Legal Opinion
City of Des Moines v. Master Builders of Iowa
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 21, 1993No. 92-345PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
A Des Moines ordinance established a prevailing wage requirement for public improvement projects. This action challenges the ordinance on two grounds. It is said the ordinance (1) exceeds the home rule power granted cities by the Iowa Constitution and (2) violates the preemption provisions of federal legislation. The trial court disagreed with the first challenge but agreed with the second. We think the ordinance is vulnerable to both challenges.
The ordinance establishes the prevailing wage requirement for all public improvement contracts over $25,000 which are let for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Crippen v. City of Cedar RapidsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Goodell v. Humboldt CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- Iowa Telephone Ass'n v. City of HawardenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
- Polk County Board of Supervisors v. Polk Commonwealth Charter CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
- Master Builders of Iowa, Inc. v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
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