Title IX, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)

The board shall meet annually on the same day as, and immediately following, the annual meeting of participating members, and may meet at such other times as it may determine, or upon the call of the chairperson or any two directors. At the first meeting of the initial board foll…

The board shall be the governing body of the district, and shall: 1. Adopt rules, regulations, and rate schedules in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the bylaws of the district as necessary for the conduct of the business of the district. 2. Maintain at its offi…

Notwithstanding section 22.2, subsection 1 , public records of a district, which shall not be examined or copied as of right, include private customer information. Except as required pursuant to chapter 476 , “private customer information” includes information identifying a speci…

1. As soon as reasonably possible after incorporation of a district, the board shall file with the supervisors and the department copies of the plans and specifications for, and estimates of the cost of, any improvements authorized by this chapter which the board proposes to cons…

If the capacity of the district’s facilities permits, the district may sell water by contract to any city, other district, or other person, public or private, not within the boundaries of a district. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.13 ]

1. An owner of real property outside a district which can be economically served by the facilities of the district, or thirty percent of the owners of all real property lying within the outside perimeter of a proposed addition, may petition to be attached to the district. The pet…

1. A district shall not have power to levy any taxes. The facilities constructed or otherwise acquired by a district, including but not limited to ponds, reservoirs, pipelines, wells, check dams, and pumping installations, the revenues obtained by the district from the sale of wa…

If it becomes apparent that any real property included within a district cannot economically or adequately be served by the facilities of the district, the owners of the real property may file with the auditor a petition to the supervisors requesting that the real property be det…

A petition may be filed with the auditor requesting the supervisors to dissolve an inactive district. The petition shall: 1. State that the district owns no property of any kind exclusive of records, maps, plans, and files, and that all of its debts and obligations have been full…

1. Upon the filing with the auditor of a petition under either section 357A.16 or section 357A.17 , the auditor shall so inform the supervisors who shall fix a time for consideration of the petition. The supervisors may, but shall not be required to, hold a hearing thereon. After…

This chapter does not exempt any district from the requirements of any other statute, whether enacted prior to or subsequent to July 1, 1970, under which the district is required to obtain the permission or approval of, or to notify, the department, the utilities commission, or a…

1. a. A petition may at any time be filed with the auditor requesting the supervisors to incorporate and organize a district encompassing an area, not then included in any other district, in a county or in two or more adjacent counties for the purpose of providing an adequate sup…

1. A nonprofit corporation incorporated under chapter 504 for the specific purpose of operating a rural water system may petition the supervisors for incorporation of a district, in the manner provided by section 357A.2 . The signatures of the corporation’s officers on the petiti…

1. A district or association shall be fairly compensated for losses resulting from annexation. The governing body of a city or water utility and the board of directors or trustees of the district or association may agree to terms which provide that the facilities owned by the dis…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter , a director, officer, employee, or other personnel of the board are not liable on the district’s debts or obligations and a director, officer, employee, or volunteer of the board is not personally liable in that capacity, for a claim …

1. A rural water district or rural water association incorporated under this chapter or chapter 504 shall establish a rural fire protection program which shall include but is not limited to providing access to designated soft-hose fill stations, providing annually or more often i…

Notwithstanding section 364.2, subsection 4 , paragraph “a” , for the purposes of obtaining or qualifying for federal funding, a city may grant a franchise to a rural water district incorporated under this chapter or chapter 504 , for a term of not more than forty years. In addit…

1. The boards of two or more districts, or the boards of any district and a rural water system organized under chapter 504 , may by concurrent action or agreement join in a petition to detach an area which is not being served by the facilities of one district or system for purpos…

This chapter and chapter 384 , as it applies to rural water districts, shall not be construed to mean that the real property of any rural water subscriber shall be used as security for any debts of a rural water district. However, the failure to pay water rates or charges by a su…

When a petition for incorporation and organization of a district is filed with the auditor, the auditor shall so inform the supervisors who shall fix a time for a hearing thereon, not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days after the filing of the petition. The auditor shall …

The notice prepared by the auditor pursuant to section 357A.3 shall set forth: 1. The location of the area designated by the petitioners for incorporation in the proposed district, as described or shown by the original petition. 2. The time and place fixed by the supervisors for …

At the hearing on the petition, any owner or tenant of real property within the boundaries of the area described in the petition may appear, in person or by a designated representative, and any representative of the department, a city, or an interested person may also appear, in …

1. After the hearing, the supervisors may strike off any part of the territory that testimony shows will not be benefited by the creation of the district. If the supervisors do not find that the district is reasonably necessary, they shall dismiss the petition. 2. If the supervis…

As a part of the order incorporating the district, the supervisors shall fix the time and place at which the members shall meet to select from their number a board of directors. Selection of the initial board shall be not later than thirty days after the hearing. The number of di…

Within thirty days after election of the original board, proposed bylaws shall be submitted for adoption at a special meeting of members of the district, written notice of which shall be mailed to each member. Members present at the special meeting may adopt or amend any of the p…

The initial board of each district shall divide its members by lot into three classes of as nearly equal size as possible. The terms of the directors in the first, second, and third classes shall expire on the dates of the annual meetings in the first, second, and third years, re…

A benefited fire district established under this chapter prior to July 1, 1975, shall provide fire protection within its boundaries until it is dissolved as provided in section 357B.5 . A benefited fire district shall not be established nor shall the territorial boundaries of an …

The trustees of a township, after notice and a public hearing, may withdraw the township or part of the township from a benefited fire district. Notice of the time, date and place of the hearing shall be published at least two weeks before the hearing in a newspaper having genera…

A benefited fire district shall be governed by a board of trustees consisting of three members who shall serve overlapping, three-year terms. Each trustee shall give bond in an amount to be determined by the board of supervisors, the premium for which shall be paid by the distric…

1. The board of trustees may purchase, own, rent, or maintain fire apparatus or equipment within the state or outside the territorial jurisdiction and boundary limits of this state and provide housing for such apparatus or equipment. The board of trustees may contract with any pu…

The board of trustees of a benefited fire district may anticipate the collection of taxes authorized under section 357B.3 and, for the purpose of providing fire protection, may issue bonds payable in not more than ten equal installments at an interest rate not exceeding that perm…

1. Upon petition of a number of registered voters residing in a district at least equal to thirty-five percent of the property taxpayers in the district, the board of supervisors may dissolve a benefited fire district and dispose of any remaining property, the proceeds of which s…

The board of supervisors may appropriate federal revenue-sharing funds to aid in providing fire protection services and equipment jointly with any other public agency of this state to residents of such county. The board of supervisors may use federal revenue-sharing funds for pro…

The trustees of a benefited fire district may exchange territory with the trustees of a township to provide fire protection services by agreement. The agreement shall provide for the satisfaction of any outstanding obligation to which the affected territory is subject, the dispos…

1. A city that was part of a benefited fire district prior to the city’s incorporation may continue to receive fire protection from the district under a contract or direct levy by the district. The annual amount paid by the city to the benefited fire district shall be included in…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires, “book” , “list” , “record” , or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1 . 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1

Benefited street lighting districts may anticipate the collection of taxes by the levy herein provided, and to carry out the purposes of this chapter may issue bonds payable in not more than ten equal installments, with the rate of interest thereon not exceeding that permitted by…

Upon petition of thirty-five percent of the resident eligible electors, the board of supervisors may dissolve a benefited street lighting district and dispose of any remaining property, proceeds of which shall first be applied against outstanding obligations and any balance shall…

The owner of any property in an unincorporated area immediately contiguous to the boundaries of any established benefited street lighting district may petition the board of supervisors to be included in the district. Upon receipt of such petition the board shall submit the reques…

1. The owner of any property joining an established benefited street lighting district shall pay to the board of trustees of the district an initial fee to be computed as follows: a. The board of trustees shall first determine fair market value of all property and improvements ow…

1. The board of supervisors of any county shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the resident property owners in any proposed benefited street lighting district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of…

A benefited street lighting district may include all or portions of the unincorporated areas of one township and any unincorporated areas of adjoining townships or portions thereof. However, such district shall contain only such area wherein the benefits derived from such street …

The public hearing shall be held within thirty days of the presentation of the petition. Notice of hearing shall be given by publication as provided in section 331.305 . [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.3 ] 87 Acts, ch 43, §9

After the hearing, the board of supervisors may by resolution establish the benefited street lighting district or disallow the petition. The board of supervisors may defer action on such petition for not to exceed ten days after the day first set for a hearing. [C71, 73, 75, 77, …

1. When the board of supervisors shall have established a benefited street lighting district, they shall appoint a competent disinterested civil engineer, who shall prepare a preliminary plat showing: a. The proper design in general outline of the district. b. The lots and parcel…

After the engineer’s report is filed, the board of supervisors shall give notice in the same manner as for the original hearing, of a public hearing to be held concerning the engineer’s preliminary plat. On the day set for such hearing, or within ten days thereafter, the board of…