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Davenport counsel says city ordinance conflicts with state law; council to consider rescission and ordinance fix
Summary
City corporation counsel told the Davenport mayor and council that municipal code provisions about reallocating LOSST funds conflict with state law and an attorney general opinion, and asked the council to rescind Resolution 2025-517 and prepare an ordinance amendment to align local rules with the ballot language and state guidance.
Sam, the city corporation counsel, told the Davenport mayor and council that the city’s ordinances are out of step with state law on how LOSST funds may be reallocated and recommended rescinding a prior resolution and changing the municipal code.
According to Sam, an attorney general opinion from 1988 and related case law narrowed a previously broader interpretation of the state code. He said Davenport’s ballot initiative limited LOSST proceeds to two specified…
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