Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 23.3 (2026)

Board appointed — executive director

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1. An Iowa public information board is created consisting of nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. No more than three members appointed shall be representatives from the media including newspapers and no more than three members appointed shall be representatives of cities, counties, and other political subdivisions of the state.

2. Appointments to the board shall be subject to section 4A.12.

3. Members appointed to the board shall serve staggered four-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.

4. A quorum of the board shall consist of five members.

5. A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the governor, as provided in subsection 1.

6. The board shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson and shall employ a person who shall be an attorney admitted to practice law before the courts of this state to serve as the executive director of the board.

7. The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson.

8. The board shall be an independent agency. 2012 Acts, ch 1115, §6, 17; 2024 Acts, ch 1004, §5; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §86 Referred to in §23.2, 618.19 Confirmation, see §2.32\n\nTue Dec 09 22:32:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 23 (28, 1) §23.4, PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 2\n\n 23.4 Compensation and expenses. Board members appointed by the governor shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while on official board business. Such per diem and expenses shall be paid from funds appropriated to the board. 2012 Acts, ch 1115, §7, 17 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1949–1985 · leading case: Elview Constr. Co. v. North Scott Cmty. Sch. Dist., 373 N.W.2d 138 (Iowa 1985).

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Elview Constr. Co. v. North Scott Cmty. Sch. Dist., 373 N.W.2d 138 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 23.3 . The board decided to split the project into individual contracts, according to the type of work to be done.”

Town of Mechanicsville v. State Appeal Bd., 111 N.W.2d 317 (Iowa 1961). · cites it 2× “As we have explained, section 23.3 provides. that any person interested may file objections with the governing body of a municipality to the proposed contract for, or cost of, a public improvement (to be paid for in whole or in part by funds of the municipality).”

Husson v. City of Oskaloosa, 37 N.W.2d 310 (Iowa 1949). · cites it 2× “In the council proceedings of April 5, 1948, it is shown that section 23.3, 1946 Code was'called to the attention of persons there present.”

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