Iowa Code Title IX. Local Government [Chs. 331-420] § 400.12A. Hiring practices--suspension--reinstatement

1. A city council, by majority vote, may suspend the practices specified in subsection 2 that are generally required pursuant to this chapter for the hiring of an employee of a department governed by civil service.  A suspension shall not be in effect for more than one year, but a city council may immediately vote to implement a new suspension of the required practices upon the expiration of the prior suspension.  Upon the expiration of a suspension, hiring practices required under this chapter shall be immediately reinstated for the applicable positions.  A city council, by majority vote, may reinstate hiring practices suspended pursuant to this section prior to the expiration of the suspension.  A subsequent vote to suspend required hiring practices, even if the vote occurs prior to the original expiration date of the prior suspension, shall be considered a vote for a new suspension.

2. The provisions of section 400.11, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, may be suspended as provided in subsection 1.