SF 41 — A bill for an act relating to budgets of local emergency management agencies and including applicability provisions.

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This bill modifies the funding authority of local emergency management agencies, granting them the ability to levy taxes directly while removing counties' authority to certify such levies.

• Section 29C.17, subsection 2, paragraph a

  A countywide special levy pursuant to section 331.424, subsection 1 certified and levied by the commission up to an amount sufficient to pay for the maintenance and operation of → A countywide special levy pursuant to section 331.424, subsection 1 certified and levied by the commission up to an amount sufficient to pay for the maintenance and operation of

  This change clarifies that only the commission can certify and levy the special tax for local emergency management agencies.

• Section 29C.9, subsection 4

  a commission is a municipality as defined in section 670.1 and a municipality as defined in section 24.2

  This addition officially designates the local emergency management commission as a municipality for budget purposes.

• Section 29C.17, subsection 6

  Subject to chapter 24, the commission shall adopt, certify, and provide a budget, on or before February 28 of each year, to the funding entities determined pursuant to subsection 2. → Subject to chapter 24, the commission shall adopt, certify, and provide a budget, on or before February 28 of each year, to the funding entities determined pursuant to subsection 2. A tax levied by the commission under subsection 2, paragraph “a”, shall be identified separately on tax statements issued by the county treasurer.

  This change ensures that the funding from the commission is clearly identified on tax statements.

• Section 331.424, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (9)

  subparagraph (9)

  This change removes a previous provision that allowed counties to certify a special levy for local emergency management funding.

Action History

1. February 21, 2023

   Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 352.

2. January 24, 2023

   Subcommittee recommends passage. [].

3. January 23, 2023

   Subcommittee Meeting: 01/24/2023 1:30PM Room G15.

4. January 12, 2023

   Subcommittee: Klimesh, Quirmbach, and Westrich.

5. January 11, 2023

   Introduced, referred to Local Government.

Sponsors

• Mike Klimesh · Primary

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