time in addition to your already busy schedules to be a part of this project; I'm sure we will all get our reward in heaven, or some similar place. Over 200 letters have gone out from Steve's office to various groups and organizations soliciting applicants for the task forces. There was also an ad in the 3/19 edition of the Press -Citizen. As you speak to different groups or work with organizations, please talk this up. The applications are due April 6. On the 7th, Steve and one or two others will review what has come in and compile a first cut list of task force participants. You will be sent your task force list, along with a list of people who were not selected if that is feasible. Please review the list for balance in perspectives and for anyone you know who will not work well in a group decision - making process. The lists should be returned to Steve immediately. We need to get the lists in the Council's packet for their Monday work session, April 11. The Council will be asked to affirm the participants. An immediate task: please choose your first task force meeting date. It can be any time after April 1 S. Participants -will be notified of their selection by letter on April 12; we need to be able to tell them the date and time of their first meeting. Remember, your group may want to set its own meeting schedule after your first meeting, so you won't necessarily be locked into anything by your first selection. The work of the groups must be completed by June 30 and can be completed sooner if the group is diligent. Call your first meeting date in to Irene, X5230, by Friday, March 25. We will schedule your meeting room for you for this meeting.. After that, you're on your own. 1 „}\ Assistance: We will not have minutetakers for our sessions, there just aren't enough people who do that. We will need to use flip charts to record the comments/conclusions of the groups. Y�� o Techniques for doing this will be discussed at our facilitators' training session. It may be useful to have someone to assist you in keeping track of what goes on at the meeting and help you �f prepare for succeeding sessions. There are Associate Planners who have volunteered to assist in some of the task forces. If you are interested in assistance, let me know and I'll try to match you up. Also if you have peopleon your staff who wish to assist, they are welcome. A If you would like to hire an intern for this project, some money is available. I would suggest that anyone who is going to assist also attend the training session on March 30 with Tim Shields. Lastly, I will be compiling parts of the Comprehensive Plan pertinent to each of your groups prior to the meeting on March 30. If you know of any other pertinent policy documents related to your area, you should start resurrecting them. Thanks again for your willingness to be a part of this. W-3 City of Iowa City MEMORANDUM To: The Honorable Mayor Susan M. Horowitz and Members of the City Council From: Linda Newman Gentry, City Attorney Marsha Weg Bormann, Assistant City Attorney /1iGJ Dated: March 22, 1994 Re: Applicability of Open Meetings Law to Task Forces Appointed by the City Council ISSUE Whether the provisions of the open meetings law apply to task forces created by the City Council. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSION Task forces created by the City Council to develop and make recommendations on public policy issues must comply with the open meetings law. Task forces created solely to compile and deliver raw data to the Council need not hold open meetings. In all cases, however, public policy favors open meetings even if a task force need not comply with the statute. BACKGROUND The City Council is creating ten task forces to review Iowa City's current policies and goals. The Council will appoint a maximum of nine members to each task force. Each task force will meet over a 75 day period. On or before July 1, 1994, each task force must make recommendations to the City Council regarding the City's goals, policies and priorities for the task force's assigned area of review. DISCUSSION The open meetings law requires public access to all meetings of "governmental bodies". For whatever reason, earlier versions of the law have alternately included and excluded committee meetings. For example, the 1971 version of Chapter 28A expressly included committees while the 1978 version deleted any reference to committees. The most recent amendment to the open meetings law again specifically includes the meetings of certain advisory committees and task forces which means that those task forces and committees must comply with the open meetings law requirements. Specifically, on April 15, 1993, the Legislature adopted a new category to the definition of governmental bodies in Iowa Code § 21.2(1). Under § 21.2()(h), "governmental body" now means [a]n advisory board, advisory commission, advisory committee, task force, or other body created by statute or executive order of this state or created by an executive order of a political subdivision of this state to develop and make recommendations on public policy issues. (emphasis added) On November 18, 1993, the Attorney General issued an opinion that this expanded definition of "governmental body" applies to certain advisory committees created by school boards and county boards of supervisors. It is our conclusion that the Attorney General's analysis also applies to advisory committees created by the City Council and that the open meetings requirements would apply. The issue raised by the school board and county board of supervisors was whether the Legislature's use of the phrase "created by executive order" limited the applicability of section 21.2(1)(h) since neither the school board nor the board of supervisors acts by executive order. Based on the legislative history of the open meetings law and accepted rules of statutory construction, the Attorney General concluded that: . ... advisory bodies appointed by school boards and county board of supervisors to develop and make recommendations on public policy issues are included within the expanded open meetings coverage despite use of the phrase "created by executive order." We believe that use of the term "executive order" confines the authority to create such advisory committees to those elected entities with final executive authority for the political subdivision, rather than restricting the manner in which such advisory committees are created. Op.Atty.Gen. (Tabor to Stilwill and Sarcone), November 18, 1993. Clearly, certain advisory committees created by the City Council, an elected body with final executive authority for the City of Iowa City, would fall within the expanded coverage of the open meetings law. However, the open meetings law does not apply to all advisory committees created by the City Council, but only applies to advisory committees created "to develop and make recommendations on public policy issues." Iowa Code §21.2(1)(h). Only those advisory committees created to develop and make recommendations on public policy would be required to comply with the provisions of the open meetings law. Task forces or committees created solely to compile and deliver data to the City Council without making any recommendations would not need to hold open meetings. See Op. Atty.Gen., (Tabor to Stilwill and Sarcone). The law does, however, apply to all committees created by the City Council to make recommendations. The phrase "public policy issues" does not limit the application of this section, "given the fact that governing bodies of political subdivisions consider nothing but public policy issues." Op. Atty. Gen. (Tabor to Stilwill and Sarcone). As such, any committee or task force created to formulate and deliver recommendations to the City Council must comply with the open meetings law. Finally, the open meetings law does not apply to advisory committees or task forces appointed by administrative employees of a political subdivision. The Attorney General interpreted the use of the term "executive order" to require an order or rule issued by the governing body "that is the popularly elected body with final executive authority". As applied to the school district, the elected school board possesses authority to issue such an order, while a board -appointed superintendent does not. Similarly, the City Council possesses such authority, while the City Manager does not. Thus, the open meetings law would not apply to task forces and committees appointed by the City Manager or some other department head. CONCLUSION Clearly, the ten task forces proposed by the City Manager and contemplated by the City Council fall within the scope of the recent amendment to the open meetings law. The Task Force Review Process Statement requires each task force to compile the goals, recommended priorities and the vision statement into a final task force work product. Each committee must make a recommendation to the City Council by July 1, 1994. Given the fact that the task forces are "created to develop and make recommendations on public policy issues," the task forces must comply with the requirements of the open meetings law as set forth in Iowa Code Chapter 21. Even if future task forces or advisory committees do not fall within the scope of the open meetings law, public policy favors open meetings. Although not subject to the procedural requirements or the sanctions of this chapter, an advisory or study group which will report to a governing body ordinarily ought to be subject to the public expectation that is will abide by the spirit of the act and conduct its business in the sunshine except when a covered body could go into closed session under [this section]. Op.Atty.Gen. (Schantz and Haskins), May 4, 1979. Thus, the City Council may wish to consider opening all task force committee meetings to the public even if the Council has no obligation to do so under the requirements of the open meetings law. Finally, we want to point out that the Legislature may again change its position regarding the application of the open meetings law to advisory committee meetings. The Senate is currently considering a bill which would exempt advisory boards, commissions and task forces. If the bill passes, all advisory committees would be exempt from the open meetings law requirements. As stated above, however, public policy would still favor opening all such meetings to the public, and we recommend same. cc: Stephen Atkins, City Manager Dale Helling, Assistant City Manager Marian Karr, City Clerk Karin Franklin, Director of Planning and Community Development 3 S. Reel 84-C33, Side 1 In response to Strait, Berlin explained that floodways maps were re- quested for the Gilbert Street area. McDonald said maps will show the fill requirec�nts for the area and may improve the sellability of the property. 9. Baker inquired bout the construction at Regina Elementary Grade School. McDonald explained that a parish hall is being built. Charter Review Commission Appointments Reel 84-C33, Side 1 After discussion about each of the applicants, the Council decided to appoint the following to the Charter Review Commission: Davidsen, Roberts, Balmer, Cain, Welt, Ringgenberg, Goodwin, Matsumoto, Mintzer. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. April 10, 1984 C4lA M MEN aNdSSION - nine vacancies for one-year terms, April 10, 1984 to April 10, 1995 E. Roberts R. 'P—teeny K. Davidsea 12 Bella Vista Place We Welt 602 Fifth Avemhe Patricia-T.—Main 806 Alpine Driv Barry Matshsoto 201 Person rA y L. G;oodwrin 412 Bjaysville Lane (served on 1972-1973 Charter C®mittee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Comittee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Cm nittee) 34 th A N. __ ytat_Rin�enberg (served on 1972-1973 Charter Co®ittee) Joel Mintzer N316 CLrrier 110 CITY OF 410 E. WA&Lv TON ST OWA CWA CiTY. CWA 52240 NOTICE THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDERING APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING COWISSION: CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION Nine vacancies - One-year terms April 10, 1984 - April 10, 1985 The duties of the Charter Review Commission will be to review the existing City Charter and within twelve months recommend any charter amendments that it deems fit. Such amendments shall be submitted by the City Council to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an ,amendment becomes effective when approved by a majority of those voting. Iowa City appointed members of boards and commissions must be qualified voters of the City of Iowa City. These appointments will be made at the April 10, 1984, meeting of the City Council at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Persons interested in being considered for these positions should contact the City Clerk, Civic Center, 410 East Washington. Application forms are available from the Clerk's office upon request. CITY (319) 356-5COD G59 April 10, 1984 aMM FOIEW CaWSSION - nine vacancies for one-year terms, April 10, 198101984 to Glean E. Roberts 21 Ashwood Drive John R. Balser 10 Princeton Court Penny K. Davidsen 12 Bella Vista Place Dale Welt 602 Fifth Aveue Patricia T. Cain $06 Alpine Drive Barry Matstnoto 201 Person Cary L. Goodwin 422 Bjaysvilie Lane 03 Millis D. Verger 819 fk dton Avam David Baldus 34 Seventh Ave= N. 5a JMuaiper�ry Joel Mintzer N316 Glacier (served on 1972-1973 Charter Cmmittee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served an 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) G59 A RESOLUTION N0: 84-40 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION: WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City Charter became effective on January 2; 1976; and; WHEREAS, the Charter provides that the City Council shall establish a Charter Review Comsmission at least once every ten years following the effective date of the Charter for the -purpose of reviewing the Charter and recommending amendments to the electorate; and WHEREAS. the appointment of a Charter Review Commission is now appropriate so that Casmission recommwendations; if any, may appear on the ballot at the regular City election in November 1985. HOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY; IOWA-, that a Charter Review Commission be and the same is hereby established consisting of nine members to be appointed by, the City Council in accordance with the appropriate procedures of the Charter; and, 1. The report of the Charter Review Commission shall be presented to the City Council an or before April 1; 1985; 2. The responsibility of the Charter Review Commission is to review the Iowa City Charter as prescribed by Section 8.02, Charter Review Commission; 3. The City Manager and City Attorney shell provide such administrative and legal support as the City Council may authorize for the Charter Review Commission. It was nmoved by Zubar and seconded by Ambrisco the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll Call -there were: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x Ambrisco x Baker x Dickson Erdahl x McDonald x Strait —y-- Zuber passed and approved this 28th day of February AA.��1984. o ATTEST: Og C Fjwhaxt S Approved Ey Tho Ls331 Depaarttnunt zr- COUNCIL ACTIVITIES ^ FEBRUARY 28, 1984 PAGE 3 Moved by Ambrisco, seconded by Dickson, that ORD. 84-3173, Bk. 23. pp. 78-81, ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSED SOUTH SUMMIT STREET HISTORIC PRESER- VATIOII DISTRICT, be passed and adopted. Affirmative roll call vote 3S % unanimous, 6/0, Erdahl absent. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted. Moved by Strait, seconded by Ambrisco, that ORD. 84-3174, Bk. 23, pp. 82-85. ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSED WOODLANN AVENUE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT, be passed and adopted. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 3 S8 6/0, Erdahl absent. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted. The Mayor announced this was the time set for a deferred public hearing authorizing a lease to the Iowa City Community School District of a parcel of land on the Iowa City Airport. The Mayor stated it would be necessary to re -set the hearing at this time. Moved by Zuber, seconded by 3 59 Ambrisco, to set a public hearing for 3/13/84 to consider a resolution authorizing a lease to the Iowa City Community School District of a parcel of land on the Iowa City Municipal Airport for a one year term with options to renew for 21 additional years. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Erdahl absent. Dean Thornberry, 124 N. 1st Avenue, appeared and requested Council approval for a marquee sign for Burger King on City Plaza. Steve Rohrbach, 512 S. Dodge, architect for the project also appeared. Individ- ual Councilmembers expressed their views. After discussion, moved by Zuber, seconded by Strait, to permit a use in the City Plaza, by an —� extension into the Plaza, by means of a marquee -like structure pursuant to Chapter 9.1 of the City Code. The Mayor declared the motion carried, 4/2, with the following division of voice vote: Ayes: Dickson, Ambrisco, Zuber, Strait. Nays: McDonald, Baker. Absent: Erdahl. The City Manager stated he would direct the Planning Department to develop proce- dures for permits in the Plaza for Council review. Moved by Zuber, seconded by Ambrisco, to adopt RES. 84-40, Bk. 81, p. 114, ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. Affirmative roll call _3�— unanimous, 6/0, Erdahl absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. The Mayor announced the following vacancies: Charter Review Comm. -nine members are to be appointed to this commission for a term of one year. These appointments will be made at the 4/10/84 City Council 3 G-2. meeting. Moved by Ambrisco, seconded by Strait, to approve the recommendation G 3 of Project GREEN Steering Corn. to reappoint Nancy Seiberling for a three-year term as trustee of the GREEN fund; to appoint Gerald Murphy, 4 Bangor Circle, to the Civil Service Corn., for a six -year term ending G 4/l/90; to appoint James Pratt, 2525 Potomac Drive, to the Bd. of Police Trustees and the Bd. of Fire Trustees for four-year terms ending 4/1/88; 3 G 5 and to reappoint Margaret Nowysz, 1026 River St. and Steven Vanderwoude, 730 N. Van Buren, to the Historic Preservation Comm. for three-year terms 3 G t- ending 3124/87. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Erdahl absent. 3 8. Reel 84-C33, Side 1 i In response to Strait, Berlin explained that floodways maps were re- quested for the Gilbert Street area. McDonald said maps will show the i fill require vents for the area and may improve the sellability of the property. 9. Baker inquired bout the construction at Regina Elementary Grade School. McDonald explained that a parish hail is being built. Charter Review Commission Appointments Reel 84-C33, Side 1 I After discussion about each of the applicants, the Council decided to appoint the following to the Charter Review Commission: Davidsen, Roberts, Balmer, Cain, Melt, Ringgenberg, Goodwin, Matsumoto, Mintzer. i Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. I I April 10, 1994 CfiA M REVIEW C3 SSION - nine vacancies for one-year terms, April 10, 1984 to April 10, 198S E. Roberts R. Balmer ennyK. Davidsen (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) 12 Bella Vista Place I21e Melt (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) 602 Fifth Aven ge Patricia in (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) 806 Alpine Drivum Barry Matsto 201 Ferson 74rdlw2y,,Lsy�,Lam 03 th A N. (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) 34 ___ytan Aiapgrnberg (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) Joel Mintzer N316 Currier CITY OF IOWA CITY CNIC C94M 410 E. WASFNGTON Si. ONA ON. IOWA 52240 (319) 356-5000 NOTICE sJ THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY IS CONSIDERING APPOINTMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING COMMISSION: CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION Nine vacancies - One-year terns April 10, 1984 - April 10, 1985 The duties of the Charter Review Commission will be to review the existing City Charter and within twelve months recommend any charter amendments that it deems fit. Such amendments shall be submitted by the City Council to the voters in the form prescribed by the Commission, and an amendment becomes affective when approved by a majority of those voting. Iowa City appointed members of boards and commissions must be qualified voters of the City of Iowa City. These appointments will be made at the April 10, 1984, meeting of the City Council at I 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Persons interested in being considered for these positions should contact the City Clerk, Civic Center, 410 East Washington. Application form are available from the Clerk's office upon request. Gs9 April 10, 1984 CNA M REVIEW COMMISSION - nine vacancies for one-year terms, mil 10, 1984 to Glenn E. Roberts 21 Ashwood Drive John R. Balmer 10 Princeton Court penny K. Davidsen 12 Bella Vista Place Dale Melt 602 Fifth Avenm Patricia T. Cain 806 Alpine Drive Barry Matsuooto 201 Ferson Quy L. Goodwin 412 Bjayavilie Lam 03 Milli= D. worpr 819 Hudson AVWM David Baldus 34 Seventh Avemae N. Clayton Ringgenberg 822 Jimiper Drive Joel Mintzer N316 Currier (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) (served on 1972-1973 Charter Committee) G59 RESOLUTION NO. 84-40 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the City of Iowa City Charter became effective on January 2; 1976; and; WHEREAS, the Charter provides that the City Council shall establish a Charter Review Commission at least once every ten years following the effective date of the Charter for the'purpose of reviewing the Charter and recommending amendments to the electorate; and WHEREAS, the appointment of a Charter Review Commission is now appropriate so that Commission recomiendations, if any, may appear on the ballot at the regular City election in November 1985. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF IOWA CITY, IOWA; that a Charter Review Commission be and the same is hereby established consisting of nine members to be appointed by the City Council in accordance with the appropriate procedures of the Charter, and, 1. The report of the Charter Review Commission shall be presented to the City Council on or before April 1, 1985; 2. The responsibility of the Charter Review Commission is to review the Iowa City Charter as prescribed by Section 8.02, Charter Review Commission; 3. The City Manager and City Attorney shall provide such administrative and legal support as the City Council may authorize for the Charter Review Commission. It was moved by and seconded by Ambrisco the Resolution be adopted, and upon roll ce ere were. AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: x Ambrisco x Baker x Dickson x Erdahl x McDonald x Strait —7— Zuber Passed and approved this 28th day of February 1984. ATTEST: CIT4% 4ftie 41 RewFiuJ ra Approved Dy The legal Department '3(.1 COUNCIL ACTIVITIES .� FEBRUARY 28. 1984 PAGE 3 Moved by Ambrisco, seconded by Dickson, that ORD. 84.3173. Bk. 23, pp. 78-81, ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSED SOUTH SUMMIT STREET HISTORIC PRESER- VATION DISTRICT, be passed and adopted. Affirmative roll call vote 3S7 unanimous, 6/0, Erdahl absent. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted. Moved by Strait, seconded by Ambrisco, that ORD. 84-3174, Bk. 23, pp. 82-85, ESTABLISHING THE PROPOSED WOODLAWN AVENUE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT, be passed and adopted. Affirmative roll call vote unanimous, 3 Sp 6/0, Erdahl absent. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted. The Mayor announced this was the time set for a deferred public hearing authorizing a lease to the Iowa City Community School District of a parcel of land on the Iowa City Airport. The Mayor stated it would be necessary to re -set the hearing at this time. Moved by Zuber, s-conded by 9 s9 Ambrisco, to set a public hearing for 3/13/84 to consider a resolution authorizing a lease to the Iowa City Community School District of a parcel of land on the Iowa City Municipal Airport for a one year term with options to renew for 21 additional years. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Erdahl absent. Dean Thornberry, 124 N. 1st Avenue, appeared and requested Council approval for a marquee sign for Burger King on City Plaza. Steve Rohrbach, 612 S. Dodge, architect for the project also appeared. Individ- ual Councilmembers expressed their views. After discussion, moved by Zuber, seconded by Strait, to permit a use in the City Plaza, by an extension into the Plaza, by means of a marquee -like structure pursuant to Chapter 9.1 of the City Code. The Mayor declared the motion carried, 4/2, with the following division of voice vote: Ayes: Dickson, Ambrisco, Zuber, Strait. Nays: McDonald, Baker. Absent: Erdahl. The City Manager stated he would direct the Planning Department to develop proce- dures for permits in the Plaza for Council review. Moved by Zuber, seconded by Ambrisco, to adopt RES. 84-40, Bk. 81, p. 114, ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION. Affirmative roll call 3L unanimous, 6/0, Erdahl absent. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted. ----L— The Mayor announced the following vacancies: Charter Review Comm. -nine members are to be appointed to this comnissiol for a term of one year. These appointments will be made at the 4/10/84 City Council 3 4-- meeting. Moved by Ambrisco, seconded by Strait, to approve the recommendation / 3 of Project GREEN Steering Comm. to reappoint Nancy Seiberling for a three-year term as trustee of the GREEN fund; to appoint Gerald Murphy, 4 Bangor Circle, to the Civil Service Comm., for a six -year term ending 4/1/90; to appoint James Pratt, 2525 Potomac Drive, to the Bd. of Police Trustees and the Bd. of Fire Trustees for four-year terms ending 4/1/88; 3 and to reappoint Margaret Nowysz, 1025 River St. and Steven VanderWoude, 730 N. Van Buren, to the Historic Preservation Comm. for three-year terms 3 G ending 3/24/87. The Mayor declared the motion carried unanimously, 6/0, Erdahl absent. i AS Date: February 28, 1994 To: City Council . From: City Manager Re: Gemmuaity=Rlan..irg - Community Vision - i';1. Uf eff" A"4 CG., tr" Qp, u In the next few months, the City Council will be faced with two issues of importance to our community, that being the ten year review of our community's charter and the process of updating the comprehensive plan. Clearly the City Council has set upon a course of greater citizen involvement in the decisions of our community. This can be seen through the work of our 20+ boards and commissions and the 150 citizens who serve; a program of expanded neighborhood participation with the creation of formal associations; use of issue specific focus groups; greater public participation in capital project planning and in general more deliberate efforts to expand the process of public participation in local government decisions. All of these factors and the resultant participatory processes represent new opportunities for involvement by our citizens., What follows is a proposal for community participation which I believe can fulfill the interest of the City Council, our legal obligations and allow for greater participation in the comprehensive plan and charter review. Community planning is a systematic process whereby we hopefully anticipate and plan for our future. It also can serve as an opportunity for reflection. The planning process and its strategic implication needs to be embraced by the elected leadership, publicized, and sold to the community. Community planning should be both a process and a product. The process involves some systematic examination as suggested by the five-year comprehensive plan. amendment procedure, and the ten-year charter review... Product is the charter, as well as out comprehensive plan. The process and the product in combination are valuable tools to elected officials, the community, and the municipal organization charged with fulfilling the goal attainment responsibilities. Such a plan and the associated process is also a vision of the future. The process and products of community planning do not relieve decision makers of their ongoing responsibilities, but create a foundation for which we can all draw support for the decisions to be made in our future. Planning will not resolve all community conflicts, although 2 it may draw opposing factions closer together. While it may not unite or create consensus, it does provide a direction toward the resolution of dispute, conflict and other community opinion while assuring that a basic community vision is fulfilled. It cannot be a one time endeavor but ate, caL be constant and ongoing and thereby some flexibility is built into planning. This is represented by our own plan amendment and charter review process. The very flexibility encouraged is often the subject of debate, but a community cannot change all the conditions or eliminate uncertainty; however, it can formulate a vision of the future and a means by which to achieve it. A community with vision has the energy, in my judgment to look at our tomorrow with enthusiasm, commitment and a sense of legacy. I would propose the City Council create community task forces on various topical areas such as public safety, transportation, human services, etc. These topics are closely aligned with the format of our comprehensive plan; however, would be somewhat broader in scope as shown later in this memorandum. These task forces will be made up of our citizens who would be Oor charged with the responsibility of reviewing the elements of the comprehensive plan�oF4n4h& v •�� - ;_ ._ review current goals and objectives, provide analysis, and recommend goals and objectives as they see fit. They would as -W,s C .--t1F' be created for the specific purpose of the comprehensive plar-6and charter."U on completion y of their work, tJjpyW be disbanded and their work continued as appropriate by the existing City boards and commissions. We are, in effect, creating a citizen participation process to establish a vision for our community with goals to sharpen our focus on the future; serve as an instrument to update our comprehen- sive plan; and perform the charter review as required. Each Task Force would: 1. Have a maximum of nine members. 2. Preferably consist of members who are not members of another task force. 3. Include members knowledgeable or involved in the specific issue. 4. Be representative of a broad cross-section of viewpoints. One of the most critical elements of the success of this process is to have a balance/variety of opinions and interests. 5. Require full participation by its members. 6. Have at its disposal reasonable resources to function effectively (City staff person to be assigned). C :J 7. Function by arriving at consensus. 8. Appoint a chair/team leader/process observer to minimize deviation from the subject and assure productivity of the discussions. (Staff could serve if the task force wished.) 9. Meet as often as needed to ensure successful completion of the assigried task, but deadlines would be established to complete the work of each task forceA 10. Encourage participation by current City board/commission members, a tho h not more than two persons from a board/commission may be assigned to a task force (e.g. no task force would have more than two members of RNAC or Board of Adjustment, etc.). 11. Review existing City policy documents and directly relevant material to the policy area (to be prepared by staff). 12. Consider all future issues in terms of the year 2005. 13. Iowa City citizens only. Recommendations will be compiled and prepared in a format convenient for further review (similar to the comp plan policy outline) as appropriate. Wherever practical, the recommendations will be forwarded to the City's boards/commissions for their commen Upon review by the boards/commissions, those elements pertinent to the comp plan will be directed to the Planning and Zoning Commission fortheir review and final recommendations for the comprehensive plan update. the City's planning staff will be responsible for compiling and integrating the work of the task forces and taking the documents through the boards, commissions and City Council. The work of the task forces will also be compiled into a community vision statement, the introductory statement to our comp plan. The vision statement would reflect the concept of what our community is all about; what it stands for; what are its dreams; what are the driving forces; and core values. Community Task Forces The following represents the proposed topical areas for each of the task forces. Also indicated are community interest groups which the Council may wish to contact to offer an, opportunity for representation on the task force. These are suggestions and there are likely to be others which are of interest to you. I would remind you of the importance of balanced representation in order to achieve not only the interests and variety of opinions, but also to secure community support for their findings/recommendations. Some task forces are likely to have broad 4 philosophical interests generated in discussions, while others may be more technical reviews. Each task force personality will determine the extent of review, although as I have outlined in the review procedures, philosophical and visionary review is by far the most important. I would envision the Council offer opportunities for various representative groups to place a member on a particular task force. The remaining membership would be made up of citizens interested in serving. Some form of notice would be initiated to offer citizens an opportunity to express not only interest but also which task force assignment they prefer. Possibly asking each to rank in priority order their top three choices, and allowing Council to select. t z� G/fit k iz.E t..;rZ is ya,•u./.t<,,,�. a� �. /.-/�+lt�' "'C g-Ij e, �..--'ZG P/ , 2•..e �w� .�to ��ii.•%cz..�,cLlc. �GL� .?.�.-��.n,t�.urs,.� �eu.e 7v,zt�. xa-t 2e dC-4 �- .moo �o , Furthermore, I would encourage a rather short -time frame for reporting. The scheduling and logistical support for this undertaking will be difficult but with a challenge by the Council to the task forces to review their thoughts/recommendations promptly will be helpful. From my experience in a somewhat similar undertaking, the deadline works well to guide the work effort. The Director of Planning will assume the major coordinating responsibility, and upon completion of the task force assignments must compile, direct the work product to other boards/ commissions, secure commentary, and fashion for your final review. .L S Transportation Housing Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee Downtown Association Neighborhood Association Council Regional Trail/Bicycle Committee Airport Commission Housing Commission Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship Homebuilders Association Apartment Owners Association Historic Preservation Commission Parks, Recreation, Open Space Parks and Recreation Commission Riverfront & Natural Areas Commission Neighborhood Association Council Social Services United Way Human Rights Commission Senior Center Commission 5 Arts, Cultural and Human Development Chamber of Commerce Arts Committee Library Board Senior Center Commission Environmental Protection Environmental Advocates Project Green Homebuilders Public Safety Emergency Preparedness Neighborhood Association Council Economic Well eing ICAD Chamber of Commerce Economic Committee Labor Unions (Labor Council) University of Iowa Land Use and Urban Pattern University of Iowa Neighborhood Association Council Administration of Task Forces Each task force will conduct the following review process. Variations on the theme are expected, p�it r a e ' but each should follow as closely as possible the basic tenants. 1. Familiarity with current stated goals. 2. Where have we been? It is wise to look back and see where the community has been, before looking toward new horizons. A view of the community's history can elicit insightful perspectives for the future. • What are the community's strengths, weaknesses? N N • What opportunities exist to move the community toward its vision? • What barriers can impede success? Communities are constant laboratories of change. Populations age. Some areas grow. Others decline. Economic swings bring prosperity to one and joblessness to another. 3. Discussion of community vision as it relates to the specific charge of the task force. Each community has a concept of what it is all about and its dreams for the future. Our citizens want to know where our leaders plan to take us and therefore want more influence on the future of our community. A vision involves exploratory questions, such as: • What is the essence of our community? • What are the driving forces? • What are the core values? • How can it make a difference in the lives of our citizens? Vision is a motivating force. Each task force should determine such a vision for their area of responsibility. 4. Where are we going? The task force should brainstorm new goals and directions. Brainstorming is to stimulate the free flow of ideas. All ideas have equal status, and issues such as cost, time and materials should not be discussed. This is the risk -free environment that encourages participation. 5. What are the goals? At this point evaluation takes place, and goals (ideas) are rewritten, combined, or discarded. Factors such as expense, impact on other resources, on -going expense commitments are considered. Various levels of goals can be established — high, medium, low. 7 6. Compile the goals, recommended priorities and the vision statement into a final task force work product. rSuchmmunity planning initiativeis not without its pitfalls. We are asking approximately ns to give of their time to address very specific community interests; translate their nt to do this work into a workable plan; and secure the full community support for the e are recommending and the resultant work products — a comprehensive plan and a review of our community's charter. Their work effort will become a blueprint for action and decision making. Greater involvement creates greater expectations and with it so will the community opinions as to how the City Council uses the recommended course of action (goals) and future (vision). This proposed process and resultant plans are intended to provide the Council with an indication of community interests, fashioned into a statement of collective guidance for your use in the many decisions you face now and in the future. tp2-1 4 Stephen J. Atkins, City Manager 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 CITY OF 10WA CITY (319) 356-5010 3 /J' 93 v MAR 1 1993 STATE Gi.,V� fir�J; Passed House, Date _ Vote: Ayes Nays Approved _ A BILL FOR HOUSE FILE BY HENDERSON Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays 1 An Act providing for the recall of elected officials of political 2 subdivisions and providing a penalty. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ` 25 TLSB 1497HH 75 sc/cf/24 S.F. H.F. 3 3 9 M 1 Section 1 2 RECALL. NEW SECTION. 66A.1 OFFICERS SUBJECT TO 3 1. Any elective public officer of a political subdivision 4 in the state is subject to recall from office by the electors 5 of the political subdivision from which the officer was 6 elected. The eligible electors of a political subdivision may 7 petition for the recall of the elective officer by filing a 8 petition with the county commissioner of elections demanding 9.the recall of the officeholder. 10 2. A public officer who is appointed to an elective office 11 is subject to recall in the same manner as provided for an 12 officer who is elected to that office. 13 3. An officer shall not be recalled for performing a duty 14 or obligation of the office to which the officer was elected, 15 which duty or obligation is imposed by law, nor for failure to 16 perform any act that if performed would subject the officer to 17 prosecution. 18 4. For the purpose of this chapter, "political 19 subdivision" means a county, township, school corporation, 20 city, or any local board or commission. 21 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 66A.2 PETITION FOR RECALL -- 22 PERSONS QUALIFIED TO PETITION -- PENALTY. 23 Any eligible elector of a political subdivision of this 24 state may sign a petition for recall of an officer elected 25 from that political subdivision. However, if the political 26 subdivision from which the officer is elected is divided into 27 election districts, the eligible elector signing the petition 28 must be an eligible elector of that election district from 29 which the officer was elected. 30 A person signing a name other than that person's own to a 31 petition for recall or who knowingly signs the same petition 32 for recall more than once or who is not an eligible elector at 33 the time of signing a petition for recall is guilty of a 34 serious misdemeanor. 35 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 66A.3 PETITION FOR RECALL -- -1- .J S.F. I H.F. 9 1 CONTENTS, REQUIREMENTS, LIMITATIONS. 2 1. A petition for recall must contain the following: 3 a. The signatures of eligible electors of the political 4 subdivision or election district affected by the recall equal 5 to at least twenty percent of the total votes cast in the last 6 preceding election for the office affected by the recall, but 7 in no case shall a petition for recall contain less than fifty 8 signatures. The county commissioner shall determine and 9 certify to any interested person the number of signatures 10 required on a petition for recall for that office. 11 b. The residence address of each person signing the 12 petition and the date the petition was signed by that person. 13 c. A statement, in two hundred words or less, detailing 14 the reason for recall of the officer. 15 2. a. A petition for recall shall be eight and one-half 16 by fourteen inches in size and shall be in substantially the 17 following form: 18 WARNING 19 A person signing a name other than the person's own name to 20 a petition or who knowingly signs the person's name to this 21 petition more than once or who is not an eligible elector at 22 the time_the signature is affixed to this petition is guilty 23 of a serious misdemeanor. 24 RECALL PETITION 25 We, the undersigned eligible electors of (name of 26 applicable political subdivision or election district) 27 respectfully petition that an election be held as provided by 28 law on the question of whether (officer's name), holding the 29 office of , should be recalled for the following 30 reasons: (Setting out the statement of the reason for recall 31 in not more than two hundred words). By affixing the 32 signature, each signer certifies the following: I have 33 personally signed this petition; I am an eligible elector of 34 the state of Iowa and (appropriate political subdivision or 35 election district); and my residence address is correctly -2- I S.F. H.F. 1 written after my name to the best of my knowledge and belief. 2 b. Numbered lines shall follow the heading. Each numbered 3 line shall contain spaces for the signature, signer's 4 residence address, and the date of the signature. 5 c. Each separate page of a petition for recall shall 6 contain the warning in paragraph "a". 7 d. When a petition contains more than one page, the pages 8 shall be neatly arranged and securely fastened together before 9 filing. 10 3. Before a petition for recall may be circulated for 11 signatures, a sample petition form, including the statement of 12 the reason for recall, must be submitted to the county 13 commissioner. Within five days of receipt of the sample 14 petition, the commissioner shall review the sample petition 15 and determine whether it meets the requirements of this 16 section. If the petition meets the requirements of this 17 section, the commissioner shall certify the petition and 18 return it immediately to the person who submitted the 19 petition. If the petition does not meet the requirements of 20 this section, the commissioner shall inform the person who 21 submitted the sample petition that the petition does not meet 22 the requirements imposed by law and the reasons therefore. 23 4. a. A petition for recall shall not name more than one 24 officer to be recalled. 25 b. A person shall not be recalled within the first one 26 hundred eighty days after the person takes the oath of office 27 nor within one hundred eighty days from the date on which the 28 office is to be filled by the qualified electors in the 29 general, regular city, or school district election, whichever 30 is applicable. 31 c. A petition for recall shall not be filed against an 32 officer for whom a recall election has been held within a 33 period of two years during a term of office. 34 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 66A.4 FILING OF PETITION FOR 35 RECALL. .J -3- S.F. H.F. 3 3 q 1 1. A petition for recall must be filed within ninety days 2 of the date the form of the petition is certified,pursuant to 3 section 66A.3. The petition for recall shall be filed with 4 the county commissioner. 5 2. When filing a petition for recall, an affidavit in 6 substantially the following form shall be attached to the 7 petition: 8 I, (name of person filing petition), being duly sworn, say 9 that I circulated or assisted in circulating the petition to 10 which this affidavit is attached, and I believe the signatures 11 affixed to the petition are genuine, and are the signatures of 12 the persons whose names they purport to be, and that the 13 signers were aware of the contents of the petition before 14 signing the petition. 15 16 (Signed) 17 Subscribed and sworn to before me by on the 18 day of , 19 19 20 21 (Name) 22 (Official title) 23 3. After a petition for recall has been filed, it shall 24 not be returned to the person who filed the petition, nor 25 shall any signature or other information be added to the 26 petition for recall. If a signature on a petition sheet is 27 crossed out by the petitioner before the sheet is offered for 28 filing, the elimination of the signature does not affect the 29 validity of other signatures on the petition sheet. 30 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 66A.5 VERIFICATION OF PETITION. 31 Upon the filing of a petition for recall, the county 32 commissioner shall verify that the petition has been signed by 33 the required number of eligible electors as specified in 34 section 66A.3. If the petition for recall does not contain 35 the required number of signatures, the county commissioner S.F. H.F. 1 shall notify the person filing the petition that the petition 2 is not valid. 3 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 66A.6 NOTIFICATION TO OFFICER -- 4 STATEMENT OF JUSTIFICATION. 5 Upon the filing of the petition for recall, the county 6 commissioner shall immediately send written notice to the 7 officer named in the petition. The notice shall state that a 8 petition for recall of the officer has been filed, shall 9 include a copy of the statement of the reason for recall as 10 printed on the petition, and shall inform the officer that the 11 officer may have printed on the special election ballot a 12 statement of justification in not more than two hundred words 13 stating why the officer should not be recalled. To be printed 14 on the ballot, the statement of justification must be 15 submitted to the county commissioner within ten days of the 16 date the notice is sent to the officer named in the petition 17 for recall. 18 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 66A.7 OBJECTION TO THE PETITION -- J 19 NOTICE AND HEARING. 20 Objections to the legal sufficiency of a petition for 21 recall may be filed in writing by any person who would have 22 the right to vote for a candidate for the office in question. 23 The objections must be filed with the county commissioner not 24 more than fourteen days after the petition for recall is 25 filed. 26 When objections have been filed, notice shall be mailed 27 within seventy-two hours by certified mail to the person who 28 filed the petition. A hearing on the objections shall be held 29 in the manner provided for objections to nomination petitions 30 or certificates of nomination filed pursuant to chapter 43 or 31 chapter 277, whichever is applicable. 32 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 66A.8 PRESUMPTION OF VALIDITY. 33 A petition for recall filed under this chapter, -and being 34 apparently in conformity with law, shall be regarded as valid, 35 unless objection is made in writing, and the petition shall be -5- t S.F. H.F. 3 .3 7 1 open to public inspection and preserved by the county 2 commissioner for not less than six months after the special 3 recall election is held. 4 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 66A.9 RECALL ELECTION. 5 If the officer named in the petition for recall submits a 6 resignation in writing, it shall be accepted and become 7 effective the day it is offered. The vacancy created by the 8 resignation shall be filled as provided by law, except that 9 the officer named in the petition for recall shall not be 10 appointed to fill the vacancy. If the officer named in the 11 petition does not resign within five days after the petition 12 for recall is filed, a special election on the recall of the 13 officer shall be called. The recall election shall be held 14 the first Tuesday following sixty days after the date the 15 petition is filed. However, the special election shall not be 16 held on the same day as a regularly scheduled election. If 17 the first Tuesday following sixty days after the date the 18 petition is filed is the same day as a regularly scheduled 19-election, the special election shall be held the first Tuesday 20 following the regularly scheduled election. 21 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 66A.10 CONDUCT OF RECALL ELECTION. 22 A special election for recall of an officer shall be 23 conducted, and the results canvassed and certified, in the 24 same manner that a regularly scheduled election to fill that 25 office is conducted. 26 The ballot submitted at a recall election shall set forth 27 the statement contained in the petition for recall stating the 28 reason for demanding the recall of the officer and the 29 statement of justification submitted by the officer, if 30 submitted in a timely manner. The question of whether the 31 officer should be recalled shall be placed on the ballot in 32 substantially the following form: 33 FOR recalling who holds the office of 34 AGAINST recalling who holds the office of 35 Q. .VS.F. H.F. 3 3 4 1 Expenses of a recall election shall be paid in the same 2 manner as the expenses of a regularly scheduled election to 3 fill that office. 4 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 66A.11 ELECTION RESULTS -- FILLING 5 OF VACANCY. 6 1. The officer named in the petition for recall shall 7 continue in office until the officer resigns or the results of 8 the recall election are officially declared. 9 2. If a majority of those voting on the question vote to 10 remove the officer, the office becomes vacant and the vacancy 11 shall be filled as provided by chapter 69. However, in no 12 event shall the officer recalled be appointed to fill the 13 vacancy: 14 EXPLANATION 15 This bill allows for the recall from office of an elected 16 official of a political subdivision by the electors of that 17 political subdivision, or election district, if applicable. 18 The bill provides that a petition for recall of an officer may 19 be filed by the eligible electors of a political subdivision 20 or election district equal in number to at least 20 percent of 21 the total votes cast for the office in question in the last 22 preceding election, but in no case shall the number of 23 signatures be less than 50. 24 If the petition is filed* in a timely manner, is of legal 25 sufficiency, is not objected to in writing, and if the officer 26 named in the petition does not resign from office, a recall 27 election shall be held on the question of whether the officer 28 shall be recalled from office. If the officer resigns, or if 29 a majority of the total vote cast at the recall election is in 30 favor of the recall of the officer, the vacancy in the office 31 shall be filled in a manner provided for that office in 32 chapter 69 of the Code. 33 This bill may require a state mandate as defined in section 34 25B.3. 35 LSB 1497HH 75 -7- sc/cf/24