357A.18 Hearing.
1. Upon the filing with the auditor of a petition under either section 357A.16 or section 357A.17, the auditor shall so inform the supervisors who shall fix a time for consideration of the petition. The supervisors may, but shall not be required to, hold a hearing thereon. After consideration of the petition, and after the hearing if one is held, the supervisors shall ascertain whether:
a. The petition meets all of the requirements prescribed by section 357A.16 or section 357A.17 for either such petition.
b. It appears from all information available to the supervisors that each allegation included in the petition is factual.
2. If the supervisors’ finding on each of the foregoing points is positive, it shall declare the real property described in the petition detached from the district, or declare the district dissolved, as the case may be. The supervisors shall notify the secretary of the district of its action, and the secretary shall amend the records of the district to show that the real property described in the petition has been detached from the district, or shall within thirty days deliver to the auditor all records, maps, plans, and files of the district dissolved.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.18]
91 Acts, ch 134, §15, 16; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 357A - RURAL WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
Section 357A.2 - Petition — deposit — limitation.
Section 357A.3 - Hearing after filing with auditor.
Section 357A.6 - Findings — order.
Section 357A.7 - Meeting of members.
Section 357A.8 - Bylaws submitted at special meeting.
Section 357A.9 - Members divided into classes.
Section 357A.10 - Board meetings.
Section 357A.11 - Board’s powers and duties.
Section 357A.11A - Customer records.
Section 357A.12 - Plans, specifications, and procedures.
Section 357A.13 - Selling water.
Section 357A.14 - Attaching to district — inclusion of city — merger.
Section 357A.15 - Taxing prohibited — refunds.
Section 357A.16 - Detaching real property from district.
Section 357A.17 - Inactive district dissolved.
Section 357A.19 - Not exempt from other requirements.
Section 357A.20 - Alternate operation by nonprofit corporation.
Section 357A.21 - Annexation of land by a city — mediation — arbitration.
Section 357A.22 - Personal liability.
Section 357A.22A - Rural fire protection program — liability.
Section 357A.23 - City sewer and water franchise authorized.
Section 357A.24 - Detachment and attachment of areas between districts.