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1.Upon adoption of a proposal to establish a joint water utility, the member cities shall
establish a joint water utility board, consisting of at least five members. The mayors of the
participating cities shall appoint the members, subject to the approval of the city councils,
and at least one member shall be appointed from each participating city. The board shall be
responsible for the planning and operation of a joint water utility, subject to the provisions of
this chapter.
2.A joint water utility is a political subdivision and an instrumentality of municipal
government. The statutory powers, duties, and limitations conferred upon a city utility apply
to a joint water utility, except that title to property of a joint water utility may be held in
the name of the joint water utility. Th
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1. Upon adoption of a proposal to establish a joint water utility, the member cities shall
establish a joint water utility board, consisting of at least five members. The mayors of the
participating cities shall appoint the members, subject to the approval of the city councils,
and at least one member shall be appointed from each participating city. The board shall be
responsible for the planning and operation of a joint water utility, subject to the provisions of
this chapter.
2. A joint water utility is a political subdivision and an instrumentality of municipal
government. The statutory powers, duties, and limitations conferred upon a city utility apply
to a joint water utility, except that title to property of a joint water utility may be held in
the name of the joint water utility. The joint water utility board shall have all powers and
authority of a city with respect to property which is held by the joint water utility. A joint
water utility shall have the power of eminent domain, including the powers, duties, and
limitations conferred upon a city in chapters 6A and 6B, for the purposes of constructing
and operating a joint water utility.
3. The joint water utility board may purchase or construct all or part of any water supply
system, and may finance the purchase or construction. The board may also contract to sell
all or part of the joint water utility’s water supply, including any surplus, to a public or private
agency, or an entity created to carry out an agreement authorizing the joint exercise of any
of the governmental powers enumerated in section 28F.1. The board may contract for the
purchase, from any source, of all or a portion of the water supply requirements of the joint
water facility. A contract may include provisions for the payment for capacity or output of
a facility whether the facility is completed or operating, and for establishing the rights and
obligations of the parties to the contract in the event of a default by any of the parties.
4. Payments made by a joint water utility pursuant to a contract shall constitute operating
expenses of the joint water utility and shall be payable from the revenues derived from the
operation of the joint water utility.