Eligible applicants may informally appeal a decision of the
director not to certify a cultural and entertainment district on any of the
following bases:
1. Action was outside
statutory authority;
2. Decision
was influenced by a conflict of interest;
3. Action violated state law, administrative
rule, or written policy;
4.
Insufficient public notice was given; and
5. Alteration of the review process was
detrimental to the applicant.
Informal appeals shall be submitted in writing within 15 days
of the notice of denial. All informal appeals shall be directed to the
Director, Iowa Economic Development Authority, 1963 Bell Avenue, Suite 200, Des
Moines, Iowa 50315. All informal appeals shall contain the facts of the case,
argument in favor of the appeal, and remedy sought.
The director shall consider and rule on the informal appeal
after receiving all documentation from the appellant and shall notify the
appellant in writing of the decision within 30 days. Decisions by the director
may be appealed through the contested case process as set out in Iowa Code
sections 17A.10 to
17A.19.
