House File 417 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY GASKILL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act providing procedures to increase the number of city 2 council members in certain cities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1854HH 82 5 eg/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 372.4, Code 2007, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. City council membership reduced from 1 4 five council members to three may be increased to five council 1 5 members using the same procedure in subsection 3 or 4, as 1 6 applicable. 1 7 EXPLANATION 1 8 This bill identifies the procedures to be used by certain 1 9 city councils having a mayor=council form of city government 1 10 to increase the number of city council members to five after 1 11 being reduced to three members. The bill provides that to 1 12 increase the number of city council members, the city council 1 13 must follow the same procedures that are set forth in Code 1 14 section 372.4, subsections 3 and 4, as applicable, to reduce 1 15 the number of council members. 1 16 LSB 1854HH 82 1 17 eg:sc/es/88