368.9 Board created.

1. A city development board is created. The economic development authority shall provide office space and staff assistance, and shall budget funds to cover expenses of the board and committees. The board consists of five members appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate. The appointments must be for four-year staggered terms beginning and ending as provided by section 69.19, or to fill an unexpired term in case of a vacancy. Members are eligible for reappointment.

2. The board shall be composed of the following members:

a. One member appointed from a city with a population of more than forty-five thousand, according to the most recent certified federal census.

b. One member appointed from a city with a population of forty-five thousand or less, according to the most recent certified federal census.

c. One member appointed from a county with a population of more than fifty thousand, according to the most recent certified federal census.

d. One member appointed from a county with a population of fifty thousand or less, according to the most recent certified federal census.

e. One member appointed to represent the general public.

3. Each member is entitled to receive from the state actual and necessary expenses in performance of board duties and may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §368.9]

86 Acts, ch 1245, §847; 91 Acts, ch 250, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1038, §1 – 3; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §85, 89

Referred to in §15.108, 368.1, 368.10, 384.38

Confirmation, see §2.32