Iowa Code » Chapter 384 — CITY FINANCE
Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 384.80 (2026)

Definitions

✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section IA-LEGlegis.iowa.gov JustiaTitle on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “City enterprise” means the same as defined in section 384.24.

2. “Combined city enterprise” means two or more city enterprises combined and operated as a single enterprise.

3. “Combined service account” means a customer service account for the provision of two or more utility or enterprise services, regardless of whether those services are being provided by a single city, or by any combination of city utilities, combined utility systems, city enterprises, or combined city enterprises of one or more cities.

4. “Combined utility system” means two or more city utilities owned by a single city, and combined and operated as a single system.

5. “Governing body” means the public body which by law is charged with the management and control of a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise. The council is the governing body of each city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, except that a utility board, as provided in\n\nTue Dec 09 22:13:33 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 384 (48, 2) §384.80, CITY FINANCE 48\n\nchapter 388, is the governing body of the city utility, city utilities or combined utility system which it operates.

6. “Gross revenue” means all income and receipts derived from the operation of a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise.

7. “Landlord” means the owner of record of a rental property, or a real estate manager or management company appointed by the owner to administer rental property.

8. “Net revenues” means gross revenues less operating expenses.

9. “Operating expense” means salaries, wages, cost of maintenance and operation, materials, supplies, insurance and all other items normally included under recognized accounting practices, but does not include allowances for depreciation in the value of physical property.

10. “Owner” means the owner of record as reflected in the records of the county treasurer.

11. “Pledge order” means a promise to pay out of the net revenues of a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, which is delivered to the contractors or other persons in payment of all or part of the cost of the project.

12. “Project” means the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extending, remodeling, improving, repairing, and equipping of all or part of a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, or a water resource restoration project within or without the corporate limits of the city.

13. “Rates” means rates, fees, tolls, rentals, and charges for the use of or service provided by a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise.

14. “Revenue bond” means a negotiable bond issued by a city and payable from the net revenues of a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise.

15. “Water resource restoration project” means the acquisition of real property or improvements or other activity or undertaking that will assist in improving the quality of the water in the watershed where a city water or wastewater utility is located. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.80] 94 Acts, ch 1056, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 72, §3, 4; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127 Referred to in §26.9, 357E.11A, 364.4, 388.1, 388.9, 388.9A, 389.4, 390.1, 390.5, 403.7, 455B.199, 476.1A \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1975–2004 · leading case: Citizens for Responsible Choices v. City of Shenandoah, 686 N.W.2d 470 (Iowa 2004).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Citizens for Responsible Choices v. City of Shenandoah, 686 N.W.2d 470 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 2× “Citizens asserts in its petition that use of revenue bond financing for the recreational lake and public park is not authorized by Iowa Code section 384.80 and following sections in that chapter.”
Grove v. City of Des Moines, 280 N.W.2d 378 (Iowa 1979). · cites it 7× “§ 384.80(2). Section 384.80(3) defines a “combined” city enterprise as “two or more city enterprises combined and operated as a single enterprise.”
Sampson v. City of Cedar Falls, 231 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 1975). · cites it 8× “In 1972 the legislature enacted the second principal statute, chapter 1088 of the Acts of the 64th General Assembly, more particularly the portion of chapter 1088 which now constitutes §§ 384.80 through 384.94 of the Code of 1975.”
State Ex Rel. Turner v. City of Altoona, 274 N.W.2d 366 (Iowa 1979). “We believe this is applicable, too, with reference to rates fixed *368 by the city council under §§ 384.80(6) and 384.84, The Code. The city argues the grant of authority over rates under § 384.”
— Iowa Code § 384.80(2) — 1 case
Grove v. City of Des Moines, 280 N.W.2d 378 (Iowa 1979). “§ 384.80(2). Section 384.80(3) defines a “combined” city enterprise as “two or more city enterprises combined and operated as a single enterprise.”
— Iowa Code § 384.80(3) — 1 case
Grove v. City of Des Moines, 280 N.W.2d 378 (Iowa 1979). “§ 384.80(2). Section 384.80(3) defines a “combined” city enterprise as “two or more city enterprises combined and operated as a single enterprise.”
— Iowa Code § 384.80(5) — 1 case
Grove v. City of Des Moines, 280 N.W.2d 378 (Iowa 1979). “§ 384.80(2). Section 384.80(3) defines a “combined” city enterprise as “two or more city enterprises combined and operated as a single enterprise.”
— Iowa Code § 384.80(6) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Turner v. City of Altoona, 274 N.W.2d 366 (Iowa 1979). “We believe this is applicable, too, with reference to rates fixed *368 by the city council under §§ 384.80(6) and 384.84, The Code. The city argues the grant of authority over rates under § 384.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.