§ 468.265 — Public hearing

Iowa § 468.265

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XI: NATURAL RESOURCES
• Ch. 468: LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS

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1. A public hearing must be conducted within forty-five days from the last date that the
board enters an order with the auditor of each county where the drainage or levee district is
situated as provided in section 468.264. The auditor of each county where the participating
drainage or levee district is located shall provide notice of a public hearing regarding the
proposed merger. However, the board may designate the auditor of the county with the
greatest portion of the district’s territory to provide the notice. The notice must include all of
the following:
a. A description of the proposed merger.
b. The determination made by the board under section 468.264.
c. Whetherlandintheparticipatingdrainageorleveedistrictmaybesubjecttoanyspecial
assessment as provided in section 468.269.
d. The date, time, and place of the public hearing.
e. That all written objections to the proposed merger must be filed in the office of the
county auditor.

2. a. The auditor of the county where a participating drainage or levee district is situated
or the auditor designated by the board shall deliver the notice required in subsection 1 to all
landowners in the district in the same manner as provided in sections 468.14 through 468.18,
as the auditor deems appropriate.
b. Iflandistobeannexedasaconditionofthemerger, asprovidedinthispart, theauditor
of the county where the land to be annexed is situated or the auditor designated by the board
shall deliver the notice to the owners of such land by ordinary mail.
3. The boards of one or more participating drainage or levee districts may conduct the
public hearing jointly.
4. This section shall not be construed to prevent the board of a participating drainage or
levee district from convening and conducting a public hearing in a manner consistent with
section 468.258.