Senate File 2161 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY JOHNSON Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to funding for unified law enforcement districts. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5858XS 81 4 sc/je/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 28E.22, unnumbered paragraph 5, Code 1 2 2005, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 Such moneys collected pursuant to the tax levy shall be 1 4 expended only for providing additional moneys needed for 1 5 unified law enforcement services in the district and shall be 1 6 in addition to the revenues raised in the county and cities in 1 7 the district from their general fundswhich are based upon an1 8 or other available funds. In the first fiscal year following 1 9 establishment of the district, the amount of revenue that 1 10 shall be raised in addition to the tax levy authorized in this 1 11 section shall be an amount equal to the average of revenues 1 12 raised for law enforcement purposes bythe county or cityeach 1 13 member political subdivision for the three previous years. 1 14 The amount of revenues raised for law enforcement purposes by 1 15 the county for the three previous years shall be computed 1 16 separately for the unincorporated portion of the district and 1 17 for each city in the district. 1 18 Sec. 2. Section 28E.23, Code 2005, is amended by striking 1 19 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 20 28E.23 BUDGET. 1 21 For the second fiscal year following establishment of the 1 22 district, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the public 1 23 safety commission shall annually determine the amount of 1 24 revenue deemed necessary for the operation of the district. 1 25 On or before January 10 of each year, the public safety 1 26 commission shall determine the amounts to be contributed to 1 27 the public safety fund by each member political subdivision, 1 28 pursuant to the allocation provisions in the agreement, and 1 29 shall certify that amount to the governing body of each member 1 30 political subdivision. 1 31 Sec. 3. Section 28E.24, Code 2005, is amended by striking 1 32 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 1 33 28E.24 REVENUE AND TAX LEVIES. 1 34 1. Not later than ten days after the allocation amounts 1 35 have been certified to a member political subdivision, the 2 1 member political subdivision shall certify to the public 2 2 safety commission the amounts of revenue from sources other 2 3 than the unified law enforcement levy in section 28E.22 that 2 4 are available to be contributed by the member political 2 5 subdivision. 2 6 2. The public safety commission shall subtract from the 2 7 amount of the proposed budget the sum of the amounts certified 2 8 by each member political subdivision as being available for 2 9 contribution pursuant to subsection 1. The difference is the 2 10 amount of the additional revenue needed for unified law 2 11 enforcement services. If the levy rate necessary to raise 2 12 such additional amount exceeds the maximum levy rate in 2 13 section 28E.22, the public safety commission and the member 2 14 political subdivisions shall resolve the funding issue 2 15 pursuant to the provisions of the agreement. 2 16 3. The governing body of each member political subdivision 2 17 shall certify to the county auditor the amount of revenue to 2 18 be raised by the political subdivision pursuant to subsection 2 19 2, including the amount to be raised by imposition within the 2 20 political subdivision of the tax levy authorized in section 2 21 28E.22. The amount certified by the county board of 2 22 supervisors of a county that is a member political subdivision 2 23 is the amount to be levied in the unincorporated area of the 2 24 county. 2 25 4. Taxes collected pursuant to the tax levies and other 2 26 moneys received from the county and cities in the district 2 27 shall be placed in a public safety fund and used only for the 2 28 operation of the district. Any unencumbered funds remaining 2 29 in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall carry over to 2 30 the next fiscal year and may be used for the operation of the 2 31 district. 2 32 EXPLANATION 2 33 This bill makes changes relating to how the operations of a 2 34 unified law enforcement district are financed. 2 35 The bill provides that the requirement that each member 3 1 political subdivision of a unified law enforcement district is 3 2 responsible for contributing an amount based on the average 3 3 revenues raised for law enforcement purposes in the three 3 4 previous years only applies to the fiscal year following 3 5 establishment of the district. For subsequent fiscal years, 3 6 the bill provides that the public safety commission shall 3 7 determine the amount to be contributed by each member 3 8 political subdivision pursuant to the allocation provisions of 3 9 the Code chapter 28E agreement establishing the unified law 3 10 enforcement district. 3 11 LSB 5858XS 81 3 12 sc:rj/je/5