390.3 Hearing — exception to general statutes.
1. Before a city may enter into or amend a joint agreement, the governing body shall adopt a proposed form of agreement and give notice and conduct a public hearing on the agreement in the manner provided by sections 73A.1 through 73A.11, which action shall be subject to appeal as provided in chapter 73A.
2. However, in the performance of a joint agreement, the governing body is not subject to statutes generally applicable to public contracts, including hearings on plans, specifications, form of contracts, costs, notice, and competitive bidding required under chapter 26 and section 384.103, unless all parties to the joint agreement are cities located within the state of Iowa.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.3]
84 Acts, ch 1067, §36; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §38, 42, 43; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §207; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §241
Subsection 2 amended
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 390 - JOINT ELECTRICAL UTILITIES
Section 390.2 - Additional power.
Section 390.3 - Hearing — exception to general statutes.
Section 390.4 - Undivided joint interest.
Section 390.7 - Construction of amendments.
Section 390.8 - Equity investment in independent transmission company.
Section 390.8A - Transmission facility ownership.
Section 390.10 - Electric power agency — general authority.
Section 390.11 - Electric power agency — authority — conflicting provisions.
Section 390.12 - Issuance of public bonds or obligations — purposes — limitations.
Section 390.13 - Public bonds or obligations authorized by resolution of board of directors — terms.
Section 390.14 - Public bonds or obligations payable solely from agency revenues or funds.
Section 390.15 - Public bonds or obligations — types — sources for payment — security.
Section 390.17 - Public bonds or obligations to be negotiable.
Section 390.18 - Validity of public bonds or obligations at delivery — temporary bonds.
Section 390.19 - Public or private sale of bonds and obligations.
Section 390.22 - Mortgage or trust deed to secure bonds.
Section 390.23 - No personal liability on public bonds or obligations.