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2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357A - RURAL WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 357A.24 - Detachment and attachment of areas between districts.

357A.24 Detachment and attachment of areas between districts.
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 purposes of being attached to the other district or system. The concurrent action or agreement may include conditions placed on the effectiveness of the concurrent action or agreement as deemed appropriate by the boards of the districts.
2. The petition shall be filed with the auditor of the county in which the area to be detached is located. The petition shall include all of the following regarding the area which is the subject of the petition:
a. A description by section, or fraction thereof, and by township and range of the area, in the same manner as provided in section 357A.16.
b. A verification that the area is not being served by the facilities of any district.
c. A statement asserting that the area can be adequately and economically served by the facilities of the district proposing to attach the area.
3. Upon filing the petition, the auditor shall prepare for a hearing on the petition by following the same procedures as provided in section 357A.3. The notice of the hearing shall include all of the following:
a. The location of the area subject to the petition.
b. The time and place of the hearing as established by the supervisors for the county in which the area to be detached is located.
c. That all owners or tenants of real property within the boundaries of the area may appear and be heard.
4. a. After the hearing the supervisors shall order that the area subject to the petition be detached from one district and attached to the other district if the supervisors determine that all of the following have been satisfied:
(1) The petition meets the requirements of this section.
(2) The information included in the petition is accurate.
(3) Notice required in this section has been provided.
(4) The detachment and attachment is in the best interest of the residents of the area subject to the petition.
b. The order shall be published in the same newspaper which published the notice of the hearing.
5. This section does not preclude any procedure for detaching an area from or attaching an area to a district as otherwise provided by law, including this chapter.
98 Acts, ch 1167, §2; 99 Acts, ch 114, §23; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §393; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357A - RURAL WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS › Section 357A.25 - Property not security for debt.

357A.25 Property not security for debt.
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 subscriber may result in a lien being attached against the premises served upon certification to the county treasurer that the rate or charges are due.
2008 Acts, ch 1031, §48
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.1 - Benefited fire districts continued.

357B.1 Benefited fire districts continued.
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 established benefited fire district be enlarged after June 30, 1975 except as provided in section 357B.7.
[C77, 79, 81, §357B.1]
86 Acts, ch 1057, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.2 - Board of trustees.

357B.2 Board of trustees.
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 district of the trustee. The members of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the board of supervisors from among the registered voters of the district. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the board of supervisors for the unexpired term. If a benefited fire district is located in more than one county, joint action of the boards of supervisors of the affected counties is required to appoint the members of the board of trustees, to determine the amount of bond, or to dissolve the district as provided in this chapter.
[C58, 62, 66, §357A.9, 357A.10; C71, 73, 75, §357B.9, 357B.10; C77, 79, 81, §357B.2; 82 Acts, ch 1046, §1]
98 Acts, ch 1123, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.3 - Powers of the board of trustees.

357B.3 Powers of the board of trustees.
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 public or private agency under chapter 28E for the purpose of providing fire protection under this chapter. The board of trustees may levy an annual tax not exceeding forty and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for the purpose of exercising the powers granted in this section. The board of trustees may purchase material and employ persons to provide for the maintenance and operation of the benefited fire district. The trustees shall be allowed reimbursement for any necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, but they shall not receive any other compensation for their services.
2. If the levy authorized under subsection 1 is insufficient to provide the services authorized or required under this section, the trustees may levy an additional annual tax not exceeding twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the taxable property in the benefited district to provide the services.
3. Of the levies authorized under subsections 1 and 2, the trustees may credit to a reserve account annually an amount not to exceed ten cents per thousand dollars of the assessed value of the taxable property in the township for the purchase or replacement of supplies and equipment required to carry out the services specified under this section. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest earned on moneys credited to the reserve account shall be credited to the reserve account.
[C58, 62, 66, §357A.11; C71, 73, 75, §357B.11; C77, 79, 81, §357B.3]
90 Acts, ch 1187, §1
Referred to in §357B.4, 357B.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.4 - Anticipation of tax.

357B.4 Anticipation of tax.
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 permitted by chapter 74A. The bonds shall be in such form and payable at such place as specified by resolution of the board of trustees. The provisions of sections 73A.12 to 73A.16 and chapter 384 shall apply to such bonds to the extent applicable.
[C58, 62, 66, §357A.12; C71, 73, 75, §357B.12; C77, 79, 81, §357B.4]
Referred to in §357B.18
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.5 - Dissolution of district.

357B.5 Dissolution of district.
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 shall first be applied against any outstanding obligation of the district. Any remaining balance shall be applied as a tax credit for the property owners of the district. However, except as provided in subsection 2, if all or a part of a district is annexed, the board of supervisors may transfer the remaining property and balance to the city which annexed the territory. The board of supervisors shall continue to levy an annual tax during the time the district is being dissolved and after the dissolution of a district, not to exceed sixty and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of the taxable property of the district, until all outstanding obligations of the district are paid. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of supervisors shall negotiate agreements necessary to provide continued fire protection to the benefited fire district area during the time the district is being dissolved and after dissolution, and shall continue to levy an annual tax to fund such agreements, until such time as the township trustees of the township where the benefited fire district is located begin to provide fire protection service as required by section 359.42.
2. If a benefited fire district is dissolved that has been providing fire protection by contract, direct levy, or combination of both, to a city within the district for at least twenty years and the city’s annual payments by contract or levy for the fire protection comprise seventy-five percent or more of the district’s annual budget, the board of supervisors, in lieu of the disposal of property as provided in subsection 1, shall transfer to the city all of the district’s real and personal property. The city shall assume all of the outstanding obligations of the district. If the district provides fire protection outside of the city’s boundaries, the city shall continue to provide fire protection to this area until it is assigned to another fire protection district by the board of supervisors. If the city continues the fire protection outside its boundaries, the city shall certify to the board of supervisors the cost of providing this service, which shall be at the same rate as contained in the budget for property within the city, but not exceeding sixty and three-fourths cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of all taxable property in the area. The board of supervisors shall levy the amount of tax certified as provided in section 357B.3. The tax shall be collected and allocated in the same manner as other property taxes and paid to the city.
[C58, 62, 66, §357A.14; C71, 73, 75, §357B.14; C77, 79, 81, §357B.5]
89 Acts, ch 255, §1; 91 Acts, ch 111, §2; 99 Acts, ch 154, §1, 3; 2004 Acts, ch 1146, §4, 6
Referred to in §357B.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.6 - Use of federal revenue-sharing funds.

357B.6 Use of federal revenue-sharing funds.
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 providing other services and equipment for use of the residents of the county. The use of federal revenue-sharing funds shall be consistent with federal law and rules promulgated pursuant to such law.
[C77, 79, 81, §357B.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.7 - Exchange of territory.

357B.7 Exchange of territory.
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 disposition of property affected by the exchange, the effective date of the exchange, and any other matter deemed necessary to carry out the exchange. The agreement shall be filed with the county recorder and auditor of each county in which the exchanged property is located.
86 Acts, ch 1057, §2
Referred to in §357B.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.8 - Fire district including a city — budget payment or separate levy.

357B.8 Fire district including a city — budget payment or separate levy.
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 the city’s annual budget and shall be a part of the city’s general fund tax levy.
2. a. In lieu of subsection 1, a benefited fire district that includes a city within the boundaries of the fire district may certify an annual tax levy not exceeding forty and one-half cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation of the taxable property within the city for the purpose of fire protection.
b. If the levy authorized under paragraph “a” is insufficient to provide fire protection services, the benefited fire district may certify an additional annual tax levy not exceeding twenty and one-fourth cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation of the taxable property within the city to provide fire protection services.
c. The benefited fire district shall certify the tax levy as provided in this subsection only after agreement granted by resolution of the city council. The amount of the tax rate levied under this subsection shall reduce by an equal amount the maximum tax levy authorized for the general fund of that city under section 384.1. If the district levies directly against property within a city to provide fire protection for that city, the city shall not be responsible for providing fire protection as provided in section 364.16, and shall have no liability for the method, manner, or means in which the district provides the fire protection.
89 Acts, ch 255, §2; 99 Acts, ch 154, §2, 3
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357B - FIRE DISTRICTS › Section 357B.18 - Detachment of land from district.

357B.18 Detachment of land from district.
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 general circulation within the township. The notice shall also identify the area to be withdrawn. After the hearing on the proposed withdrawal, the township trustees, by majority vote, may withdraw the township or a part of the township from the benefited fire district. If the township trustees take final action to withdraw on or before March 1 of a fiscal year, the effective date of the withdrawal is the following July 1. However, if final action to withdraw is taken after March 1, the withdrawal is not effective until July 1 of the following calendar year. If bonds issued under section 357B.4 are outstanding at the time of withdrawal, the board of supervisors shall continue to levy an annual tax against the taxable property being withdrawn to pay its share of the outstanding obligation of the district relating to those bonds.
[S81, §357B.18; 81 Acts, ch 124, §1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.1 - Definitions.

357C.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
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.1A - Petition for public hearing.

357C.1A Petition for public hearing.
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 the total assessed value of the proposed district, or the board of supervisors of any county with a population in excess of two hundred fifty thousand persons shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the resident property owners in any proposed benefited lighting district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of such proposed street lighting district. Such a petition shall include a statement containing the following:
a. The need for street lighting service.
b. The district to be served.
c. The approximate number of families in the district.
d. The proposed utility to provide the street lighting service.
2. The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the street lighting district is not established.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.1]
C2001, §357.1A
2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.2 - Limitation on area.

357C.2 Limitation on area.
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 lighting shall be ratably spread between those people and families to be served.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.2]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.3 - Time of hearing — notice.

357C.3 Time of hearing — notice.
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
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.4 - Action by board.

357C.4 Action by board.
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, 79, 81, §357C.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.5 - Engineer.

357C.5 Engineer.
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 parcels of land within the proposed district as they appear on the county auditor’s plat books with the names of the owners.
c. The assessed valuation of said lots and parcels.
2. The compensation of such engineer on the preliminary investigation shall be determined by the board of supervisors. The engineer shall file a report with the county auditor within thirty days of the engineer’s appointment. The board of supervisors may extend such time upon good cause shown.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.5]
2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.6 - Hearing on engineer’s report.

357C.6 Hearing on engineer’s report.
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 supervisors shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. The board of supervisors may make changes in the boundaries as they appear on the engineer’s report.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.7 - Election on proposed levy and candidates for trustees.

357C.7 Election on proposed levy and candidates for trustees.
When a preliminary plat has been approved by the board of supervisors, an election shall be held within the district within sixty days to approve or disapprove the levy of a tax of not more than fifty-four cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property within the district, and to choose candidates for the offices of trustees of the district. Notice of the election, including the time and place of holding the same, shall be given in the same manner as for the original public hearing as provided herein. The vote shall be by ballot which shall state clearly the proposition to be voted upon, and any registered voter residing within the district at the time of the election shall be entitled to vote. It shall not be mandatory for the county commissioner of elections to conduct elections held pursuant to this chapter, but they shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 49 where not in conflict with this chapter. Judges shall be appointed to serve without pay by the board of supervisors from among the registered voters of the district who will have charge of the election. The proposition shall be deemed to have carried if sixty percent of those voting thereon vote in favor of same.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.7]
94 Acts, ch 1169, §64
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.8 - Trustees — term and qualification.

357C.8 Trustees — term and qualification.
At the election, the names of candidates for trustee shall be written in by the voters on blank ballots without formal nomination, and the board of supervisors shall appoint three from among the five receiving the highest number of votes as trustees for the district; one to serve for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. The trustees and their successors must be residents of the district and shall give bond in the amount which the board of supervisors may require, the premium of which shall be paid by the district the trustees represent. Vacancies may thereafter be filled by election, or by appointment by the board of supervisors. The term of succeeding trustees shall be for three years.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.8]
91 Acts, ch 111, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.9 - Trustees’ powers.

357C.9 Trustees’ powers.
The trustees may purchase street lighting service and facilities and may levy an annual tax not to exceed fifty-four cents per thousand dollars of assessed value for the purpose of exercising the powers granted in this chapter. This levy shall be optional with the trustees, but no levy shall be made unless first approved by the voters as provided herein. The trustees may purchase material, employ labor, and may perform all other acts necessary to properly maintain and operate the benefited street lighting district. The trustees shall be allowed necessary expenses in the discharge of the duties, but shall not receive any salary.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.10 - Bonds in anticipation of revenue.

357C.10 Bonds in anticipation of revenue.
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 chapter 74A. No indebtedness shall be incurred under this chapter until authorized by an election. Such election shall be held and notice given in the same manner as the election provided herein for the authorization of a tax levy, and the same sixty percent vote shall be necessary to authorize indebtedness. Both propositions may be submitted to the voters in the same election.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.11 - Dissolution of district.

357C.11 Dissolution of district.
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 be applied to tax credit of property owners of the district. However, if the district is annexed, the board of supervisors may transfer the remaining property and balance to the city which annexed the district. The board of supervisors shall continue to levy tax after dissolution of a district, of not to exceed fifty-four cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property of the district, until all outstanding obligations of the district are paid.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.11]
91 Acts, ch 111, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.12 - Adding property to district.

357C.12 Adding property to district.
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 request to a competent disinterested civil engineer to investigate the feasibility of adding such additional territory and to make a report to the board. If the board agrees that said property should be added to the district, the tax levy for the next year shall be applied to said property and on the first day of the said next year said property shall be considered a part of the district. If the benefited street lighting district lies in more than one county the joint action of the boards of supervisors shall be required to add additional territory.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.12]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357C - STREET LIGHTING DISTRICTS › Section 357C.13 - Determination of fee.

357C.13 Determination of fee.
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 owned by the benefited street lighting district, less any indebtedness.
b. The board shall then determine the assessed value of all property in said district. This shall be divided into the value determined in paragraph “a”.
c. The board shall determine the assessed value of the property of each landowner joining the established district.
d. The result obtained in paragraph “b” shall be multiplied by the result obtained in paragraph “c”. The result shall be the initial fee to be charged each landowner.
2. The initial fees paid to the district trustees shall be used to help defray the cost and maintenance of the district’s street lighting service.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357C.13]
2010 Acts, ch 1061, §144
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.1 - Definitions.

357D.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Board” means the board of supervisors of a county.
2. “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.
3. “District” means a benefited law enforcement district.
4. “Trustee” means a trustee of a district.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §1]
2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §200, 201
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.2 - Petition for public hearing.

357D.2 Petition for public hearing.
1. The board shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the resident property owners in a proposed district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of the total assessed value of the proposed district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a proposed district. The petition shall include a statement containing the following information:
a. The need for law enforcement service.
b. The district to be served.
c. The approximate number of families in the district.
d. The proposed personnel, equipment, and facilities to provide the law enforcement service.
2. The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the district is not established.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §2]
Referred to in §357D.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.3 - Limitation on area.

357D.3 Limitation on area.
A district may include all or parts of the unincorporated areas of one township and any unincorporated areas of adjoining townships or parts of adjoining townships, but shall not include property assessed as agricultural land, centrally assessed property, or manufacturing personal and real property. Except for property assessed as agricultural land, the owners of centrally assessed property or manufacturing property shall have the option to be included in the district.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.4 - Time of hearing.

357D.4 Time of hearing.
The public hearing required in section 357D.2 shall be held within thirty days of the presentation of the petition. Notice of hearing shall be given by publication in two successive issues of any paper of general circulation within the district. The last publication shall be not less than one week before the proposed hearing.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §4]
Referred to in §357D.7, 357D.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.6 - Engineer.

357D.6 Engineer.
1. When the board establishes a district, the board 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 parcels of land within the proposed district as they appear on the county auditor’s plat books with the names of the owners.
c. The assessed valuation of the lots and parcels.
2. The compensation of the engineer on the preliminary investigation shall be determined by the board. The engineer shall file a report with the county auditor within thirty days of appointment. The board may extend the time upon good cause shown.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.7 - Hearing on engineer’s report.

357D.7 Hearing on engineer’s report.
After the engineer’s report is filed, the board shall give notice as provided in section 357D.4, of a public hearing to be held concerning the engineer’s preliminary plat. After, and within ten days of, the hearing, the board shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. If the preliminary plat is disapproved, the board shall make changes in the boundaries as it deems necessary for board approval of the preliminary plat.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.8 - Election on proposed levy and candidates for trustees.

357D.8 Election on proposed levy and candidates for trustees.
When a preliminary plat has been approved by the board, an election shall be held within the district within sixty days to approve or disapprove the levy of a tax of not more than one dollar per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property within the district and to choose candidates for the offices of trustees of the district. Notice of the election, including the time and place of holding the election, shall be given as provided in section 357D.4. The vote shall be by ballot which shall state clearly the proposition to be voted upon and any registered voter residing within the district at the time of the election may vote. It is not mandatory for the county commissioner of elections to conduct elections held pursuant to this chapter, but the elections shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 49 where not in conflict with this chapter. Judges shall be appointed to serve without pay by the board from among the registered voters of the district to be in charge of the election. The proposition is approved if sixty percent of those voting on the proposition vote in favor of it.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §8]
84 Acts, ch 1216, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §64
Referred to in §357D.10, 357D.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.9 - Trustees — term and qualification.

357D.9 Trustees — term and qualification.
At the election, the names of up to three candidates for trustee shall be written in by the voters on blank ballots without formal nomination and the board shall appoint three from among the five receiving the highest number of votes as trustees for the district. One trustee shall be appointed to serve for one year, one for two years, and one for three years. The trustees and their successors must be residents of the district and shall give bond in the amount required by the board, the premium of which shall be paid by the district. Vacancies shall be filled by election, but if there are no candidates for a trustee office, the vacancy may be filled by appointment by the board. The term of succeeding trustees shall be three years.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §9]
91 Acts, ch 111, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.10 - Trustees’ powers.

357D.10 Trustees’ powers.
The trustees may provide law enforcement service and facilities and may certify for levy an annual tax as provided in section 357D.8. The trustees may purchase material, employ peace officers and other personnel, and may perform all other acts necessary to properly maintain and operate the district. The trustees are allowed necessary expenses in the discharge of their duties, but they shall not receive a salary.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §10]
84 Acts, ch 1216, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.11 - Bonds in anticipation of revenue.

357D.11 Bonds in anticipation of revenue.
A district may anticipate the collection of taxes by the levy authorized in this chapter, 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 held and notice given in the same manner as provided in section 357D.8, and the same sixty percent vote shall be necessary to authorize indebtedness. Both propositions may be submitted to the voters at the same election.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §11]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.12 - Dissolution of district.

357D.12 Dissolution of district.
Upon petition of thirty-five percent of the resident eligible electors, the board may dissolve a district and dispose of any remaining property, the proceeds of which shall first be applied against outstanding obligations and any balance shall be applied to tax credit of property owners of the district. However, if the district is annexed, the board of supervisors may transfer the remaining property and balance to the city which annexed the territory. The board shall continue to levy a tax after dissolution of a district, of not to exceed twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property of the district, until all outstanding obligations of the district are paid.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §12]
91 Acts, ch 111, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.13 - Incorporation of district land.

357D.13 Incorporation of district land.
If part of a district is incorporated by a city and there are outstanding indebtedness obligations against the district, the city shall pay the outstanding obligations against the part of the district which is incorporated by the city.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §13]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.14 - Adding property to district.

357D.14 Adding property to district.
The owner of any property in an unincorporated area contiguous to the boundaries of an established district may petition the board to be included in the district. Upon receipt of the petition, the board shall submit the request to a competent disinterested civil engineer to investigate the feasibility of adding the additional territory and to make a report to the board. If the board agrees that the property should be added to the district, the tax levy for the next year shall be applied to the property and on the first day of the next fiscal year the property shall become a part of the district. If the district lies in more than one county the joint action of the boards involved is required to add additional territory.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §14]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357D - LAW ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS › Section 357D.15 - Determination of fee.

357D.15 Determination of fee.
1. The owner of any property joining an established district shall pay to the trustees of the district an initial fee to be computed as follows:
a. The trustees shall first determine fair market value of all property and improvements owned by the district, less any indebtedness.
b. The board shall then determine the assessed value of all property in the district which is not assessed as agricultural land. This shall be divided into the value determined in paragraph “a”.
c. The board shall determine the assessed value of the property of each landowner joining the established district which is not assessed as agricultural land.
d. The result obtained in paragraph “b” shall be multiplied by the result obtained in paragraph “c”. The result shall be the initial fee to be charged each landowner.
2. The initial fees paid to the trustees shall be used to help defray the cost and maintenance of the district’s law enforcement service.
[82 Acts, ch 1174, §15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.1 - Definitions.

357E.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Board” means the board of supervisors of a county, or the joint boards of supervisors of two or more counties, in which a district has been incorporated and organized or is proposed to be incorporated and organized.
2. “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.
3. “District” means a benefited recreational lake district or a water quality district or a combined district incorporated as a public entity and organized pursuant to this chapter.
4. “Recreational facilities” includes, but is not limited to, real and personal property, water, buildings, structures, or improvements including dams or other structures permitted or exempt from regulation under chapter 455B, and equipment useful and suitable for recreation programs, including those programs customarily identified with the term “recreation” such as public sports, games, pastimes, diversions, and amusement, on land or water and including community center houses, recreation grounds, recreation buildings, juvenile playgrounds, swimming pools, recreation centers, parks, lakes, and golf courses, and the acquisition of real estate for them.
5. “Trustee” means a member of the board of trustees of a district.
6. “Water quality activities” includes, but is not limited to, public information dissemination, creation or maintenance of grass waterways or wetlands, dredging, bank stabilization, water treatment, water monitoring, watershed protection, activities on lands outside the district which affect water quality within the district, and any other activity which will improve water quality of a stream, river, or lake.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1181, §1, 2; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §200, 201; 2011 Acts, ch 108, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.2 - Incorporation.

357E.2 Incorporation.
1. If an area of contiguous territory is situated so that the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, equipping, maintenance, and operation of recreation facilities for the residents of the territory will be conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, water quality, or welfare, the area may be incorporated as a benefited recreational lake district as set forth in this chapter. The land to be included in a district must be contiguous to the recreational lake or to other residential, agricultural, or commercial property which is contiguous to the recreational lake.
2. If an area of contiguous territory is situated so that the performance of water quality activities, including the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, improvement, equipping, maintenance, and operation of water quality facilities for the residents of the district will be conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, water quality, or welfare, the area may be incorporated as a water quality district as provided in this chapter. The land to be included in a district must be contiguous to a stream, river, or lake, or to other property which, except for a public road or other public land, is contiguous to a stream, river, or lake. However, a water quality district shall not be established on open ditches or streams maintained by drainage districts or on streams or rivers where levees are maintained by levee or drainage districts. If a reach of a stream or river in a water quality district later becomes a drainage district facility or becomes levied by a drainage or levee district, the stream or river reach shall be removed from the jurisdiction of the water quality district and the adjacent parcels shall be removed from the water quality district.
3. If an area of contiguous territory is situated so that the specifications of subsections 1 and 2 are met, the area may be incorporated as a combined recreational facility and water quality district as provided in this chapter. If the trustees of a benefited recreational lake district wish to form a combined district or the trustees of a water quality district wish to form a combined district, the trustees may join with the petition required by section 357E.3 to the board of supervisors to proceed with the establishment of a combined district after following the same procedures as provided in this chapter for establishing a separate district.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1032, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1181, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.3 - Petition for public hearing.

357E.3 Petition for public hearing.
1. The supervisors shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the property owners of a proposed benefited recreational lake district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of the total assessed value of the proposed district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a proposed district. However, for a proposed water quality district, the petition shall contain signatures of the fewer of twenty-five property owners or twenty-five percent of the property owners of the proposed district. The petition shall include a statement containing the following information:
a. The need for the district.
b. A description of the district to be served.
c. The approximate number of families in the district.
2. The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the district is not established.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §3; 89 Acts, ch 53, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1181, §4
Referred to in §357E.2, 357E.4, 357E.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.4 - Time of public hearing.

357E.4 Time of public hearing.
The public hearing required in section 357E.3 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.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §4
Referred to in §357E.7, 357E.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.5 - Hearing of petition — action by board.

357E.5 Hearing of petition — action by board.
At the public hearing required in section 357E.3, the board of supervisors may consider the boundaries of a proposed district, whether the boundaries shall be as described in the petition or otherwise, and for that purpose may amend the petition and change the boundaries of the proposed district as stated in the petition. The supervisors may 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. However, the boundaries of a proposed district shall not be changed to incorporate property which is not included in the original petition. Within ten days after the hearing, the board of supervisors shall establish the district by resolution or disallow the petition.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §5; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §87
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.6 - Engineer.

357E.6 Engineer.
1. When the board establishes a district, a competent disinterested civil engineer shall be appointed, who shall prepare a preliminary plat showing:
a. The proper design in general outline of the district.
b. The lots and parcels of land within the proposed district as they appear on the county auditor’s plat books with the names of the owners.
c. The assessed valuations of the lots and parcels.
2. The compensation of the engineer on the preliminary investigation shall be determined by the board. The engineer shall file a report with the county auditor within thirty days of appointment. The board may extend the time upon good cause shown.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT › Chapter 357E - RECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS › Section 357E.7 - Hearing on engineer’s report.

357E.7 Hearing on engineer’s report.
After the engineer’s report is filed, the board shall give notice as provided in section 357E.4, of a public hearing to be held concerning the engineer’s preliminary plat. After, and within ten days of, the hearing, the board shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat. If the preliminary plat is disapproved, the board may make changes in the boundaries as deemed necessary for the board’s approval of the preliminary plat.
88 Acts, ch 1194, §7