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Iowa Code § 364.6 (2026)

Procedure

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A city shall substantially comply with a procedure established by a state law for exercising a city power. If a procedure is not established by state law, a city may determine its own procedure for exercising the power. [C66, 71, 73, §368.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §364.6]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2024 · leading case: Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007).
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Berent v. City of Iowa City, 738 N.W.2d 193 (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 364.6 (“A city shall substantially comply with a procedure established by state law for exercising a city power.”
Iowa Grocery Indus. Ass'n v. City of Des Moines, 712 N.W.2d 675 (Iowa 2006). · cites it 2× “Compliance with Existing Statutory Procedure Iowa Code section 364.6 states a city must “substantially comply with a procedure established by a state law for exercising a city power.”
City of Clinton v. Sheridan, 530 N.W.2d 690 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “§ 364.6. The clear result of these statutes when read together is that a city power may be exercised only by the city council's passage of a motion, a resolution, an amendment, or an ordinance.”
City of Iowa City v. Westinghouse Learning Corp., 264 N.W.2d 771 (Iowa 1978). “We have given consideration to the city’s arguments we should reach an opposite conclusion under the interpretive provisions of §§ 364.6 and 364.2. The former provides as follows: “A city shall substantially comply with a procedure established by a state law for exercising a…”
Riley v. City of Hartley, 565 N.W.2d 344 (Iowa 1997). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 364.6 provides in part that “[a] city shall substantially comply with a procedure established by a state law for exercising a city power.”
E. Iowa Cablevision, Inc. v. City of Iowa City, 272 N.W.2d 413 (Iowa 1978). · cites it 2× “Section 364.6, The Code, requires “substantial” compliance by a city with procedures established by the state for exercise of a city power.”
Lime Lounge, Inc. v. City of Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa 2024). · cites it 4× “2d at 680 (quoting Iowa Code § 364.6 ). We set out four factors to establish whether an ordinance substantially complied with chapter 123’s procedure: uniformity, accountability, whether there was an existing repayment mechanism, and whether the ordinance added an additional…”
Michael Joseph Berent, Michael Steven Romp, Jeff Wayne Thorne, Paul Bryson Ingram, Nichelle Aline Thompson, Rodney Edward Sullivan, Sara Lillis Epstein, Sara Crane Swisher, Bette Jayne Mayes, Caroline M. Dieterle, Matt Blizek, Mori Constantino, Amanda Coyne, Lolly Eggers, Ellen Haywood, Jon Klinkowitz, Karen Kubby, Bob Thompson, James Walters, Roberta Till Retz & Jennie Louise Embree (Iowa 2007). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 364.6 (“A city shall substantially comply with a procedure established by state law for exercising a city power.”
Iowa Grocery Indus. Ass'n Vs. City Of Des Moines (Iowa 2006). · cites it 2× “Compliance with Existing Statutory Procedure Iowa Code section 364.6 states a city must “substantially comply with a procedure established by a state law for exercising a city power.”
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