670.10 - TAX TO PAY JUDGMENT OR SETTLEMENT.
670.10 TAX TO PAY JUDGMENT OR SETTLEMENT. When a final judgment is entered against or a settlement is made by a municipality for a claim within the scope of section 670.2 or 670.8, payment shall be made and the same remedies apply in the case of nonpayment as in the case of other judgments against the municipality. If a judgment or settlement is unpaid at the time of the adoption of the annual budget, the municipality shall budget an amount sufficient to pay the judgment or settlement together with interest accruing on it to the expected date of payment. A tax may be levied in excess of any limitation imposed by statute. However, for school districts the costs of a judgment or settlement under this section shall be included in the district management levy pursuant to section 298.4.
Section History: Early Form [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 613A.10]
Section History: Recent Form 89 Acts, ch 135, §124 C93, § 670.10