357.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1. 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1
357.10 Filing of report and plat. The engineer’s report, together with the dummy plat showing the tentative design and assessment, shall be filed with the county auditor within thirty days of such engineer’s appointment, unless for adequate reasons it is impossible for the engineer to do so, in which case the board of supervisors may […]
357.11 Hearing on report. On receipt of the engineer’s report, the board of supervisors shall give notice in the same manner as before, of a hearing on the engineer’s tentative design and dummy plat. On the day set, or within ten days thereafter, the board of supervisors shall approve or disapprove the engineer’s plan and […]
357.12 Election. When the preliminary design and assessment have been approved by the board of supervisors, a date not more than thirty days after the approval shall be set for an election within the district to determine whether or not the proposed improvement shall be constructed and to choose candidates for the offices of trustee […]
357.13 Trustees — qualification and terms. 1. At the initial election provided for in section 357.12, the names of the trustees shall be written by the voter on blank ballots without formal nomination and the board of supervisors shall appoint three from among the five receiving the highest number of votes as trustees for the […]
357.14 Bids for construction. 1. If the majority of votes cast at the election are in favor of the improvement, the board of supervisors shall instruct the engineer to complete the plans and specifications, ready for receiving bids for construction of the project. The engineer shall complete the plans and specifications within thirty days of […]
357.15 Inadequate assessment. When bids have been received, if it is apparent that the final assessment will need to be increased more than ten percent over the preliminary assessment, the board of supervisors shall, at its option, reject bids and readvertise for bids as provided herein, or reject bids and revise the dummy assessment. If […]
357.16 Second election. If the majority of the votes cast at said second election be in favor of said improvement, the board of supervisors shall again advertise for bids in the same manner as before. If the bids at the second letting will not necessitate raising the second preliminary assessment more than ten percent, the […]
357.17 Bond of contractor. 1. The successful bidder, when awarded a contract, shall be required to give an approved surety bond for one hundred percent of the contract price, guaranteeing completion of the work in accordance with the plans and specifications, and for maintenance, including backfilling, for one year after the final acceptance of the […]
357.18 Acceptance of work. When in the opinion of the engineer in charge, the construction in any benefited water district has been completed in accordance with the plans, specifications, and contract, the engineer shall certify this fact to the board of supervisors, and recommend the acceptance of the work by the said board. The board […]
357.19 Completing assessment. After the final acceptance of the work by the board of supervisors, the engineer shall complete the final assessment, which shall be made on all the property within the district, whether abutting or not, for an amount approximately ten percent greater than the total cost of the project. The assessment shall not […]
357.1A Petition — limitation. 1. The board of supervisors of any county shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent or more of the eligible electors residing in any proposed benefited water district, grant a hearing relative to the establishment of the proposed water district. The petition shall set out the following and any other pertinent […]
357.1B Combined water and sanitary district. 1. Upon receipt of a petition having the required signatories as provided in section 357.1A or 358.2, the board of supervisors shall grant a hearing relative to the establishment of a proposed combined water and sanitary district. The petition shall include the information required in sections 357.1A and 358.2 […]
357.2 Territory included. The benefited water district may include part or all of any incorporated city or cities, together with or without contiguous or noncontiguous territory including cemeteries and all publicly owned land. The publicly owned property shall pay and bear its proportionate share of the cost and expense of the water system upon the […]
357.20 Due date — bonds. Assessments of five hundred dollars or less will come due at the first taxpaying date after the approval of the final assessment, and assessments of more than five hundred dollars may be paid in ten annual installments with interest on the unpaid balance at a rate not exceeding that permitted […]
357.21 Substance of bonds. Each of such bonds shall be numbered, and have printed upon its face that it is a benefited water district bond, stating the county and the number of the district for which it is issued, and the date of maturity; that it is in pursuance of a resolution of the board […]
357.22 Lien of assessments — tax. When the assessment has been completed, the bonds have been sold and delivered to the county auditor, and the schedule of assessment has been delivered to the county treasurer, the installments due thereon shall be collected in the same manner as ordinary taxes and shall constitute a lien on […]
357.23 Surplus. The board of supervisors shall be required to levy the annual tax of eighty-one cents per thousand dollars of assessed value of taxable property so long as the bonds are in arrears. [C39, §5526.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357.23] Referred to in §357.35
357.24 Fee of engineer. The fee for engineering services shall be fixed by the board of supervisors and the engineer may be paid either a percentage or a per diem from proceeds of the bond sale or by cash from the contractor, if the contractor takes bonds in settlement for the contractor’s work under the […]
357.25 Management by trustees. After the final acceptance of the work by the board of supervisors, the management of the utility shall automatically go to the three trustees previously appointed by the board of supervisors. The trustees of a benefited water district located in a county with a population of two hundred fifty thousand or […]
