28N.2 - MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL -- ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURES. - Iowa Statutes

28N.2 MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL -- ESTABLISHMENT AND PROCEDURES. 1. A Mississippi river partnership council is established. The purpose of the council is to be a forum for city, county, state, agriculture, business, conservation, and environmental representatives and other stakeholders to discuss matters relevant to the health, management, and use of the Mississippi river. In furthering its purpose, the council may work with local communities to develop local and regional strategies, and make recommendations to appropriate state and federal agencies. 2. The Mississippi river partnership council may consist of all of the following: a. One nonvoting person appointed by the governor who shall serve as the chairperson of the council. b. Six voting members appointed by the governor, each of whom shall reside in one of the ten Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river, including all of the following: (1) One member representing soil and water conservation districts. (2) One person representing business. (3) One person representing recreational interests. (4) One person representing conservation interests. (5) One person representing environmental interests. (6) One person representing agricultural interests who is actively engaged in farming. c. Ten voting members appointed by county boards of supervisors, one by each of the ten Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river. d. Ten voting members appointed by city councils, one each by the council of the largest Iowa city adjacent to the Mississippi river in each county bordering the river. e. Four voting members, each appointed by the heads of the following departments: (1) The department of agriculture and land stewardship. (2) The department of natural resources. (3) The department of economic development. (4) The department of transportation. f. Two members of the senate and two members of the house of representatives, serving as ex officio, nonvoting members. The members may be appointed, one each by the majority leader of the senate, after consultation with the president of the senate, and by the minority leader of the senate, and by the speaker of the house of representatives, after consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives, and by the minority leader of the house of representatives. Members shall receive compensation pursuant to section 2.12. g. The council may, at its discretion, appoint individuals representing federal agencies or other state agencies or commissions to serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. 3. Members of the Mississippi river partnership council, other than members of the general assembly, shall be appointed to serve for three-year terms. However, among the initial appointments, the persons making the appointments of voting members shall coordinate appointments of members to serve terms for less than three years to ensure staggered terms. The persons making the appointments of voting members shall also coordinate appointments to meet the requirements of sections 69.16 and 69.16A. 4. The Mississippi river partnership council shall meet at least quarterly in one or more Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river during its first three years of existence and shall meet at least twice a year in one or more Iowa counties bordering the Mississippi river after that time. The council shall meet at any time on the call of the chairperson. 5. A majority of the voting members of the Mississippi river partnership council constitutes a quorum. Any action taken by the council must be adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of its voting membership. 6. Until the Mississippi river partnership council provides for its permanent staffing and support, the east central intergovernmental association, in cooperation with councils of governments and county boards of supervisors in counties adjacent to the Mississippi river, shall be responsible for providing the council with administrative support. 7. The Mississippi river partnership council may adopt bylaws and rules of operation consistent with this section. 8. The Mississippi river partnership council, including any of its committees, is a governmental body for purposes of chapter 21 and a government body for purposes of chapter 22.          Section History: Recent Form 2009 Acts, ch 146, §2, 14          Footnotes Implementation of chapter subject to availability of funding or in-kind services for start-up and first-year administration expenses; 2009 Acts, ch 146, §14