§ 357A.14 — Attaching to district — inclusion of city — merger

Iowa § 357A.14

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 357A: RURAL WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS

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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
petition shall be filed with the auditor, and the auditor and supervisors shall notify the district
thatapetitionhasbeenreceivedandproceedinamannersetforthinsections357A.3through
357A.6.
2. Alloranypartofanincorporatedcitymaybeincludedintheboundariesofanyexisting
water district or water district being newly organized, provided the governing body of such
city by resolution or ordinance gives, or has given, its consent.
3. Boards of any two or more districts may by concurrent action and by approval of the
supervisors merge their districts into one. In case of merger the members of the boards of the
merged districts may serve out the terms for which they were elected. The resulting district
shall take over all the assets and legal liabilities of the water districts joining in the merger.
Obligations of any district secured by the revenue of the systems operated by the district
shall continue to be retired, or a sinking fund for such purpose created from revenue from
the system operated over the same area by the resulting district in accordance with the laws
under which the obligations were issued, until all obligations of the old district have been
retired.
4. If there is a conflict between two or more districts concerning which district will serve
anarea, thesupervisorsofthecountyinwhichthedisputedareaislocatedshall, afterapublic
hearing, determine which district can more adequately and economically provide service
within the area.

Legislative History

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.14]