§ 331.465 — Rates for proprietary functions

Iowa § 331.465

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 331: COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION

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1. The board may establish, impose, adjust, and provide for the collection of rates to
produce gross revenues at least sufficient to pay the expenses of operation and maintenance
ofthecountyenterpriseorcombinedcountyenterpriseand,ifrevenuebondsorpledgeorders
are issued and outstanding under this part, shall establish, impose, adjust, and provide for
the collection of rates to produce gross revenues at least sufficient to pay the expenses of
operation and maintenance of the county enterprise or combined county enterprise, and to
leaveabalanceofnetrevenuessufficientatalltimestopaytheprincipalofandinterestonthe
revenue bonds and pledge orders as they become due and to maintain a reasonable reserve
for the payment of the principal and interest, and a sufficient portion of net revenues shall be
pledged for that purpose. Rates shall be established by ordinance. Rates or charges for the
services of a county enterprise defined in section 331.461, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, if not
paidasprovidedbyordinance,constitutealienuponthepremisesservedandmaybecertified
to the county treasurer and collected in the same manner as taxes. The treasurer may charge
five dollars for each lien certified as an administrative expense, which amount shall be added
to the amount of the lien to be collected at the time of payment of the assessment from the
payor and credited to the county general fund.
2. The board may:
a. By ordinance establish, impose, adjust and provide for the collection of charges for
connection to a county enterprise or combined county enterprise.
b. Contract for the use of or services provided by a county enterprise or combined county
enterprise with persons whose type or quantity of use or service is unusual.
c. Lease for a period not to exceed fifteen years all or part of a county enterprise or
combined county enterprise, if the lease will not reduce the net revenues to be produced by
the county enterprise or combined county enterprise.
d. Contract for a period not to exceed forty years with other governmental bodies for the
use of or the services provided by the county enterprise or combined county enterprise on a
wholesale basis.
e. Contract for a period not to exceed forty years with persons including but not limited
to other governmental bodies for the purchase or sale of water.

Legislative History

[S81, §331.465; 81 Acts, ch 117, §464]