Senate File 284 - Introduced SENATE FILE 284 BY SCHOENJAHN A BILL FOR An Act relating to agreements between counties and certain 1 cities for the provision of law enforcement services by 2 limiting contribution and payment rates. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2211XS (2) 85 aw/sc
S.F. 284 Section 1. Section 28E.23, Code 2013, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. If a city in the district has a 3 population of less than one thousand, the funds annually 4 contributed by that city shall not exceed the actual costs of 5 providing the law enforcement services. For the purposes of 6 determining the population of a city under this subsection, the 7 provisions of section 9F.6 shall be applied. 8 Sec. 2. Section 331.304, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 12. A county shall not enter into an 11 agreement to provide law enforcement services to a city with 12 a population of less than one thousand that requires such a 13 city to annually pay to the county an amount exceeding the 14 actual costs of providing the law enforcement services. For 15 the purposes of determining the population of a city under this 16 subsection, the provisions of section 9F.6 shall be applied. 17 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to agreements 18 entered into on or after July 1, 2013. 19 EXPLANATION 20 This bill relates to agreements for the provision of law 21 enforcement services by a county sheriff between counties 22 and cities with a population of less than 1,000 by limiting 23 contribution and payment rates. The bill limits contributions 24 of funds and payment rates for cities with a population of 25 less than 1,000 that are participating in an agreement for law 26 enforcement services or in a unified law enforcement district. 27 The bill limits the contribution and payment rates of such 28 cities to no more than the actual costs of providing law 29 enforcement services to those cities. The provisions of Code 30 section 9F.6 shall be applied in determining the population of 31 a city. 32 The bill applies to agreements entered into on or after July 33 1, 2013. 34 -1- LSB 2211XS (2) 85 aw/sc 1/ 1