Iowa Code r. 621-15.4 - Election fee
(1)
Computation of election fee.
a.
Fall election fee. The
fee for fall elections shall be the greater of $2 per voter or $20 per
bargaining unit. Employee organizations will be notified by suPERB on September
9 of the required fee and will have until September 19 to pay the election fee
in accordance with subrules 15.2(1) and 15.4(5).
b.
Spring election fee. The
fee for spring elections shall be the greater of $3 per voter or $50 per
bargaining unit. Employee organizations will be notified by suPERB on February
9 of the required fee and will have until February 19 to pay the election fee
in accordance with subrules 15.2(2) and 15.4(5).
(2)
Employee organization
responsibility for the fee.
a. The
employee organization is responsible for and shall prepay the election fee in
accordance with this chapter. PERB will send notice to employee organizations
through suPERB on the dates provided for in subrules 15.2(1) and 15.2(2) of the
amount due for each specific bargaining unit based on the number of eligible
voters on the final list in a unit times the fee determined in subrule
15.4(1).
b. The number of voters on
the eligible voter list at the end of the period for the employee organization
to approve the voter list as provided for in subrules 15.2(1) and 15.2(2) shall
be the number of voters used to calculate the fee for the election.
(3)
Failure to pay
election fee. Failure to pay the election fee by the deadline shall
result in an automatic revocation. If the election fee is not paid by the
deadline, the agency shall issue an order decertifying the employee
organization as the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees in the
bargaining unit in accordance with subrule 15.6(3).
(4)
Election cost shortfall.
If the amount submitted in aggregate for all elections occurring in the current
year does not exceed the amount due for services provided by a designated
election vendor, PERB may pay the difference and assess the amount to the
election in the following year.
(5)
Payment of election fee. The employee organization shall pay
the election fee by check payable to the agency, and the fee is deemed paid
upon receipt by the agency or, if submitted by mail, on the date of the U.S.
Postal Service postmark affixed to the envelope in which the payment was
made.
(6)
Refunds.
The agency will not refund the election fee in the event the election is paid
and the agency has performed duties to conduct the election but the election
does not occur.
(7)
Extension requests to pay election fee. At any time prior to
the date upon which the election fee is due, the employee organization may
request an extension of time to pay the election fee. The agency shall grant
the extension of time to pay the election fee for good cause.
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