Iowa § 357A.24 Detachment and attachment of areas between districts

Iowa Statutes

§ 357A.24 — Detachment and attachment of areas between districts

Iowa § 357A.24

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 357ARURAL WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS

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Iowa Code § 357A.24 (2026).

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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.Thepetitionshallbefiledwiththeauditorofthecountyinwhichtheareatobedetached 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 th

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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. Thepetitionshallbefiledwiththeauditorofthecountyinwhichtheareatobedetached
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. Thatallownersortenantsofrealpropertywithintheboundariesoftheareamayappear
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.