Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 66.29 (2026)
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Any city officer elected by the people may be removed from office, after hearing on written charges filed with the council of such city for any cause which would be ground for an\n\nTue Dec 09 22:30:39 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 66 (21, 0) §66.29, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE 6\n\nequitable action for removal in the district court, but such removal can only be made by a two-thirds vote of the entire council. [R60, §1087; C73, §516; C97, §1258; SS15, §1258; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1117; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.29] Referred to in §66.30 Removal of municipal officers, §66.1A, 372.15
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cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: Derek O. Cornette v. City of Davenport, 15 N.W.3d 99 (Iowa Ct. App. 2024).
Derek O. Cornette v. City of Davenport, 15 N.W.3d 99 (Iowa Ct. App. 2024). “A city, its mayor, and its city council appeal an order sustaining a writ of certiorari declaring that the city council acted illegally by removing a city alderman in proceedings under Iowa Code section 66.29 (2023) and issuing an injunction reinstating the removed city alderman.”
William J. Burke v. City Council of City of Lansing, No. 15-1797 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 22, 2017). “§ 66.29. The chapter states, “Proceedings before the council shall not be a bar to proceedings in the district court as in this chapter provided.”
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