Iowa § 357E.9 Trustees — term and qualification

Iowa Statutes

§ 357E.9 — Trustees — term and qualification

Iowa § 357E.9

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 357ERECREATIONAL LAKE AND WATER QUALITY DISTRICTS

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Iowa Code § 357E.9 (2026).

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1.At the election, the names of at least seven candidates for trustee shall be written in by the voters on blank ballots without formal nomination and the board of supervisors shall appoint seven from among the nine receiving the highest number of votes as trustees for the district. Three trustees shall be appointed to serve for one year, two for two years, and two for three years. The trustees shall give bond in the amount required by the board, the premium of which shall be paid by the district. The trustees must be residents of the district or be property owners within 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 terms of the succeeding trustees are for three years. 2

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1. At the election, the names of at least seven candidates for trustee shall be written in
by the voters on blank ballots without formal nomination and the board of supervisors shall
appoint seven from among the nine receiving the highest number of votes as trustees for the
district. Three trustees shall be appointed to serve for one year, two for two years, and two for
three years. The trustees shall give bond in the amount required by the board, the premium
of which shall be paid by the district. The trustees must be residents of the district or be
property owners within 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
terms of the succeeding trustees are for three years.
2. If the state owns at least four hundred acres of land contiguous to a lake within the
district, the natural resource commission shall appoint two members of the board of trustees
in addition to the seven members provided in this section. The additional two members must
be citizens of the state, not less than eighteen years of age, and property owners within the
district. The two additional members have voting and other authority equal to the other
members of the board and hold office at the pleasure of the natural resource commission.