The terms and conditions of employment with the City of Iowa City are established by a combination of internal guiding policy and regulation documents, collective bargaining agreements, and applicable laws.

Select a topic below to be directed to the specific section on this page. 

• Policies
• Contracts
• Pay Plans 

Policies 

The following policies establish general employment rights and provisions which are applicable to all City employees.

• Employee Handbook
• Personnel Policies       
• City of Iowa City Drug and Alcohol Policy (DOT)
• Administrative Regulations
• FMLA, or Family and Medical Leave Act
• Family and Parental Leave Policy
• HIPAA Privacy Policy
• Privacy Practices Notice
• Additional general City Policies 

Contracts

Permanent City of Iowa City employees are covered by one of three collective bargaining agreements or the Administrative and Confidential employment manual for non-bargaining staff.

• AFSCME FY22-FY26
  • AFSCME (Mixed) Non-bargained Employment and Benefits Manual FY22-FY26
  • AFSCME Memorandum of Agreement - sick leave and bereavement leave
• Fire FY20-FY24 (FY23-FY24 re-opener settlement update)
• Police FY21-FY25
• Administrative and Confidential employment manual FY22-FY26 (updated July 2022)

Pay Plans

Fiscal Year 2023 pay plans that took effect June 26, 2022:

• AFSCME
• Fire
• Police
• Administrative and Confidential