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IA Code § 357J.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 357J - EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICTS|Section 357J.13 - District fire chief.

357J.13 District fire chief.   The commission shall appoint a district fire chief who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and shall be responsible for the coordination of fire protection service and emergency medical service throughout the district.  2008 Acts, ch 1152, §13
IA Code § 357J.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 357J - EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICTS|Section 357J.14 - Fire chiefs.

357J.14 Fire chiefs.   The district fire chief shall appoint an assistant fire chief for each existing fire department and station within the district who shall be responsible for delivery of fire protection service and emergency medical service within the areas designated by the commission pursuant to section 357J.12.  2008 Acts, ch 1152, §14
IA Code § 357J.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 357J - EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICTS|Section 357J.15 - Cities within the district.

357J.15 Cities within the district.   If a city is included in a district, the maximum tax levy authorized for the general fund of that city under section 384.1 shall be reduced by the amount of the tax rate levied within the city by the district. Such city shall not be responsible for providing fire protection service and emergency medical service as provided in section 364.16, and shall have no liability for the method, manner, or means by which the district provides the fire protection service and emergency medical service.  2008 Acts, ch 1152, §15
IA Code § 357J.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 357J - EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICTS|Section 357J.16 - Bonds in anticipation of revenue.

357J.16 Bonds in anticipation of revenue.   A district may anticipate the collection of taxes by the levy authorized in section 357J.10, 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 not exceeding that permitted by chapter 74A. An indebtedness shall not be incurred under this chapter until authorized by an election. The election shall be conducted by the county commissioner of elections pursuant to chapters 39 through 53. The commission shall give the county commissioner of elections forty-six days’ notice of the special election.  2008 Acts, ch 1152, §16; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §49, 56
IA Code § 357J.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 357J - EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICTS|Section 357J.17 - Transition — township tax discontinued.

357J.17 Transition — township tax discontinued.   When the boundary lines of the district include all or a portion of a township and the district has certified a tax levy within the township for the purpose of fire protection service and emergency medical service, the township trustees shall no longer levy the tax provided by section 359.43 in that portion of the township provided services by the district. Any indebtedness incurred for the purposes of sections 359.42 through 359.45 for a service now provided by the district shall be assumed by the district. Such township shall not be responsible for providing fire protection service and emergency medical service as provided in section 359.42 for the portion of the township within the district, and shall have no liability for the method, manner, or means by which the district provides the fire protection service and emergency medical service.  2008 Acts, ch 1152, §17
IA Code § 357J.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 357J - EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISTRICTS|Section 357J.18 - Transition — emergency medical services district taxes discontinued.

357J.18 Transition — emergency medical services district taxes discontinued.   When the boundary lines of the emergency response district include all or a portion of an emergency medical services district under chapter 357F or chapter 357G and the emergency response district has certified a tax to be levied on property located within the emergency medical services district for the purpose of emergency medical service, the emergency medical services district trustees shall no longer levy the taxes authorized in section 357F.8 or section 357G.8 in that portion of such emergency medical services district that is provided services by the emergency response district. Any indebtedness incurred by an emergency medical services district under chapter 357F or chapter 357G for a service now provided by the emergency response district shall be assumed by the emergency response district.  2008 Acts, ch 1152, §18
IA Code § 358.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.1 - Definitions.

358.1 Definitions.   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
IA Code § 358.1A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.1A - Incorporation.

358.1A Incorporation.   If an area of territory is so situated that the construction, maintenance, and operation of a trunk sewer system and of a plant or plants for the treatment of sewage and the maintenance of one or more outlets for the drainage of it, after having been so treated, will be conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, or welfare, the area may be incorporated as a sanitary district in the manner set forth in this chapter. Areas of contiguous or noncontiguous territory may be incorporated in a sanitary district.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.1]  92 Acts, ch 1204, §15  C2001, §358.1A
IA Code § 358.1B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.1B - Combined water and sanitary district.

358.1B Combined water and sanitary district.   1. The board of supervisors of a county or major part of a county in which a proposed combined water and sanitary district will be located may proceed with the establishment, operation, or dissolution of a combined water and sanitary district as provided in section 357.1B.   2. For the purpose of establishing, operating, or dissolving a combined water and sanitary district under chapter 357 and this chapter, the term “sanitary district” includes a combined water and sanitary district where applicable.  92 Acts, ch 1204, §16  C93, §358.1A  C2001, §358.1B  2019 Acts, ch 24, §47  Referred to in §418.1
IA Code § 358.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.2 - Petition — deposit.

358.2 Petition — deposit.   1. Any twenty-five or more eligible electors resident within the limits of any proposed sanitary district may file a petition in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the proposed sanitary district, or the major portion thereof, is located, requesting that there be submitted to the registered voters of such proposed district the question whether the territory within the boundaries of such proposed district shall be organized as a sanitary district under this chapter. Such petition shall be addressed to the board of supervisors of the county wherein it is filed and shall set forth:   a. An intelligible description of the boundaries of the territory to be embraced in such district.   b. The name of such proposed sanitary district.   c. That the public health, comfort, convenience, or welfare will be promoted by the establishment of such sanitary district.   d. The signatures of the petitioners.   2. Territory shall not be included within more than one sanitary district organized under this chapter, and if any proposed sanitary district fails to receive a majority of votes cast at any election at which the establishment of the district is proposed as provided in this chapter, a petition shall not be filed for establishment of such a sanitary district within one year from the date of such previous election.   3. a. There shall be filed with the petition a bond with sureties approved by the auditor, or a certified check, credit union certified share draft or cash in an amount sufficient for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings if the district is not finally established.   b. No preliminary expense shall be incurred before the establishment of the proposed sanitary district by the board in excess of the amount of bond filed by the petitioners. In case it is necessary to incur any expense in addition to the amount of the bond, the board of supervisors shall require the filing of an additional security until the additional bond is filed in sufficient amount to cover the expense.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.2]  84 Acts, ch 1055, §8; 85 Acts, ch 67, §43; 95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §145; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §191  Referred to in §357.1B  Subsection 2 amended
IA Code § 358.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.3 - Jurisdiction — decisions — records.

358.3 Jurisdiction — decisions — records.   The board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed sanitary district, or the major portion of the proposed sanitary district, is located shall have jurisdiction of the proceedings on the petition as provided in this chapter, and the decision of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary for adoption. All orders of the board made under this chapter shall be spread at length upon the records of the proceedings of the board of supervisors, but need not be published under section 349.16.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.3]  2019 Acts, ch 59, §110
IA Code § 358.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.5 - Hearing of petition and order.

358.5 Hearing of petition and order.   1. The board of supervisors to whom the petition is addressed shall preside at the hearing provided for in section 358.4 and shall continue the hearing in session, with adjournments from day to day, if necessary, until completed, without being required to give any further notice of the hearing. Proof of the residences and qualifications of the petitioners as eligible electors shall be made by affidavit or otherwise as the board may direct. The board may consider the boundaries of a proposed sanitary district, whether they shall be as described in the petition or otherwise, and for that purpose may alter and amend the petition and limit or change the boundaries of the proposed district as stated in the petition. The board shall adjust the boundaries of a proposed district as needed to exclude land that has no reasonable likelihood of benefit from inclusion in the proposed district. The boundaries of a proposed district shall not be changed to incorporate property not included in the original petition and published notice until the owner of the property is given notice of inclusion as on the original hearing. All persons in the proposed district shall have an opportunity to be heard regarding the location and boundaries of the proposed district and to make suggestions regarding the location and boundaries. The board of supervisors, after hearing the statements, evidence and suggestions made and offered at the hearing, shall enter an order fixing and determining the limits and boundaries of the proposed district and directing that an election be held for the purpose of submitting to the registered voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed district the question of organization and establishment of the proposed sanitary district as determined by the board of supervisors. The order shall fix a date for the election not more than sixty days after the date of the order.   2. A majority of the landowners, owning in the aggregate more than seventy percent of the total land in the proposed district, may file a written remonstrance against the proposed district at or before the time fixed for the hearing on the proposed district with the county auditor. If the remonstrance is filed, the board of supervisors shall discontinue all further proceedings on the proposed district and charge the costs incurred to date relating to the establishment of the proposed district.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.5]  84 Acts, ch 1051, §2; 95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 98 Acts, ch 1139, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §88  Referred to in §358.8
IA Code § 358.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.6 - Notice of election.

358.6 Notice of election.   In its order for the election the board of supervisors shall direct the county commissioner of elections of the county in which the petition is filed to cause notice of the election to be given at least thirty days before the date of election by publication of the notice as provided in section 331.305. The notice shall state the time and place of holding the election and the hours when the polls will open and close, the purpose of the election, with the name of the proposed sanitary district and a description of the boundaries of it, and shall set forth briefly the limits of each voting precinct and the location of the polling places. Proof of publication shall be made in the manner provided in section 358.4 and filed with the county auditor.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.6]  92 Acts, ch 1204, §17
IA Code § 358.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.7 - Election.

358.7 Election.   1. Each registered voter resident within such proposed sanitary district shall have the right to cast a ballot at such election and no person shall vote in any precinct but that of the person’s residence. Ballots at such election shall be in substantially the following form, to wit:  For Sanitary District ☐  Against Sanitary District ☐   2. The board of supervisors shall cause a statement of the result of such election to be spread upon the records of the county auditor. If a majority of the votes cast upon the question of incorporation of the proposed sanitary district shall be in favor of the proposed sanitary district, such proposed sanitary district shall thenceforth be deemed an organized sanitary district under this chapter and established as conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, and welfare.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.7]  94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §146  Referred to in §358.9
IA Code § 358.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.8 - Expenses and costs of election.

358.8 Expenses and costs of election.   The election held pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted by the county commissioner of elections. All expenses incurred in carrying out sections 358.4 and 358.5 of this chapter, together with the costs of the election, as determined by the county commissioner of elections, shall be paid by those who will be benefited by the proposed sanitary district. If the district is not established, the expenses and costs shall be collected upon the bond or bonds of the petitioners.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.8]  92 Acts, ch 1204, §18; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §128
IA Code § 358.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.10 - Trustee’s bond.

358.10 Trustee’s bond.   Each trustee shall, before entering upon the duties of office, execute a bond payable to the district, with security to be approved by the board of supervisors which had jurisdiction of the petition for establishment of the district, in such form and amount as said board of supervisors may determine, which bond shall be filed with the county auditor of said county.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.10]
IA Code § 358.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.11 - Sanitary district to be a body corporate.

358.11 Sanitary district to be a body corporate.   1. Each sanitary district organized under this chapter shall be a body corporate and politic, with the name and style under which it was organized, and by such name and style may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real and personal property necessary for corporate purposes, adopt a corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure, and exercise all the powers conferred in this chapter.   2. All courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of sanitary districts organized under this chapter.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.11]  2018 Acts, ch 1026, §124
IA Code § 358.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.12 - Board of trustees — powers.

358.12 Board of trustees — powers.   1. The trustees elected as provided in section 358.9 constitute a board of trustees for the district by which they are elected. The board of trustees is the corporate authority of the sanitary district and shall manage and control the affairs and property of the district. A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day. The board of trustees shall elect a president, a clerk, and a treasurer from its membership and may employ employees as necessary, who shall hold their employment during the pleasure of the board. The board shall prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all employees of the sanitary district and the amount of bond to be filed by the treasurer of the district and by any employee for whom the board may require bond. The members of the board of trustees shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars for attendance at a meeting of the board or while otherwise engaged in official duties, but the total per diem for each member shall not exceed two thousand four hundred dollars for a fiscal year. However, the board of trustees, by resolution, may establish for its members a lower rate of pay than is fixed by this section. The members of the board shall also be reimbursed for their travel and other necessary expenses incurred in performing their official duties. Travel expenses are reimbursable at the rate specified in section 70A.9.   2. The board of trustees may adopt the necessary ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations for the proper management and conduct of the business of the board of trustees and the corporation and for carrying out the purposes for which the sanitary district is formed.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.12]  2006 Acts, ch 1038, §1
IA Code § 358.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.13 - Ordinances — publication or posting — time of taking effect.

358.13 Ordinances — publication or posting — time of taking effect.   All ordinances, resolutions, orders, rules, and regulations adopted by the board take effect from and after their adoption and publication. The publication shall be by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, by posting copies in three public places within the district, or by other steps necessary to inform the public.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.13]  87 Acts, ch 197, §1
IA Code § 358.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.14 - Proof of ordinances.

358.14 Proof of ordinances.   All ordinances, resolutions, orders, rules and regulations, and the date when same became effective, may be proven by the certificate of the clerk, under the seal of the corporation, if one has been adopted, and when printed in book or pamphlet form and purporting to be published by the board of trustees such book or pamphlet shall be received as evidence of the passage and legal publication or posting thereof as of the dates mentioned therein, in all courts and places, without further proof.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.14]
IA Code § 358.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.15 - Personal interest in contracts.

358.15 Personal interest in contracts.   A trustee of such district shall not be directly or indirectly interested in any contract, work, or business of the district, or in the sale of any article the expense, price, or consideration of which is paid by such district; nor in the purchase of any real estate or other property belonging to the district, or which is to be sold for taxes or assessments or by virtue of legal process at the suit of the district. However, this section shall not be construed as prohibiting the selection of any person as trustee because of the person’s ownership of real estate in the district or because the person is a taxpayer in the district.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.15]  2019 Acts, ch 59, §111
IA Code § 358.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.17 - Power to acquire and dispose of property.

358.17 Power to acquire and dispose of property.   Any sanitary district organized under this chapter may acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, any and all real and personal property, rights-of-way and privileges, either within or without its corporate limits, required for its corporate purposes. Condemnation proceedings shall be conducted in the same manner, as near as may be, as provided for condemnation by counties under the laws of Iowa. Said sanitary districts shall have power to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of any of the properties belonging to them when no longer required for their purposes.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.17]
IA Code § 358.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 358 - SANITARY DISTRICTS|Section 358.18 - Taxes — power to levy — tax sales.

358.18 Taxes — power to levy — tax sales.   1. The board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under this chapter shall have the power by ordinance to levy annually for the purpose of paying the administrative costs of such district, or for the payment of deficiencies in special assessments, or for both, a tax upon property within the territorial limits of such sanitary district not exceeding fifty-four cents per thousand dollars of the adjusted taxable valuation of the property within such district for the preceding fiscal year.   2. All taxes thus levied by the board shall be certified by the clerk on or before March 1 to the county auditor of each county wherein any of the property included within the territorial limits of the sanitary district is located, and shall be placed upon the tax list for the current fiscal year by the auditor or auditors. The county treasurer, or treasurers, of more than one county, shall collect all taxes so levied in the same manner as other taxes, and when delinquent the taxes shall draw the same interest. All taxes levied and collected shall be paid over by the officer collecting the taxes to the treasurer of the sanitary district.   3. Sales for delinquent taxes owing to such sanitary district shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as such sales are made for other taxes, and all provisions of the law of this state relating to the sale of property for delinquent taxes shall be applicable, so far as may be, to such sales.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.18]  93 Acts, ch 73, §3; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §331.512  Collection of taxes, see chapter 445  Sales for taxes, see chapter 446