{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-400.16","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 400.16","heading":"Qualifications.","body":"All appointive officers and employees of cities shall be selected with reference to their qualifications and fitness and for the good of the public service, and without reference to their political faith or party allegiance.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 400 - CIVIL SERVICE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/400.16.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:10Z","sha256":"ebdbd9485e1d3f6dfca93b1f395127cffb2d0d32ac371d663898824686805642","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-400.15","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-400.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}