TITLE 2
    BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    SUBJECT
    CHAPTER
    AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION
    1
    BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE PENSION TRUSTEES
    2
    BOARD OF HEALTH
    3
    CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    4
    (REPEALED)
    5
    CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
    6
    RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    7
    MUSCATINE HOUSING ADVISORY AGENCY
    8
    HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
    9
    HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
    10
    HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
    11
    LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    12
    ART CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    13
    NEW CONSTRUCTION APPEAL AND ADVISORY BOARD
    14
    (REPEALED)
    15
    PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
    16
    PLUMBERS BOARD OF EXAMINERS
    17
    TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    18
    WATER, ELECTRIC, AND COMMUNICATIONS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 19
    ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
    20
    ELECTRICAL LICENSING ADVISORY BOARD
    21
    FIRE CODE APPEAL AND ADVISORY BOARD
    22
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 1
    AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-1-1
    Creation
    2-1-2
    Appointment and Terms
    2-1-3
    Removal - Vacancies
    2-1-4
    Residence Requirements
    2-1-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-1-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized an Airport
    Advisory Commission, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-1-2 Appointment and Terms. The Airport Advisory Commission shall
    consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of the
    Council. The term of office of such members shall commence with their
    appointment, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July
    1, 1979, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1,
    1980, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1981,
    one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1982, one of
    which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1983, and
    thereafter each member shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years beginning on
    July first. All members of the Airport Advisory Commission shall remain on the
    Commission until their successors are appointed. The City Administrator, or
    his or her designated representative, shall be an ex-officio member and shall serve as
    Secretary for the Commission. No individual shall serve more than two (2) full
    consecutive terms on the Commission.
    2-1-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Airport Advisory Commission after showing of due cause, and the
    Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring in the
    Commission by removal or otherwise.
    2-1-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Airport Advisory
    Commission shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
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    2-1-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Airport Advisory Commission shall
    confer with and assist the City Administrator, or his or her designated
    representative, in preparation of the airport budget, recommend procedures and
    policies in connection with the administration of the airport, pursue matters and
    investigate means by which the airport can be improved, and make
    recommendations for the long range needs of the airport.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 2
    BOARD OF FIRE AND POLICE PENSION TRUSTEES
    SECTIONS:
    2-2-1 Creation
    2-2-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-2-3 Vacancies
    2-2-4 ResidenceRequirements
    2-2-5 ResponsibilitiesandDuties
    2-2-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Board of Fire
    and Police Pension Trustees, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with
    duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-2-2 Appointment and Terms. The chief officer of the Fire Department,
    the City Treasurer, two (2) fire fighters elected by secret ballot by the members
    of the Fire Department who are entitled to participate in a fire fighter's
    pension fund established by law, and three (3) citizens who do not hold any other
    public office, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the
    Council, shall constitute the members of the Board of Trustees of the Fire
    Retirement System. The chief officer of the Police Department, the City
    Treasurer, two (2) police officers elected by secret ballot by the members of the
    Police Department who are entitled to participate in a policemen's pension fund
    established by law, and three (3) citizens who do not hold any other public office,
    who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council, shall
    constitute the members of the Board of Trustees of the Police Retirement
    System. The three (3) citizens appointed by the Mayor shall serve on both of
    said Boards, one of whom shall serve until the first Monday in April of the
    second year, one until the first Monday in April of the third year, and one until,
    the first Monday in April of the fourth year. Thereafter, appointments shall be
    made for four-year terms. One (1) of the members of each department elected
    shall serve until the first Monday in April of the second year and one (1) until the
    first Monday in April of the fourth year upon the taking of effect of this Chapter,
    and thereafter each such department shall every second year on such date and
    in such manner as shall be prescribed by said Board of Trustees elected by
    ballot, one (1) such member to serve for a term of four (4) years.
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    2-2-3 Vacancies. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Trustee, the vacancy
    shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the office was
    previously filled.
    2-2-4 Residence Requirements. Each member, except the police officers or
    fire fighters, of the Board of Trustees shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine,
    Iowa.
    2-2-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Boards of Fire and Police
    Pension Trustees shall exercise all the responsibilities and duties as prescribed
    by the Code of Iowa for such Boards.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 3
    BOARD OF HEALTH
    SECTIONS:
    2-3-1
    Creation
    2-3-2
    Appointment and Terms
    2-3-3
    Vacancies
    2-3-4
    Residence Requirements
    2-3-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-3-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Board of Health, to
    be appointed as hereinafter provided, with duties and responsibilities as set forth
    in this Chapter.
    2-3-2 Appointment and Terms. The Board of Health shall consist of five
    (5) members to be appointed by the Council, at least one of whom shall be licensed
    in Iowa as doctor of medicine and surgery or as an osteopathic physician and
    surgeon, as defined by law, two of whom shall be a member of the Council and the
    Mayor, who shall serve as Chairman, for a term of three (3) years. All members
    of the Board of Health shall remain on the Board until their successors are
    appointed. Each term shall commence on the first day of July. The City
    Administrator, or his or her designated representative, shall be an ex-officio
    member and shall serve as Secretary for the Board. No individual shall serve more
    than two (2) full consecutive terms on the Board.
    2-3-3 Vacancies. Vacancies due to death, resignation or other cause shall be
    filled as soon as possible after the vacancy exists, by appointment of the
    Council, for the unexpired term of the original appointment.
    2-3-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Board of Health shall
    be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-3-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Board of Health shall exercise all
    the responsibilities and duties as prescribed by the Code of Iowa for local boards
    of health and as prescribed in Title 9, Chapter 1 of the City Code.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 4
    CABLE TELEVISION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-4-1 Creation
    2-4-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-4-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-4-d Residence Requirements
    2-4-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-4-1 Creation. There is hereby created an organized Cable Television Advisory
    Commission, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-4-2 Appointment and Terms. The Cable Television Advisory Commission
    shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with approval of the
    Council. The term of office of such members shall commence with their
    appointment and they shall serve a term of five (5) years provided, however, that
    appointments to the first Commission shall be for one, two, three, four and five
    year terms respectively. All members of the Commission shall remain on the
    Commission until their successors are appointed. Each term shall commence on the
    first day of July. The City Administrator, or his or her designated representative, shall
    be an ex-officio member and shall serve as secretary for the Commission. No
    individual shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms on the
    commission.
    2-4-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Cable Television Advisory Commission after showing a due cause,
    and the Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring in
    the Commission by removal or otherwise.
    2-4-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Cable Television Advisory
    Commission shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
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    2-4-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Cable Television Advisory
    Commission shall confer with and assist the City Administrator, or his or her
    designated representative, in preparation of the CATV budget, recommend
    procedures and policies in connection with the administration of the Cable
    System, pursue matters and investigate means by which the Cable System
    can be improved, and make recommendations for the long range needs of the
    Cable System. In addition, the Commission shall perform the following
    functions:
    (A)
    Advise the Council on applications for franchises.
    (B)
    Advise the Council on matters which might constitute grounds for
    revocation of the franchise.
    (C)
    Attempt to resolve disagreements among Franchisee and public and private
    users of the System.
    (D)
    Review the Franchisee's efforts in providing consulting services to
    facilitate government, educational, community, group, and individual
    use of the access channels.
    (E)
    Determine general policy relating to the service provided to subscribers
    and the operation and use of access channels, with a view to maximizing
    the diversity of programs and services to subscribers. The use of access
    channels shall be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to
    limitations on monopolization of channel time or prime times. This policy
    should be designed to insure that the access channels are free from any
    governmentalcontroloverprogrammingcontent.
    (F)
    Encourage use of access channels among the widest range of institutions,
    groups, and individuals within the City.
    (G)
    Submit an annual report to the Council, including, but not limited to, the
    total number of hours of utilization of access channels, a review of any plans
    submitted during the year by Franchisee for development of new
    services, and hourly subtotals for various programming categories. The
    annual report shall include the following programming categories:
    1. Local education uses, including library, public and private schools,
    and the Muscatine Community College.
    2. Public Access for local programming under public control.
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    3. Local Government Access.
    4. Channel time use for lease for pay TV.
    5. Channel time use for lease for business uses.
    6. Other channel uses.
    (H) Cooperate with other systems and encourage interconnection
    of systems.
    (I) Maintain knowledge of current developments in cable
    communications.
    (J) Submit a budget request to the Council to cover expenses
    incurred for performance of the Commission functions specified
    by this Chapter. The primary source of Commission funds
    shall be derived from the franchise fee charged by the City.
    Budget requests may include funds to be used for development
    of the use of access channels, including production grants
    to users and the purchase and maintenance of equipment not
    required to be provided by the Franchisee.
    (K) Review all of the records that Title 5, Chapter 18 requires
    the Franchisee to make and keep and, at the Commission's
    discretion, require the Franchisee to keep and disclose such
    additional records as may assist in the orderly administration
    of the Commission's functions.
    (L) Make recommendations to the Council for amendments to Title
    5, Chapter 18 of the franchise agreement. Such recommenda-
    tions are to be submitted to the Council thirty (30) days
    prior to the scheduled review sessions, as required in Title
    5, Chapter 18.
    (M) Employ, subject to Council approval, a technical
    consultant to assist in the analysis of any matter relative
    to any franchise.
    (N) Perform such additional functions as the Council may specify.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 5
    CEMETERY ADVISORY COMMISSION
    Repealed May 21, 1992.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 6
    CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-6-1 Creation
    2-6-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-6-3 Vacancies
    2-6-4 Residence Requirements
    2-6-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-6-1 Creation. There-is hereby created and organized a Civil
    Service Commission, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with
    duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-6-2 Appointment and Terms. The Civil Service Commission
    shall consist of three (3) members to be appointed by the Mayor,
    with the approval of the Council, one (1) year after the regular
    municipal election. The term of office of such members shall
    commence with their appointment, one (1) of which members shall serve
    until the first Monday in April of the second year, one (1) of which
    members shall serve until the first Monday in April of the fourth
    year, and one (1) of which members shall serve until the first Monday
    in April of the sixth year, whose successors shall be appointed
    for a term of six (6) years. All members of the Civil Service
    Commission shall remain on the Commission until their successors are
    appointed. The Chairman of the Commission for each biennial period
    shall be the member whose term first expires.
    The City Administrator, or his or her designated representa-
    tive, shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission and shall serve
    as Secretary for the Commission. The Chairman of the Human Rights
    Commission shall also serve as an ex-officio member of the
    Commission. No individual shall serve more than two (2) full
    consecutive terms on the Civil Service Commission.
    2-6-3 Vacancies. The Mayor, with the consent of the Council,
    shall fill the vacancies occurring in the Commission for the unexpired
    term of the appointment.
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    2-6-4
    2-6-5
    2-6-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Civil Service
    Commission shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, a citizen
    of Iowa, an eligible elector, and shall serve without compensation.
    2-6-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Civil Service
    Commission shall exercise all the responsibilities and duties in
    accordance with the provisions of the Code of Iowa for Civil Service
    Commissions.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 7
    RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-7-1 Creation
    2-7-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-7-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-7-4 Residence Requirements
    2-7-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-7-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Recreation Advisory
    Commission to be appointed as hereinafter provided with duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-7-2 Appointment and Terms. The Recreation Advisory Commission
    shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the Mayor with the
    approval of the Council. The term of office of such members shall commence with
    their appointment and shall be for three (3) years, except to fill vacancies
    provided, however, that appointments to the first Commission shall be three (3)
    members for one (1) year, three (3) members for two (2) years and one (1)
    member for three (3) years. Each term shall commence on the first day of July. All
    members of the Recreation Advisory Commission shall remain on the Commission
    until their successors are appointed. No individual shall serve more than two (2)
    full consecutive terms on the Recreation Advisory Commission.
    2-7-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Commission after showing of due cause, and the Mayor, with the
    consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Commission by
    removal or otherwise.
    2-7-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Recreation
    Advisory Commission shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-7-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Recreation Advisory Commission
    shall confer with and assist the City Administrator, or his/her designated
    representative, in preparation of the budgets, recommend rules, procedures and
    policies in connection with the administration, pursue matters and investigate means
    by which improvements can be made, and make recommendations for the long
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    range needs of the cemetery, parks, riverfront, levee and all land owned by the City
    along the Mississippi River, municipal golf course and all other recreation facilities
    owned and/or operated by the City.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 8
    MUSCATINE HOUSING ADVISORY AGENCY
    SECTIONS:
    2-8-1 Creation
    2-8-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-8-3 Removal – Vacancies
    2-8-4 Residence Requirements
    2-8-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-8-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Muscatine
    Housing Advisory Agency, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-8-2 Appointment and Terms. The Muscatine Housing Advisory Agency
    shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the
    approval of the Council. The term of office of such members shall commence with
    their appointment, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire
    on July 1, 1979, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on
    July 1, 1980, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July
    1, 1981, one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1,
    1982 and one of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1,
    1983. Thereafter each member shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. All
    members of the Agency shall remain on the Agency until their successors are
    appointed. No individual shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms on
    the Agency.
    2-8-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Agency after showing of due cause, and the Mayor, with the
    approval of the City Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring in the Agency by
    removal or otherwise.
    2-8-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Agency shall be a
    resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
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    2-8-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Agency shall confer with, advise, and
    assist the City Council in long range housing needs of the City, housing
    rehabilitation, housing code enforcement, and carrying out the Council's powers in
    connection with housing projects as set out in Chapter 403A of the Code of
    Iowa, as amended, particularly including, but not limited to, Section 403A.3
    Powers.
    (A)
    To prepare, carry out, and operate housing projects and to provide for
    theconstruction, reconstruction, improvement, extension, alteration, orrepair
    of any housing project or any part thereof.
    (B)
    To undertake and carry out studies and analyses of the housing needs and of
    the meeting of such needs (including data with respect to population and family
    groups and the distribution thereof according to income groups, the amount
    and quality of available housing and its distribution according to rentals
    and sales prices, employment, wages, and other factors affecting the local
    housing needs and the meeting thereof) and to make the results of such
    studies and analyses available to the public and the building, housing and
    supply industries; and to engage in research and disseminate
    information on housing and slum clearance.
    (C)
    To arrange or contract for the furnishing by any person or agency, public
    or private, of services, privileges, works or facilities for, or in connection
    with, a housing project or the occupants thereof; and (notwithstanding
    anything to the contrary contained in this Chapter or in any other provision of
    law) to agree to any conditions attached to federal financial assistance relating
    to the determination of prevailing salaries or wages or the payment of not less
    than prevailing salaries or wages or compliance with labor standards, in the
    development or administration of projects, and to include in any contract
    let in connection with a project, stipulations requiring that the contractor
    and any subcontractor comply with requirements as to minimum salaries or
    wages and maximum hours of labor, and comply with any conditions which
    the federal government may have attached to its financial aid of the project.
    (D)
    To lease or rent any dwellings, accommodations, lands, buildings,
    structures, or facilities embraced in any project and (subject to the limitations
    contained in this Chapter with respect to the rental of dwellings in housing
    projects) to establish and revise the rents or charges thereof; to own, hold and
    improve real or personal property; to purchase, lease, obtain options upon,
    acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise any real or personal
    property or any interest therein; to acquire by the exercise of the power of
    eminent domain any real property; to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign,
    pledge, or dispose of any real or personal property or any interest therein; to
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    insure or provide for the insurance, in any stock or mutual company, of any
    real or personal property or operations of the municipality against any risks or
    hazards; to procure or agree to the procurement of federal or state government
    insurance or guarantees of the payment of any bonds or parts thereof issued
    by a municipality, including the power to apply premiums on any such
    insurance.
    (E)
    To invest any funds held in connection with a housing project in reserve or
    sinking funds, or any fund not required for immediate disbursement, in
    property or securities which banks designated as state depositories may
    use to secure the deposit of state funds; to redeem its bonds at the
    redemption price established therein or to purchase its bonds at less than
    such redemption price, all bonds so redeemed or purchased to be
    canceled.
    (F)
    To determine where slum areas exist or where there is unsafe,
    unsanitary, or overcrowded housing; to make studies and
    recommendations relating to the problem of clearing, replanning, and
    reconstructing slum areas and the problem of eliminating unsafe,
    unsanitary, or overcrowded housing and providing dwelling accommodations
    for persons of low income; and to cooperate with any state public body in any
    action taken in connection with these problems.
    (G)
    To conduct examinations and investigations and to hear testimony and take
    proof under oath at public or private hearings on any matter material for
    its information; to administer oaths, issue subpoenas requiring the
    attendance of witnesses or the production of books and papers and to issue
    commissions for the examination of witnesses who are outside of the state
    or unable to attend or excused from attendance; to make available to
    appropriate agencies (including those charged with the duty of abating or
    requiring the correction of nuisances or like conditions or of demolishing
    unsafe or unsanitary structures within its area of operation) its findings
    and recommendations with regard to any building or property where
    conditions exist which are dangerous to the public health, morals, safety, or
    welfare.
    (H)
    To, within its area of operation, enter into any building or property in
    any municipal housing area in order to make inspections, surveys,
    appraisals, soundings, or test borings; and to obtain an order for this
    purpose from a court of competent jurisdiction in the event entry is denied
    or resisted.
    (I)
    To exercise all or any part or combination of powers herein granted. No
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    provision of law with respect to the acquisition, operation, or disposition
    of property by public bodies shall be applicable to a municipality in its
    operations pursuant to this Chapter, unless the legislature shall
    specifically so state.
    (J)
    To cooperate with the Iowa housing finance authority, to participate in any of
    its programs, to use any of the funds available to the municipality for the
    uses of this Chapter to contribute to such programs in which it
    participates, and to comply with the provisions of Sections 220.1 to 220.36
    and the rules of the Iowa housing finance authority.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 9
    HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
    SECTIONS:
    2-9-1 Creation
    2-9-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-9-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-9-4 Residence Requirements
    2-9-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-9-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Housing Advisory
    and Appeals Board, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-9-2 Appointment and Terms. The Housing Advisory and Appeals Board
    shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the
    approval of the Council, who are not employees of the City. The term of office of
    such members shall commence with their appointment and shall be for two (2)
    years, except to fill vacancies. Each term shall commence on the first day of July.
    Appointments shall be made every year, with three (3) members and two (2)
    members being replaced alternately so as to stagger the terms. All members shall
    remain on the Board until their successors are appointed. No individual shall
    serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms on the Board. The Building Official
    shall be an ex-officio member of and shall act as secretary of the Board.
    2-9-3 Removal - Vacancies. The City Council may, at any time, remove
    any member of the Board after showing due cause, and the Mayor, with the
    consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by
    removal or otherwise.
    2-9-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Housing Advisory
    and Appeals Board shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-9-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Housing Advisory and Appeals Board
    shall exercise all the responsibilities and duties as prescribed by the Muscatine
    Housing Code, which is Title 8, Chapter 5 of the City Code of Muscatine.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 10
    HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-10-1 Creation
    2-10-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-10-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-10-4 Residence Requirements
    2-10-5 Compensation - Expenses
    2-10-6 Election of Officers
    2-10-7 Meetings - Rules - Quorums
    2-10-8 Public Meetings, Records, and Confidentiality
    2-10-9 Appointment of Staff
    2-10-10 Powers and Duties
    2-10-11 Declaration of Policy
    2-10-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized
    a Human Rights Commission, to be appointed as hereinafter provided,
    with duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-10-2 Appointment and Terms. The Human Rights Commission
    shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the Mayor,
    with the approval of the Council. The term of office of such
    members shall commence with their appointment, all of which shall
    be for a term of two (2) years. Each term shall commence on the first
    day of July. All members of the Human Rights Commission shall
    remain on the Commission until their successors are
    appointed. The Human Resources Administrator shall be an
    ex-officio member of the Commission and shall serve as Secretary
    for the Commission. No individual shall serve more than two (2)
    consecutive terms on the Commission.
    2-10-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time,
    remove any member of the Human Rights Commission after showing of
    due cause, which shall include failure to maintain a reasonable
    record of attendance at regular meetings, and the Mayor, with the
    consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring in the
    Commission by removal or otherwise.
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    2-10-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Human
    Rights Commission shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine,
    Iowa.
    2-10-5 Compensation - Expenses . The members of the
    Commission shall serve without compensation, provided that they may
    receive actual and necessary expenses incurred within the limits
    established in the City budget.
    2-10-6 Election of Officers. The Commission shall elect from
    its own membership at its regular January meeting its Chairperson
    and Vice-Chairperson, each to serve for a term of one (1) year. It
    shall at its regular January meeting elect a Secretary, who may be,
    but need not be, a member of the Commission. The Commission shall
    fill vacancies among its officers for the remainder of the
    unexpired term.
    2-10-7 Meetings - Rules - Quorums.
    (A) The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting during
    each calendar month at a time and place to be determined by
    its rules.
    (B) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, or any four (4) members
    of the Commission may call a special meeting by giving at
    least one (1) clear day notice to every member of the
    Commission. The call for a special meeting shall include an
    agenda, and only matters included in that agenda may be
    discussed at the meeting.
    (C) A quorum of the Commission shall be five (5) members. A
    majority of the members present and voting shall be necessary
    for the passage of any motion. The Chairperson shall vote as
    a member of the Commission.
    (D) The Commission may adopt, amend, or rescind such rules as may
    be necessary for the conduct of its business.
    2-10-8 Public Meetings, Records, and Confidentiality.
    (A) In accordance with Chapter 28A of the Code of Iowa, all
    meetings of the Commission shall be public meetings, except:
    1. The Commission may hold a closed session by affirmative
    vote of two-thirds (2/3) of its members present, the
    votes on such motion being recorded in the minutes by
    yeas or nays, when necessary to prevent irreparable and
    needless injury to the reputation of an individual whose
    employment or discharge
    ,
    is under consideration, but any
    motion decided in such session shall be voted on by yeas
    and nays and shall be recorded in the minutes as per
    subsection B.2 of the section.
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    2. The Commission shall hold a closed session for consideration of any
    complaint of discrimination or report concerning investigation or
    conciliation of said complaint, as provided in the Human Rights
    Ordinance, Title 4, Chapter 4, of the City Code.
    (B) All records of the Commission shall be public, except:
    1. Complaints of discrimination, reports of investigations, statements, and
    other documents or records obtained in investigation of any charges shall be
    closed records, unless public hearing is scheduled or district court
    action is commenced as provided in this Chapter.
    2. The minutes of any session which is closed under the provisions of said
    Human Rights Ordinance shall be closed records.
    (C) No member of the Commission or of its staff shall disclose the filing
    of a complaint, the information gathered during the investigation, or the
    endeavors to eliminate such discriminatory or unfair practice by conference,
    conciliation, or persuasion, unless such disclosure is made in connection with the
    conduct of an investigation or after public hearing is scheduled or district
    court action is commenced upon a complaint filed as provided in this Chapter.
    This section does not prevent any complainant, respondent, witness, or other
    person from publicizing the filing of a complaint or the matter therein complained
    of. Any violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed one
    hundred dollars ($100.00).
    2-10-9 Appointment of Staff. The City Administrator shall appoint the
    necessary staff to assist the Commission in performing its duties and responsibilities.
    2-10-10 Powers and Duties. The Commission shall have the powers and
    duties as set forth in the Human Rights Ordinance, Title 4, Chapter 4, of the City
    Code.
    2-10-11 Declaration of Policy. The Human Rights Commission of the City shall
    cooperate with the Iowa State Civil Rights Commission, the United States Civil Rights
    Commission, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and
    other agencies with similar purposes.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 11
    HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-11-1 Purpose
    2-11-2 Definitions
    2-11-3 Muscatine Historic Preservation Commission
    2-11-4 Appointment and Terms
    2-11-5 Removal/Vacancies
    2-11-6 Qualifications
    2-11-7 Compensation
    2-11-8 Chairperson and Secretary
    2-11-9 Meetings and Quorum
    2-11-10 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-11-1 Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to promote the educational, cultural,
    economic and general welfare of the public through the recognition, enhancement,
    and perpetuation of sites and districts of historical and cultural significance;
    safeguard the City's historic, aesthetic, and cultural heritage by preserving sites and districts
    of historic and cultural significance; stabilize and improve property values; foster pride in
    the legacy of beauty and achievements of the past; protect and enhance the City's
    attractions to tourists and visitors and the support and stimulus to business thereby
    provided; strengthen the economy of the city; and promote the use of sites and districts of
    historic and cultural significance as places for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people
    of the City.
    2-11-2 Definitions.
    (A) "Commission" means the Muscatine Historic Preservation Commission, as
    established by this ordinance.
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    (B) "Historic District" means an area which contains a significant portion of
    archaeological sites, buildings, structures, objects and/or other improvements
    which, considered as a whole, possesses integrity of location, design, setting,
    materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, and 1) embodies the
    distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represents
    the work of a master, or that possesses high artistic values, or that represents a
    significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual
    distinction; or 2) is associated with events that have made significant contributions to
    the broad patterns of our local, state or national history; or 3) possesses a coherent and
    distinctive visual character or integrity based upon similarity of scale, design,
    color, setting, workmanship, materials, or combinations thereof, which is
    deemed to add significantly to the value and attractiveness of properties within such
    area; or 4) is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or 5) has
    yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
    (C) "Historic Site" means an archaeological or historic site, object, structure or
    building which 1) is associated with events that have made a sit,Aificant
    contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or 2) is associated with the lives
    of persons significant in our past; or 3) embodies the distinctive
    characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represents a work
    of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represents a significant
    and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or 4) has
    yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
    2-11-3 Muscatine Historic Preservation Commission. There is hereby created and
    organized the Muscatine Historic Preservation Commission to be appointed as hereinafter
    provided with duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-11-4 Appointment and Terms. The Commission shall consist of seven (7)
    members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the Council. The term of
    office of such members shall commence with their appointment, two (2) of which
    members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 2001, two (2) of which
    members shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 2002 and three (3) of which shall
    be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 2003. Thereafter, each member shall be appointed
    for a term of three (3) years. All members of the Commission shall remain on the
    Commission until their successors are appointed. No one individual shall serve for more
    than two (2) full consecutive terms on the Commission.
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    2-11-5 Removal/Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any member of
    the Commission after showing due cause, and the Mayor, with the consent of the Council,
    shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Commission by removal or otherwise.
    2-11-6 Qualifications. Members shall demonstrate a positive interest in historic
    preservation; should be drawn from professionals in architecture, history, architectural history,
    planning, prehistoric and historic archaeology, folklore, cultural anthropology, curation,
    conservation, and landscape architecture or related disciplines to the extent that such
    professions are available; and may include other persons as have demonstrated special
    interest, experience, or knowledge in history, architecture, or related disciplines.
    2-11-7 Compensation. The members of the Commission shall serve without
    compensation.
    2-11-8 Chairperson and Secretary. The Commission shall elect a Chairperson who shall
    preside over all Commission meetings. The City Administrator or his/her designee shall serve as
    secretary who shall be responsible for maintaining written records of the Commission's
    proceedings.
    2-11-9 Meetings and Quorum. The Commission shall meet at least three (3) times a
    year and a simple majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
    transaction of business.
    2-11-10 Responsibilities and Duties. The Commission may do the following:
    (A) Conduct studies for the identification and designation of historic districts and sites
    meeting the definitions established by this ordinance, proceed at its own initiative or
    upon a petition from any person, group, or association, and shall maintain records of
    all studies and inventories for public use.
    (B) Make a recommendation to Council to recommend to the State Historic
    Preservation Officer for the listing of a historic district or site in the National
    Register of Historic Places and may conduct a public hearing thereon.
    (C) Investigate and recommend to the Council the adoption of ordinances designating
    historic sites and historic districts if they qualify as defined herein.
    (D) Accept unconditional gifts and donations of real and personal property, including
    money, for the purpose of historic preservation.
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    (E) Acquire by purchase, bequest, or donation, fee and lesser interests in historic properties,
    including properties adjacent to or associated with historic properties.
    (F) Preserve, restore, maintain and operate historic properties, under the ownership or
    control of the Commission.
    (G) Lease, sell, and otherwise transfer or dispose of historic properties subject to rights
    of public access and other covenants and in a manner that will preserve the property.
    (H) Contract with the approval of the Council, with the state or the federal
    government or other organizations.
    (I) Cooperate with the federal, state and local governments in the pursuance of the
    objectives of historic preservation.
    (J) Provide information for the purpose of historic preservation to the Council.
    (K) Promote and conduct an educational and interpretive program on historic
    properties within its jurisdiction.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 12
    LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    SECTIONS:
    2-12-1 Creation
    2-12-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-12-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-12-4 Residence Requirements
    2-12-5 Powers and Duties
    2-12-6 Power to Contract With Others for the Use of the Library
    2-12-7 Termination of Contracts
    2-12-8 Library Account
    2-12-9 Report
    2-12-10 Removal of Library Materials
    2-12-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Library
    Board of Trustees, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with the
    duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter. Further,
    it is the purpose of this Chapter to retain all applicable Ordinances
    and to adopt as Ordinances all applicable State statutes to
    assure the continued functioning of the Board of Library Trustees
    in the Musser Public Library pursuant to Section 196, Chapter 1088
    of the Laws of the 64th G.A. Second Session.
    2-12-2 Appointment and Terms. The Board of Library Trustees
    shall consist of nine (9) members to be appointed by the Mayor,
    with the approval of the Council. The terms of office of such members
    shall be appointed for a term of six (6) years and appointments made
    every two (2) years or one-third (1/3) the total number, as near as
    possible, to stagger the terms. Each term shall commence on the
    first day of July. All members of the Board of Library Trustees
    shall remain on the Board until their successors are appointed. No
    individual is to serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms on
    the Board.
    2-12-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time,
    remove any member of the Board of Library Trustees after showing
    of due cause, and the Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall
    fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by removal or otherwise.
    A trustee absent for six (6) consecutive regular
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    meetings of the Board, except in a case of sickness or temporary
    absence from the City, without due explanation of absence shall
    render such office as trustee vacant.
    2-12-4 Residence Requirements. Eight (8) of the members of the
    Board shall be residents of the City of Muscatine and shall not be
    less than eighteen (18). The board shall consist of one
    (1) County resident who is not a resident of the City of Muscatine,
    and who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the
    Muscatine County Board of Supervisors.
    2-12-5 Powers and Duties. The Board shall have and exercise the
    following powers:
    (A) To meet and organize by the election of one of their number
    as President of the Board, and by the election of a Secretary
    and such other officers as the Board may deem necessary.
    (B) To have charge, control, and supervision of the Public Library,
    its appurtenances and fixtures, and rooms containing the same,
    and directing and controlling all the affairs of such Library.
    (C) To employ a Library Director for the proper management of said
    Library and to fix his or her compensation; but, prior to such
    employment, the compensation of such Library Director
    shall be fixed in accordance with the Pay Plan of the City.
    (D) To remove such Library Director by a vote of two-thirds (2/3)
    of such Board for misdemeanor, incompetency, or inattention
    to the duties of such employment.
    (E) To select and make purchases of books, pamphlets, magazines,
    periodicals, papers, maps, journals, furniture, fixtures,
    stationery, supplies for such Library, and such other Library
    materials deemed appropriate.
    (F) To authorize the use of such libraries by non-residents
    of the City and to fix charges therefore.
    (G) To make, adopt, amend, modify, or repeal by-laws, rules, and
    regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the care, use,
    government, and management of such Library and the business
    of said Board, fixing and enforcing penalties for the
    violation thereof.
    (H) To authorize the expenditures of all monies allocated for
    Library purposes by the Council; and of the expenditure of
    all monies available by gift or otherwise for the erection
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    of Library buildings.
    (I) To accept gifts of real property, personal property, or mixed
    property and devises and bequests, including trust funds; to
    take title to said property in the name of said Library; to
    execute deeds and bills of sale for the conveyance of said
    property; and to expend the funds received by them from such
    gifts for the improvement of said Library.
    (J) All budget and accounting procedures,
    p
    ersonnel policies,
    purchasing procedures, and public improvement procedures
    established by the City Council shall be adhered to by the
    Board.
    (K) Said Board shall keep a record of its proceedings.
    2-12-6 Power to Contract With Others for the Use of the
    Library. Contracts may be made between the Board and other boards
    of trustees of free public libraries; any city, school corporation,
    township, or county; or with the trustees of any county library
    district for use of the Musser Public Library by their respective
    residents. Such use shall be accomplished by one or more of the
    following methods, in whole or in part:
    (A) By lending the books of the Library to such residents on the
    same terms and conditions as to residents of the City.
    (B) By the establishment of depositories of books of the Library
    to be loaned to such residents at stated times and places.
    (C) By the transportation of books of the Library by mobile or
    other conveyance for lending the same to such residents at
    stated times and places.
    (D) By the establishment of branch libraries for lending books
    to such residents.
    2-12-7 Termination of Contracts. The contracts authorized in
    Section 2-12-6 of this Chapter may, by mutual consent of the
    contracting parties, be terminated at any time. They may also be
    terminated by a majority of the electors, represented by either
    of the contracting parties, voting on a proposition to terminate
    which shall be submitted by the governing body upon a written
    petition of electors in a number not less than five percent (5%)
    of those who voted in the area for governor at the last general
    election.
    The proposition may be submitted at any election provided by law
    which covers the area of that seeking to terminate the contract.
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    The petition shall be presented to the governing body not less
    than forty (40) days before the election at which the question
    is to be submitted.
    2-12-8 Library Account. All money appropriated by the
    Council from the General Fund for the operation and maintenance of
    the Library shall be set aside in an account for the Library.
    Expenditures shall be paid for only on orders of the Board, signed
    by its President and Secretary, or their designated representatives.
    The warrant writing officer is the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk.
    2-12-9 Report. The Board of Trustees shall, after the close
    of each Municipal fiscal year, make to the Council a report
    containing a statement of the condition of the Library, the number
    of books and other Library material added thereto, the number
    circulated, the number not returned or lost, the amount of fines
    collected, and the amount of money expended in the maintenance
    thereof during such year, together with such further information
    as required by the Council.
    2-12-10 Removal of Library Materials. Any person who takes
    from the public Library any book, pamphlet, periodical, paper,
    or other property, except in accordance with the rules of such
    Library; or who takes or borrows from such Library any book,
    pamphlet, periodical, paper, or other property and neglects or
    refuses to return the same within one week after receiving notice
    to do so; or who shall willfully cut, mutilate, mark, tear, write
    upon, deface, or otherwise destroy or injure any book, pamphlet,
    periodical, map, document, picture, or other property of such
    Library; or who violates any other rules of said Library; or
    disturbs the peace and quiet thereof by disorderly conduct, shall
    be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 13
    ART CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    SECTIONS:
    2-13-1 Creation
    2-13-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-13-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-13-4 Residence Requirements
    2-13-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-13-6 Establishment of Art Center
    2-13-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized an
    Art Center Board of Trustees, to be appointed as hereinafter pro-
    vided, with the duties and responsibilities as set forth
    .
    in this
    Chapter.
    2-13-2 Appointment and Terms. The Art Center Board of
    Trustees shall consist of nine (9) members to be appointed by the
    Mayor, with the approval of the Council. The terms of office of
    such members shall commence with their appointment and shall be
    three (3) years, except to fill vacancies. Each term shall commence
    on the first day of July. Appointments shall be made every year with
    three (3) members to be appointed so as to stagger the terms. All
    members of the Art Center Board of Trustees shall remain on the Board
    until their successors are appointed. No individual shall serve more
    than two (2) full consecutive terms on the Board.
    2-13-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time,
    remove any member of the Art Center Board of Trustees after
    Showing of due cause, and the Mayor, with the consent of the
    Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring in the Commission
    by removal or otherwise.
    2-i3-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Art Center
    Board of Trustees shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine,
    Iowa.
    2-13-5 Responsibilities and Duties.
    (A) To meet and organize by the election of one of their number
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    as president of the board, and by the election of a secretary
    and such other officers and committees as the board may deem
    necessary.
    (B) To have charge, control, and supervision of the art center,
    it's work of art, appurtenances, fixtures, and buildings or
    rooms containing the same, directing and controlling all the
    affairs of such Art Center.
    (C) To employ a Director for the management of said Art Center
    and fix his or her compensation; but, prior to such employ-
    ment, the compensation of such director shall be fixed in
    accordance with the Pay Plan of the City.
    (D) To remove such Director by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of such
    board for misdemeanor, incompetency, or inattention to the
    duties of such employment.
    (E) To accept, on behalf of the City, gifts or works of art; to
    select and make purchases of pictures, portraits,
    paintings, statuary, relics, and other objects of art, in
    the original and in replicas or copies, books, periodicals,
    papers, and journals on the subject of art, furniture,
    fixtures, stationery, and supplies for such Art Center.
    (F) To receive, hold, and dispose of all gifts, donations, devises,
    and bequests that may be made to the City for the purpose
    of establishing, increasing, or improving such Art Center;
    but when any such gift, donation, devise, or bequest shall
    be conditioned upon any act of the City, the City Council
    must first determine whether such condition can or shall be
    complied with.
    (G) To make, adopt, amend, modify, or repeal by-laws, rules, and
    regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the care, use,
    government, and management of such Art Center center and the
    business of said board, fixing and enforcing penalties for the
    violation thereof.
    (H) To authorize the expenditures of all monies allocated by the
    Council for the purposes, as provided by law, and of the
    expenditure of all monies available by gift, or otherwise, for
    the erection of art buildings or for the promotion of such
    art centers and of all other money belonging to the art center
    fund, provided however all budget and accounting
    procedures, personnel policies, purchasing procedures, and
    public improvements procedures established by the City Council
    shall be adhered to by the Board.
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    2-13-6 Establishment of Art Center. The City of Muscatine,
    Iowa, hereby establishes the following described real estate,
    to-wit:
    Lot thirty-five (35), the southerly fifty-five feet
    (55') of lot twenty-four (24), all of lot
    twenty-five (25), and all of lot twenty-six (26),
    except part thereof conveyed to Fox Security Company
    by warranty deed recorded in Book 55 of Lots, page
    169, of the records of the Recorder of Muscatine
    County, Iowa, all in Fletcher & Deshlers Addition
    No. One (1), to the City of Muscatine, Iowa,
    as the Muscatine Art Center and that the original dwelling and
    building located on the real estate described above be named and
    maintained hereafter as the Laura Musser Museum and that the new
    center erected upon the real estate above described and donated
    by C. Maxwell Stanley and Elizabeth Stanley to the City of
    Muscatine, Iowa, be designated the Stanley Gallery, said Art Center,
    Museum, and Gallery to be maintained and operated in accordance
    with the provisions of this Chapter
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 14
    NEW CONSTRUCTION APPEAL AND ADVISORY BOARD
    SECTIONS:
    2-14-1 Creation
    2-14-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-14-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-14-
    Residence Requirements
    2-14-5 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-14-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a New
    Construction Appeal and Advisory Board, to be appointed as hereinafter provided,
    with duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-14-2 Appointment and Terms. The New Construction Appeal and
    Advisory Board shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor,
    with the approval of the Council, who are qualified by experience and
    training to pass upon matters pertaining to building construction. The term of
    office of such members shall commence with their appointment and shall be for
    three (3) years, except to fill vacancies. Each term shall commence on the first
    day of July. All members shall remain on the Board until their successors are
    appointed. No individual shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms
    on the Board.
    2-14-3 Removal - Vacancies. The City Council may, at any time,
    remove any member of the Board after showing due cause, and the Mayor,
    with the consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by
    removal or otherwise.
    2-14-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the New Construction
    Appeal and Advisory Board shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-14-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The New Construction Appeal and
    Advisory Board shall exercise all the responsibilities and duties as prescribed
    by the Uniform Building Code, which is Title 8, Chapter 1, the National Electric
    Code, which is Title 8, Chapter 3, the Uniform Mechanical Code, which is Title 8,
    Chapter 7, and the Uniform Plumbing Code, which is Title 8, Chapter 9 of the City
    Code of Muscatine.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 15
    PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    Repealed May 21, 1992.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 16
    PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-16-1 Creation
    2-16-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-16-3 Residence Requirements
    2-16-4 Removal - Vacancies
    2-16-5 Compensation of Members
    2-16-6 Relation to Planning Administrator
    2-16-7 Responsibilities and Duties.
    2-16-1 Creation. Under and by virtueof the
    authority conferred by the Code of Iowa, a City Planning and
    Zoning Commission is hereby created and established.
    2-16-2 Appointment and Terms. The Planning and Zoning
    Commission shall consist of seven (7) members to be appointed by the
    Mayor, with the approval of the Council. Members appointed to the
    Commission should be, by knowledge or experience, qualified to act
    reasonably in matters pertaining to the growth management polici es
    of the City, development and refinement of the Comprehensive
    Plan, Zoning matters, and City real estate vacation requests.
    Members appointed to the Commission shall not hold any elective
    office in the municipal government. The term of office of the members
    of the Commission shall be five (5) years each. Any member who does
    not maintain a reasonable record of attendance may be recommended for
    removal. Each term shall commence on the first day of July. All
    members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall remain on
    the Commission until their successors are appointed. The
    Planning and Community Development Director shall be an ex-officio
    member of the Commission and shall serve as Secretary for the
    Commission. No individuals shall serve more than two (2) consecutive
    terms on the Commission.
    2-16-3 Residence_ Requirements. Each member of the Commission
    shall he a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
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    2-16-4 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove
    any member of the Commission after showing due cause, and the Mayor,
    with the approval of the City Council, shall fill the vacancies
    occurring on the Commission by removal or otherwise.
    2-16-5 Compensation of Members. All members of the Planning and
    Zoning Commission shall serve without compensation.
    2-16-6 Relation to Planning Administrator. The Planning
    Administrator, appointed by the City Administrator, shall report to
    the Planning and Zoning Commission on activities of his or her
    office concerning land use planning, the formulation of growth
    management policy, and those other activities corresponding with
    the public health, safety, and welfare of the community. The
    Planning Administrator shall also advise the Commission of his or
    her considered judgment concerning matters before the Commission, or
    on matters which he or she feels •should come before the
    Commission.
    2-16-7 Responsibilities and Duties. Duties, powers and
    guidelines of the Planning and Zoning Commission, in accordance with
    the provisions of applicable law, are hereby established for the
    conduct of Commission activities.
    (A) Meetings. The Commission shall conduct regular meetings to
    review land use proposals and formulate positions or policies
    related to the activities the Commission has under
    consideration.
    (B) Chairman. The Commission shall choose annually at its first
    regular meeting one of its members to act as Chairman.
    (C) Making of Plans, Surveys, Maps, and Other Appropriate Material.
    The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall have full power
    and authority to make, or cause to be made, such surveys, studies,
    maps, plans, or charts of the whole or any portion of the City
    or any land outside thereof, which in the opinion of the
    Commission bears relation to a comprehensive plan, and shall
    bring the same to the attention of the Council. The Commission
    may publish its studies and recommendations.
    (D) Approval of Designs and Locations of Proposed Structures. No
    statuary, memorial, or work of art in a public place, and no
    public building, bridge, viaduct, street fixture, or public
    structure or appurtenances shall be located or erected, or a site
    therefore obtained, nor shall any permit be issued by any
    department of the City government for the erection or location
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    for the erection or location thereof until and unless the design
    and proposed location of any such improvement shall have been
    submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission and its
    recommendations thereon obtained.
    (E) Recommendation Concerning Plans, Plats, etc. All plans,
    plats, or replats of subdivisions or resubdivisions of land
    embraced in the City, or within two (2) miles of the City
    corporate limits thereto, laid out in lots or plats with the
    streets, alleys, or other portions of the same intended to
    be dedicated to the public shall first be submitted to the
    Planning and Zoning Commission and its recommendations
    obtained before approval by the Council.
    (F) Approval of Plans. No plan for any street, park,
    parkway, boulevard, traffic way, riverfront, or other
    public improvement affecting the City shall be finally
    approved by the City, or the character or location
    thereof determined, unless such proposal shall first have been
    submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
    (G) Purpose of Comprehensive Plan. For the purpose of making a
    Comprehensive Plan for the physical development of the
    City,the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make
    careful and comprehensive studies of present conditions and
    future growth with due regard to its relations to
    neighboring territory. The Plan shall be made with the
    general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a
    coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the City
    and its environs which will, in accordance with the present
    and future needs, best promote health, safety, morals,
    order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare, as well
    as efficiency and economy in the process of development.
    (H) Procedure for Adoption of Comprehensive Plan. Before
    adopting a Comprehensive Plan, or any part of it or any
    substantial amendment thereof, the Planning and Zoning
    Commission shall hold at least one public hearing
    thereon, notice of the time of which shall be given by one
    publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City
    not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty (20) days before
    the date of the hearing.
    (I) Adopt a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Muscatine by
    successive resolutions adopting successive elements of the
    Plan, said elements corresponding with, but not li m i te d
    to land use , transportation , community facilities,
    parks, recreation and open space, neighborhoods, schools,
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    economic development, central business district, utilities, and
    administrative procedures. Such Comprehensive Plan and each
    element thereof shall be a public record and aid the Planning
    and Zoning Commission in the performance of its duties. The
    adoption of the Comprehensive Plan and each element thereof
    shall be by resolution and be carried by the affirmative votes
    of not less than a majority of all the members of the Planning
    and Zoning Commission. An attested copy thereof shall be
    certified to the City Council, and the Council may approve the
    same, and when such Plan or any modification or amendment
    thereof shall receive the approval of the Council, the Plan
    shall constitute the official Comprehensive Plan of Muscatine.
    (J) Amendment or Modification of Comprehensive Plan. When such
    Comprehensive Plan has been adopted, no substantial amendment
    or modification thereof shall be made without such proposed
    change first being referred to the Planning and Zoning
    Commission for its recommendation. If the Commission
    disapproves the proposed change, it may be adopted by the
    Council only by the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths
    (3/4) of the members of the Council.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 17
    PLUMBERS BOARD OF EXAMINERS
    SECTIONS:
    2-17-1
    Creation
    2-17-2
    Appointment and Terms
    2-17-3
    Removal - Vacancies
    2-17-4
    Residence Requirements
    2-17-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-17-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Plumbers
    Board of Examiners, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with the duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-17-2 Appointment and Terms. The Plumbers Board of Examiners shall
    consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the
    Council. The Board shall consist of the following members: a member of the local
    Board of Health, who shall be Chairman of the board, a practical master plumber, a
    practical journeyman plumber, the Plumbing Inspector and a Council member. The
    members shall hold office for two (2) years, but the term of the last three (3)
    named members shall not expire in the same year. Each term shall commence on
    the first day of July. The members of the Board shall serve without pay. All
    members of the Board shall remain on the Board until their successors are
    appointed. No individual shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms
    on the Board except for the Plumbing Inspector.
    2-17-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Plumbers Board of Examiners after showing of due cause, and the Mayor,
    with the consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by
    removal or otherwise.
    2-17-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Plumbers
    Board of Examiners shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-17-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Plumbers Board of Examiners
    shall perform the duties as provided in Title 8, Chapter 9, of the City Code.
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    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 18
    TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMISSION
    SECTIONS:
    2-18-1
    Creation
    2-18-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-18-3
    Removal - Vacancies
    2-18-4
    Residence Requirements
    2-18-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-18-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Transportation Advisory
    Commission, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-18-2 Appointment and Terms. The Transportation Advisory Commission
    shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the
    approval of the Council. The term of such members shall commence with their
    appointment, two (2) of which members shall be appointed for a term to expire on
    July 1, 1982, and three (3) members shall be appointed to a term to expire on
    July 1, 1983, and thereafter such member shall be appointed for a term of two (2)
    years. All members of the Commission shall remain on the Commission until
    their successors are appointed. The City Administrator, or his or her
    designated representative, shall be an ex-officio nonvoting member of and shall
    serve as secretary to the Commission. No individual shall serve more than two (2)
    full consecutive terms on the Commission.
    2-18-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Commission after showing of due cause, and the Mayor, with the
    approval of the City Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring in the
    Commission by removal or otherwise.
    2-18-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Commission shall
    be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-18-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Transportation Advisory Commission
    shall confer with and assist the City Administrator, or his or her designated
    representative, in the preparation of the transit system budget; recommend
    administrative policies and operational procedures; investigate methods for improving the
    system; and make recommendations for the development of long range plans of the
    transit system.
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    2-19-1
    2-19-4
    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 19
    WATER, ELECTRIC AND COMMUNICATIONS BOARD OF TRUSTEES
    SECTIONS:
    2-19-1 Creation
    2-19-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-19-3 Compensation
    2-19-4 Removal - Vacancies
    2-19-5 Residence Requirements
    2-19-6 Responsibilities and Duties
    2-19-1 Creation. The City of Muscatine, Iowa, is the owner
    of a City water utility, a City electric utility and a City
    communication utility. The management, control and operation of the
    three utilities, is vested in the board of trustees. The Board of
    Trustees is referred to as the Board of Water, Electric and
    Communications Trustees of the City of Muscatine, Iowa. The Board
    is vested with the powers and duties conferred in Chapter 388, Iowa
    Code.
    2-19-2 Appointment and Terms. The Board of Water, Electric
    and Communications Trustees of the City of Muscatine, Iowa, shall
    consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the
    approval of the Council. The terms of office of such members shall
    be for six (6) years, one (1) member to be appointed each year to
    stagger the terms of the members. All members of the board shall
    remain on the board until their successors are appointed. No
    individual shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms on
    the Board. Each term shall commence on the first day of July.
    2-19-3 Compensation. The salary of each Trustee appointed to
    and serving on the Board of Water, Electric and Communications
    Trustees shall be one hundred dollars ($150.00) per month.
    2-19-4 Removal - Vacancies. Members of the Board of Water,
    Electric and Communications Trustees may be removed in accordance
    with the Iowa Code. The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall
    fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by removal or otherwise.
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    2-19-5
    2-19-6
    2-19-5 Trustee Requirements. Each member of the Board of
    Water, Electric and Communications Trustees shall be a resident of
    the City of Muscatine, Iowa. A public officer or a salaried
    employee of the City may not serve on the Utility Board.
    2-19-6 Responsibilities and Duties. The Board of Water,
    Electric and Communications Trustees shall have such powers and
    responsibilities as are prescribed by the Code of Iowa.
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    2-20-1
    2-20-5
    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 20
    ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
    SECTIONS:
    2-20-1
    Creation
    2-20-2
    Appointment and Terms
    2-20-3
    Removal - Vacancies 2-20-4 Residence Requirements
    2-20-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-20-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Zoning Board
    of Adjustment, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with the duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-20-2 Appointment and Terms. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall
    consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the
    Council. The terms of office of such members shall commence with their
    appointment and shall be for terms of five (5) years. Each term shall commence
    on the first day of July. One (1) member of the Board shall be a member of the
    Planning and Zoning Commission. All members of the Board shall remain on the
    Board until their successors are appointed. No individual shall serve more than two
    (2) full consecutive terms on the Board.
    2-20-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment after showing due cause, and the
    Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the
    Board by removal or otherwise.
    2-20-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Zoning Board of
    Adjustment shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-20-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall
    have such responsibilities and duties as are prescribed by the Iowa Code and by
    Title 10, Chapter 22.
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    2-21-1
    2-21-5
    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 21
    ELECTRICAL LICENSING ADVISORY BOARD
    SECTIONS:
    2-21-1
    Creation
    2-21-2
    Appointment and Terms
    2-21-3
    Removal – Vacancies
    2-21-4
    Residence Requirements
    2-21-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-21-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized an Electrical Licensing
    Advisory Board, to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with the duties and
    responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-21-2 Appointment and Terms. The Electrical Licensing Advisory Board shall
    consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the Council.
    The Board shall consist of the following members: an employee of Muscatine Power &
    Water, Electrical Division; a licensed Master Electrician; a licensed Residential Electrician; a
    citizen appointed at large, and the Electrical Inspector, who shall serve as secretary to the
    Board. The members shall hold office for three (3) years, but the terms of the Electrical
    Contractors and the citizen at large shall not expire in the same year. Each term shall
    commence on the first day of July. The members of the Board shall serve without pay.
    All members of the Board shall remain on the Board until their successors are appointed.
    No individual shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms on the Board except
    for the Electrical Inspector and utility company representative.
    2-21-3 Removal - Vacancies. The Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Electrical Licensing Advisory Board after showing due cause, and the
    Mayor, with the consent of Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by
    removal or otherwise.
    2-21-4 Residence Requirements. The Master Electrician, Residential Electrician, and
    Citizen of the Electrical Licensing Advisory Board shall be a resident of the City of
    Muscatine, Iowa.
    2-21-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Electrical Licensing Advisory Board
    shall perform the duties as provided in Title 8, Chapter 3 of the City Code.
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    2-19-1
    2-19-4
    TITLE 2 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
    CHAPTER 22
    FIRE CODE APPEAL AND ADVISORY BOARD
    SECTIONS:
    2-22-1 Creation
    2-22-2 Appointment and Terms
    2-22-3 Removal - Vacancies
    2-22-4 Residence Requirements
    2-22-5
    Responsibilities and Duties
    2-22-1 Creation. There is hereby created and organized a Fire Code
    Appeal and Advisory Board to be appointed as hereinafter provided, with
    duties and responsibilities as set forth in this Chapter.
    2-22-2 Appointment and Terms. The Fire Code Appeal and Advisory
    Board shall consist of five (5) members to be appointed by the Mayor, with the
    approval of the Council, who are qualified by experience and training to
    pass upon matters pertaining to fire safety. The term of office of such members
    shall commence with their appointment, one (1) of which members shall be
    appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1991, one (1) of which members shall be
    appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1992, one (1) of which members shall be
    appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1993, and (1) of which members shall be
    appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1994, and one (1) of which members
    shall be appointed for a term to expire on July 1, 1995. Thereafter, each member
    shall be appointed for a term of five (5) years. All members of the Board shall
    remain on the Board until their successors are appointed. No individual shall serve
    more than two (2) full consecutive terms on the Board.
    2-22-3 Removal - Vacancies. The City Council may, at any time, remove any
    member of the Board after showing due cause, and the Mayor, with the consent of the
    Council, shall fill the vacancies occurring on the Board by removal or otherwise.
    2-22-4 Residence Requirements. Each member of the Fire Code Appeal and
    Advisory Board shall be a resident of the City of Muscatine, Iowa.
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    2-19-5
    2-19-5
    2-22-5 Responsibilities and Duties. The Fire Code Appeal and Advisory
    Board shall exercise all the responsibilities and duties as prescribed by the
    Uniform Fire Code, NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, NFPA 13 Standard for the
    Installation of Sprinkler Systems, which are Title 6, Chapter 3 of the City Code
    of Muscatine.
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