Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
Each county board of supervisors shall establish a joint 911
service board.
(1)
Membership.
a. Each
political subdivision of the state having a public safety agency serving
territory within the county 911 service area and each local emergency
management agency as defined in Iowa Code section 29C.2 operating within the
911 service area is entitled to one voting membership. The sheriff of each
county, or the sheriff's designee, is entitled to voting membership on the
county's joint 911 service board. The chief of police of each city operating a
public safety answering point, or the chief of police's designee, is entitled
to voting membership on the joint 911 service board of the county where the
city is located. For the purposes of this paragraph, a township that operates a
volunteer fire department providing fire protection services to the township,
or a city that provides fire protection services through the operation of a
volunteer fire department not financed through the operation of city
government, shall be considered a political subdivision of the state having a
public safety agency serving territory within the county.
b. Each private safety agency, such as
privately owned ambulance services, airport security agencies, and private fire
companies, serving territory within the county 911 service area, is entitled to
a nonvoting membership on the board.
c. Public and private safety agencies
headquartered outside but operating within a county 911 service area are
entitled to membership according to their status as a public or private safety
agency.
d. A political subdivision
that does not operate its own public safety agency but contracts for the
provision of public safety services is not entitled to membership on the joint
911 service board. However, its contractor is entitled to one voting membership
according to the contractor's status as a public or private safety
agency.
e. The joint 911 service
board elects a chairperson and vice chairperson.
f. The joint 911 service board shall annually
submit a listing of members, to include the political subdivision they
represent and, if applicable, the associated 28E agreement, to the 911 program
manager. A copy of the list shall be submitted within 30 days of adoption of
the operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year and shall be on the prescribed
form provided by the 911 program manager.
(2)
Alternate 28E entity.
The joint 911 service board may organize as an Iowa Code chapter 28E agency as
authorized in Iowa Code subsection 34A.3(3), provided that the 28E entity meets
the voting and membership requirements of Iowa Code subsection
34A.3(1).
(3)
Joint 911
service board bylaws. Eachjoint911 service board shall develop bylaws
to specify, at a minimum, the following information:
a. The name of the joint 911 service
board.
b. A list of voting and
nonvoting members.
c. The date for
the commencement of operations.
e. The powers and
duties.
f. The manner for financing
activities and maintaining a budget.
g. The manner for acquiring, holding and
disposing of property.
h. The
manner for electing or appointing officers and terms of office.
i. The manner by which members may vote to
include, if applicable, the manner by which votes may be weighted.
j. The manner for appointing, hiring,
disciplining, and terminating employees.
k. The rules for conducting meetings.
l. The permissible method or
methods to be employed in accomplishing the partial or complete termination of
the board and the disposing of property upon such complete or partial
termination.
m. Any other necessary
and proper rules or procedures.
Each member shall sign the adopted bylaws.
The joint 911 service board shall record the signed bylaws with
the county recorder and shall forward a copy of the signed bylaws to the 911
program manager at the homeland security and emergency management
department.
(4)Executive board. The
joint 911 service board may, through its bylaws, establish an executive board
to conduct the business of the joint 911 service board. Members of the
executive board must be selected from the eligible voting members of the joint
911 service board. The executive board will have such other duties and
responsibilities as assigned by the joint 911 service board.
(5)Meetings.
a. The provisions of Iowa Code chapter 21,
"Official Meetings Open to the Public," are applicable to joint 911 service
boards.
b. Joint 911 service boards
shall conduct meetings in accordance with their established bylaws and
applicable state law.