137.6 - POWERS OF LOCAL BOARDS.
137.6 POWERS OF LOCAL BOARDS.
1. Local boards shall have powers to do the following:
a. Enforce state health laws and the rules and lawful orders
of the state department.
b. (1) Make and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations
not inconsistent with law or with the rules of the state board as may
be necessary for the protection and improvement of the public health.
(a) Rules of a county board shall become effective upon approval
by the county board of supervisors by a motion or resolution as
defined in section 331.101, subsection 13, and publication in a
newspaper having general circulation in the county.
(b) Rules of a city board shall become effective upon approval by
the city council and publication in a newspaper having general
circulation in the city.
(c) Rules of a district board shall become effective upon
approval by the district board and publication in a newspaper having
general circulation in the district.
(2) Before approving any rule or regulation the local board of
health shall hold a public hearing on the proposed rule. Any citizen
may appear and be heard at the public hearing. A notice of the
public hearing, stating the time and place and the general nature of
the proposed rule or regulation, shall be published as provided in
section 331.305 in the area served by the board. The board shall
also make a reasonable effort to give notice of the hearing to the
communications media located within said area.
c. Employ persons as necessary for the efficient discharge of
its duties. Employment practices shall meet the requirements of
chapter 8A, subchapter IV, or any civil service provision adopted
under chapter 400.
d. Provide reports of its operations and activities to the
state department as may be required by the director.
2. A local board may, by agreement with the council of any city
within its jurisdiction, enforce appropriate ordinances of the city.
Section History: Early Form
[C73, § 415, 417, 418; C97, § 2568, 2571, 2572; S13, § 2571-b,
2572; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 2234, 2235; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,
§ 137.7, 137.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 137.6] Section History: Recent Form
83 Acts, ch 101, § 20; 87 Acts, ch 43, § 4; 97 Acts, ch 28, §9;
2003 Acts, ch 145, §189; 2006 Acts, ch 1184, §84; 2009 Acts, ch 133,
§197
Referred to in § 137.13