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Iowa Code § 372.15 (2026)

Removal of appointees

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Except as otherwise provided by state or city law, all persons appointed to city office may be removed by the officer or body making the appointment, but every such removal shall be by written order. The order shall give the reasons, be filed in the office of the city clerk, and a copy shall be sent by certified mail to the person removed who, upon request filed with the clerk within thirty days of the date of mailing the copy, shall be granted a public hearing before the council on all issues connected with the removal. The hearing shall be held within thirty days of the date the request is filed, unless the person removed requests a later date. [C77, 79, 81, §372.15]\n\nTue Dec 09 22:13:41 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 372 (26, 1)

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1978–2021 · 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 14× “” The section further provides that the written order “shall give the reasons” for the dismissal.”
Bennett v. City of Redfield, 446 N.W.2d 467 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 14× “The City alleged it had complied with the notice and hearing requirements of Iowa Code section 372.15 (1987). Both parties filed motions for summary judgment urging there were no material disputed facts.”
City of Des Moines v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 540 N.W.2d 52 (Iowa 1995). · cites it 22× “” See Iowa Code § 372.15 . In general, Iowa Code chapter 372 is entitled “Organization of City Government.”
Waddell v. Brooke, 684 N.W.2d 185 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 15× “Iowa Code § 372.15 . A removal from office under this section does not require that the removal be for cause.”
Lockhart v. Cedar Rapids Cmty. Sch. Dist., 963 F. Supp. 805 (N.D. Iowa 1997). · cites it 4× “400 and Iowa Code § 372.15 as establishing his property interest in his employment.”
Borschel v. City of Perry, 512 N.W.2d 565 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 2× “It requires a person’s guilt be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in criminal proceedings. Iowa Code § 701.”
LaPeters v. City of Cedar Rapids, 263 N.W.2d 734 (Iowa 1978). · cites it 2× “We hold that the firing of LaPeters was governed by § 372.15, The Code. It provides: Except as otherwise provided by state or city law, all persons appointed to city office may be removed by the officer or body making the appointment, but every such removal shall be by written…”
Westphal v. City of Council Bluffs, 275 N.W.2d 439 (Iowa 1979). “(now § 372.15, The Code). Under our view of this case, however, he was not removed within the meaning of that section; he was simply not reappointed.”
Mark A. Baker v. City of Wellman, & Emp. Appeal Bd. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 36× “5 The City failed to (1) give Baker written notice of his termination; (2) give Baker a written statement of the reason(s) for his termination; or (3) give Baker notice of his opportunity to contest the termination in public hearing.”
Paula Dawn McIntosh v. City of Riverdale & Sonya Paddock, 922 N.W.2d 104 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 17× “See Iowa Code § 372.15 (2017). On February 13, McIntosh requested such a public hearing.”
Nicole Bribriesco-Ledger v. Frank J. Klipsch, Major, & The City of Davenport, Iowa (Iowa 2021). · cites it 16× “But procedures for “removal of appointees” from city offices are set forth in Iowa Code section 372.15, which states: Except as otherwise provided by state or city law, all persons appointed to city office may be removed by the officer or body making the appointment, but every…”
Nicole Bribriesco-Ledger v. Frank J. Klipsch, Mayor, & The City of Davenport, Iowa (Iowa 2021). · cites it 16× “But procedures for “removal of appointees” from city offices are set forth in Iowa Code section 372.15, which states: Except as otherwise provided by state or city law, all persons appointed to city office may be removed by the officer or body making the appointment, but every…”
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