Iowa Code 331.212 – Quorum — majority vote required
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1. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum to transact the official business of the county. If the board is equally divided on a question when less than the full membership is present, the question shall be continued until all of the members of the board are present.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.212
- Board: means the board of supervisors of a county. See Iowa Code 331.101
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Officer: means a natural person elected or appointed to a fixed term and exercising some portion of the power of a city. See Iowa Code 362.2
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
2. The following actions of the board require the affirmative vote of a majority of its membership:
a. Levying of a tax.
b. Entering into a contract for the erection of a public building.
c. Making a settlement with a county officer.
d. Buying or selling real estate.
e. Designating a new site for a county building.
f. Changing the boundaries of a township.
g. Appropriating money to aid in the construction of a highway or a bridge.
h. Appointing or removing an officer from office.