As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.“City enterprise” means the same as defined in section 384.24.
2.“Combined city enterprise” means two or more city enterprises combined and operated
as a single enterprise.
3.“Combined service account” means a customer service account for the provision of
two or more utility or enterprise services, regardless of whether those services are being
provided by a single city, or by any combination of city utilities, combined utility systems,
city enterprises, or combined city enterprises of one or more cities.
4.“Combined utility system” means two or more city utilities owned by a single city, and
combined and operated as a single system.
5.“Governingbody”meansthepublicbodywhichbylawischargedwiththemanagement
and control
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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “City enterprise” means the same as defined in section 384.24.
2. “Combined city enterprise” means two or more city enterprises combined and operated
as a single enterprise.
3. “Combined service account” means a customer service account for the provision of
two or more utility or enterprise services, regardless of whether those services are being
provided by a single city, or by any combination of city utilities, combined utility systems,
city enterprises, or combined city enterprises of one or more cities.
4. “Combined utility system” means two or more city utilities owned by a single city, and
combined and operated as a single system.
5. “Governingbody”meansthepublicbodywhichbylawischargedwiththemanagement
and control of a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city
enterprise. The council is the governing body of each city utility, combined utility system,
city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, except that a utility board, as provided in
chapter 388, is the governing body of the city utility, city utilities or combined utility system
which it operates.
6. “Gross revenue” means all income and receipts derived from the operation of a city
utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise.
7. “Landlord” means the owner of record of a rental property, or a real estate manager or
management company appointed by the owner to administer rental property.
8. “Net revenues” means gross revenues less operating expenses.
9. “Operating expense” means salaries, wages, cost of maintenance and operation,
materials, supplies, insurance and all other items normally included under recognized
accounting practices, but does not include allowances for depreciation in the value of
physical property.
10. “Owner” means the owner of record as reflected in the records of the county treasurer.
11. “Pledge order” means a promise to pay out of the net revenues of a city utility,
combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, which is delivered to
the contractors or other persons in payment of all or part of the cost of the project.
12. “Project” means the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extending, remodeling,
improving, repairing, and equipping of all or part of a city utility, combined utility system,
city enterprise, or combined city enterprise, or a water resource restoration project within or
without the corporate limits of the city.
13. “Rates” means rates, fees, tolls, rentals, and charges for the use of or service provided
by a city utility, combined utility system, city enterprise, or combined city enterprise.
14. “Revenue bond” means a negotiable bond issued by a city and payable from the net
revenuesofacityutility, combinedutilitysystem, cityenterprise, orcombinedcityenterprise.
15. “Water resource restoration project” means the acquisition of real property or
improvements or other activity or undertaking that will assist in improving the quality of the
water in the watershed where a city water or wastewater utility is located.