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A bill for an act relating to publication requirements for official publications.

A bill for an act relating to publication requirements for official publications.

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  1. 2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  2. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 3:00PM Senate Lounge.

  3. 2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Webster, Koelker, and Townsend. S.J. 171 .

  4. 2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 146 .

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2131

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2131

BY

ROWLEY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

publication

requirements

for

official

1

publications.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

6B.2A,

subsection

2,

unnumbered

1

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

The

acquiring

agency

shall

cause

a

notice

to

be

published

3

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

county

or

4

city

where

the

agricultural

land

is

located.

The

notice

shall

5

be

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

at

least

four

but

no

6

more

than

twenty

days

before

the

public

hearing

is

held

as

7

referred

to

in

subsection

1

.

The

published

notice

shall,

at

a

8

minimum,

include

the

following

information:

9

Sec.

2.

Section

6B.4,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

Code

2026,

10

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

11

b.

The

chief

judge

or

the

judge’s

designee

shall

name

a

12

chairperson

from

the

persons

selected

and

may

appoint

such

13

alternate

members

and

chairpersons

to

the

commission

as

are

14

deemed

necessary

and

appropriate

under

the

circumstances.

A

15

person

shall

not

be

selected

as

a

member

or

alternate

member

16

of

the

compensation

commission

if

the

person

possesses

any

17

interest

in

the

proceeding

which

would

cause

the

person

to

18

render

a

biased

decision.

The

applicant

shall

mail

a

copy

19

of

the

list

of

commissioners

and

alternates

appointed

by

the

20

chief

judge

by

certified

mail

to

the

property

owner

at

the

21

owner’s

last

known

address.

The

applicant

shall

also

cause

22

the

list

of

commissioners

and

alternates

to

be

published

23

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

county

as

24

provided

in

chapter

618

,

not

less

than

four

nor

more

than

25

twenty

days

before

the

meeting

of

the

compensation

commission

26

to

assess

the

damages.

Service

of

the

list

of

commissioners

27

and

alternates

by

publication

shall

be

deemed

complete

on

the

28

day

of

publication.

In

lieu

of

mailing

and

publishing

the

list

29

of

commissioners

and

alternates,

the

applicant

may

cause

the

30

list

to

be

served

upon

the

owner

of

the

property

in

the

manner

31

provided

by

the

Iowa

rules

of

civil

procedure

for

the

personal

32

service

of

original

notice.

The

list

of

commissioners

and

33

alternates

shall

be

mailed

and

published

or

served,

as

above

34

provided,

prior

to

or

contemporaneously

with

service

of

the

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notice

of

assessment

as

provided

in

section

6B.8

.

1

Sec.

3.

Section

24.2A,

subsection

4,

paragraph

b,

2

subparagraphs

(1),

(2),

and

(3),

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

3

as

follows:

4

(1)

If

the

political

subdivision

is

a

county,

notice

of

the

5

public

hearing

shall

be

published

not

less

than

ten

nor

more

6

than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

hearing

in

the

county

newspapers

7

selected

under

chapter

349

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

8

(2)

If

the

political

subdivision

is

a

city,

notice

of

the

9

public

hearing

shall

be

published

pursuant

to

section

362.3

in

10

a

newspaper

published

at

least

once

weekly

and

having

general

11

circulation

in

the

city.

However,

if

the

city

has

with

a

12

population

of

two

hundred

or

less,

publication

may

be

made

by

13

posting

in

three

public

places

in

the

city.

14

(3)

If

the

political

subdivision

is

a

school

district,

15

notice

of

the

public

hearing

shall

be

published

not

less

16

than

ten

nor

more

than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

hearing

in

17

a

newspaper

published

in

the

school

district,

if

any,

and

if

18

not,

then

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

school

19

district

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

20

Sec.

4.

Section

24.9,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

2026,

21

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

22

a.

Each

municipality

shall

file

with

the

secretary

or

clerk

23

thereof

the

estimates

required

to

be

made

in

sections

24.3

24

through

24.8

,

at

least

twenty

days

before

the

date

fixed

by

25

law

for

certifying

the

same

to

the

levying

board

and

shall

26

forthwith

fix

a

date

for

a

hearing

on

the

estimates,

and

27

shall

publish

such

estimates

and

any

annual

levies

previously

28

authorized

as

provided

in

section

76.2

,

with

a

notice

of

the

29

time

when

and

the

place

where

such

hearing

shall

be

held

not

30

less

than

ten

nor

more

than

twenty

days

before

the

hearing.

31

Provided

that

in

municipalities

of

less

than

two

hundred

32

population

such

estimates

and

the

notice

of

hearing

shall

33

be

posted

in

three

public

places

in

the

district

in

lieu

of

34

publication.

For

any

other

municipality

such

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publication

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shall

be

in

a

newspaper

published

in

the

municipality,

if

any,

1

if

not,

then

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

2

municipality

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

3

Sec.

5.

Section

26A.3,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

Code

2026,

4

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

b.

The

request

for

statements

of

qualifications

shall

be

6

posted

not

less

than

thirteen

and

not

more

than

forty-five

days

7

before

the

date

for

response

in

a

relevant

contractor

plan

room

8

service

with

statewide

circulation,

in

a

relevant

construction

9

lead

generating

service

with

statewide

circulation,

and

on

10

an

internet

site

sponsored

by

either

a

governmental

entity

11

or

a

statewide

association

that

represents

the

governmental

12

entity

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

If

circumstances

beyond

13

the

control

of

the

governmental

entity

require

postponement

14

and

there

are

no

changes

to

the

project’s

contract

documents,

15

a

notice

of

the

revised

date

shall

be

posted

not

less

than

16

four

and

not

more

than

forty-five

days

before

the

revised

17

date

for

answering

the

request

for

proposals

and

statements

18

of

qualifications

in

a

relevant

contractor

plan

room

service

19

with

statewide

circulation,

in

a

relevant

construction

lead

20

generating

service

with

statewide

circulation,

and

on

an

21

internet

site

sponsored

by

either

a

government

entity

or

a

22

statewide

association

that

represents

the

governmental

entity

23

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

24

Sec.

6.

Section

26A.3,

subsection

5,

paragraph

a,

25

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

(1)

The

construction

manager-at-risk

shall

prepare

a

27

request

for

statements

of

qualifications.

The

request

shall

28

include

general

information

on

the

project

site,

project

29

scope,

schedule,

selection

criteria,

and

the

time

and

place

30

for

receipt

of

statements

of

qualifications.

The

construction

31

manager-at-risk

shall

provide

public

notice

of

the

request

for

32

statements

of

qualifications

in

a

relevant

contractor

plan

room

33

service

with

statewide

circulation,

a

relevant

construction

34

lead

generating

service

with

statewide

circulation,

and

on

an

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internet

site

sponsored

by

either

a

governmental

entity

or

a

1

statewide

association

that

represents

the

governmental

entity

2

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

request

for

statements

of

3

qualifications

shall

be

posted

not

less

than

thirteen

and

not

4

more

than

forty-five

days

before

the

date

for

response.

5

Sec.

7.

Section

28A.5,

subsection

1,

unnumbered

paragraph

6

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

7

Upon

petition

of

eligible

electors

of

a

metropolitan

area

8

equal

in

number

to

at

least

ten

percent

of

the

persons

who

9

voted

in

the

last

general

election

held

in

the

metropolitan

10

area

for

the

office

of

president

of

the

United

States

or

11

governor,

the

governing

body

of

the

county

shall

adopt

a

12

resolution

signifying

its

intention

to

initiate

the

question

13

of

participating

in

the

creation

of

an

authority

and

shall

14

publish

the

resolution

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

15

circulation

in

the

metropolitan

area

as

provided

in

chapter

618

16

giving

notice

of

a

hearing

to

be

held

on

the

question

of

the

17

metropolitan

area’s

entry

into

the

authority.

The

resolution

18

shall

be

published

at

least

fourteen

days

prior

to

the

date

of

19

hearing,

and

shall

contain

all

of

the

following

information:

20

Sec.

8.

Section

28A.16,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

21

to

read

as

follows:

22

3.

The

board

shall

set

a

time

and

place

for

a

public

hearing

23

on

the

budget

before

the

final

certification

date

and

shall

24

publish

notice

of

the

hearing

not

less

than

ten

nor

more

than

25

twenty

days

prior

to

the

hearing

in

one

or

more

newspapers

26

serving

the

greater

metropolitan

area

as

provided

in

chapter

27

618

.

Proof

of

publication

shall

be

filed

with

and

preserved

28

by

the

treasurer.

29

Sec.

9.

Section

28A.21,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

30

to

read

as

follows:

31

2.

A

proposed

action

of

the

board,

and

a

proposed

32

agreement

to

acquire,

shall

be

approved

by

the

governing

33

body

of

the

owner

of

the

facilities.

If

the

governing

body

34

of

a

county,

city,

commission,

or

authority

desires

to

sell,

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lease,

lend,

grant,

or

convey

to

the

authority

a

facility

1

or

any

part

of

a

facility,

the

governing

body

shall

adopt

a

2

resolution

signifying

its

intention

to

do

so

and

shall

publish

3

the

resolution

at

least

one

time

in

a

newspaper

of

general

4

circulation

in

the

county

and

in

a

newspaper

or

newspapers,

if

5

necessary,

of

general

circulation

in

the

area

served

by

the

6

county,

city,

commission,

or

authority

as

provided

in

chapter

7

618

giving

notice

of

a

hearing

to

be

held

on

the

question

of

8

the

sale,

lease,

loan,

grant,

or

conveyance.

The

resolution

9

shall

be

published

at

least

fourteen

days

prior

to

the

date

of

10

hearing.

After

the

hearing

and

if

in

the

public

interest,

the

11

county,

city,

commission,

or

authority

shall

enact

an

ordinance

12

authorizing

the

sale,

lease,

loan,

grant,

or

conveyance.

13

Sec.

10.

Section

28J.9,

subsection

18,

paragraph

d,

14

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

15

(1)

If

a

contract

is

to

be

negotiated

and

awarded

without

16

competitive

bidding

for

the

reason

set

forth

in

paragraph

“c”

,

17

subparagraph

(2),

the

port

authority

shall

publish

a

notice

18

calling

for

technical

proposals

at

least

twice,

with

at

least

19

seven

days

between

publications,

in

a

newspaper

of

general

20

circulation

in

the

area

of

the

port

authority

as

provided

in

21

chapter

618

.

After

receipt

of

the

technical

proposals,

the

22

port

authority

may

negotiate

with

and

award

a

contract

for

the

23

improvement

to

the

person

making

the

proposal

considered

to

be

24

the

most

advantageous

to

the

port

authority.

25

Sec.

11.

Section

37.4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

26

follows:

27

37.4

Notice.

28

Notice

of

the

election

shall

be

given

by

publication

in

one

29

newspaper

published

or

having

general

circulation

in

the

city

30

as

provided

in

section

362.3

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

31

notice

shall

state

the

purpose

of

the

memorial

proposed

as

32

outlined

in

section

37.18

.

33

Sec.

12.

Section

49.11,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

34

to

read

as

follows:

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2.

The

board

of

supervisors

or

city

council

shall

publish

1

notice

of

changes

in

the

county

or

city

precinct

boundaries

2

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

published

in

the

county

3

or

city

as

provided

in

chapter

618

once

each

week

for

three

4

consecutive

weeks.

The

series

of

publications

shall

be

made

5

after

the

changes

in

the

precincts

have

been

approved

by

6

the

state

commissioner

of

elections.

The

last

of

the

three

7

publications

shall

be

made

no

later

than

thirty

days

before

the

8

next

general

election.

A

map

showing

the

new

boundaries

may

be

9

used.

No

publication

is

necessary

if

no

changes

were

made.

10

Sec.

13.

Section

49.53,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

11

to

read

as

follows:

12

2.

The

notice

shall

be

published

in

at

least

one

newspaper,

13

as

defined

in

section

618.3

,

which

is

published

in

the

county

14

or

other

political

subdivision

in

which

the

election

is

to

15

occur

or,

if

no

newspaper

is

published

there,

in

at

least

16

one

newspaper

of

substantial

circulation

in

the

county

or

17

political

subdivision

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

For

the

18

general

election

or

the

primary

election

the

foregoing

notice

19

shall

be

published

in

at

least

two

newspapers

published

in

the

20

county.

However,

if

there

is

only

one

newspaper

published

in

21

the

county,

publication

in

one

newspaper

shall

be

sufficient.

22

Sec.

14.

Section

69.2,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

23

to

read

as

follows:

24

2.

If

the

status

of

an

officeholder

is

in

question,

the

25

entity

or

officer

responsible

for

making

an

appointment

to

26

fill

the

vacancy

shall

decide

whether

a

vacancy

exists.

The

27

appointing

entity

or

officer

may

act

upon

its

own

motion.

If

28

a

petition

signed

by

twenty-five

registered

voters

of

the

29

jurisdiction

is

received,

the

appointing

entity

or

officer

30

shall

convene

within

thirty

days

to

consider

whether

a

vacancy

31

exists.

The

appointing

entity

or

officer

shall

publish

notice

32

as

provided

in

chapter

618

that

a

public

hearing

will

be

held

33

to

determine

whether

a

vacancy

exists.

The

notice

shall

34

include

the

time

and

place

of

the

hearing

and

the

name

of

the

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and

the

officeholder

whose

status

is

in

question.

The

1

public

hearing

shall

be

held

not

less

than

four

nor

more

than

2

fourteen

days

after

publication

of

the

notice.

The

officer

3

whose

status

is

in

question

shall

be

notified

of

the

time

4

and

place

of

the

hearing.

Notice

shall

be

sent

by

certified

5

mail

and

must

be

postmarked

at

least

fourteen

days

before

the

6

hearing.

No

later

than

seven

days

after

the

public

hearing,

7

the

appointing

entity

or

officer

shall

publish

its

decision.

8

If

the

appointing

entity

or

officer

decides

that

the

office

9

is

vacant,

the

publication

shall

state

the

date

the

vacancy

10

occurred

and

what

action

will

be

taken

to

fill

the

vacancy.

11

Sec.

15.

Section

73A.12,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

12

follows:

13

73A.12

Issuance

of

bonds

——

notice.

14

Before

any

municipality

shall

institute

proceedings

for

15

the

issuance

of

any

bonds

or

other

evidence

of

indebtedness

16

payable

from

taxation,

excepting

such

bonds

or

other

evidence

17

of

indebtedness

as

have

been

authorized

by

a

vote

of

the

people

18

of

such

municipality,

and

except

such

bonds

or

obligations

19

as

it

may

be

by

law

compelled

to

issue,

a

notice

of

such

20

action,

including

a

statement

of

the

amount

and

purpose

of

said

21

bonds

or

other

evidence

of

indebtedness

shall

be

published

22

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

within

23

such

municipality

as

provided

in

chapter

618

at

least

ten

days

24

before

the

meeting

at

which

it

is

proposed

to

issue

such

bonds.

25

Sec.

16.

Section

74A.7,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

26

to

read

as

follows:

27

2.

The

treasurer

may

offer

the

warrants

for

public

sale

at

28

par,

by

publishing

notice

of

the

sale

for

two

consecutive

weeks

29

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

jurisdiction

of

30

the

school

district

issuing

the

warrants

as

provided

in

chapter

31

618

,

giving

not

less

than

ten

days’

notice

of

the

time

and

32

place

of

the

sale.

The

notice

shall

include

a

statement

of

the

33

amount

of

the

warrants

offered

for

sale.

34

Sec.

17.

Section

75.2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

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follows:

1

75.2

Notice

of

sale.

2

When

public

bonds

are

offered

for

sale,

the

official

in

3

charge

of

the

bond

issue

shall,

by

advertisement

published

4

at

least

once,

the

last

one

of

which

shall

be

not

less

than

5

four

nor

more

than

twenty

days

before

the

sale

in

a

newspaper

6

located

in

the

county

or

a

county

contiguous

to

the

place

of

7

sale

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

give

notice

of

the

time

and

8

place

of

sale

of

the

bonds,

the

amount

to

be

offered

for

sale,

9

and

any

further

information

which

the

official

deems

pertinent.

10

Sec.

18.

Section

80.39,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

11

to

read

as

follows:

12

1.

Personal

property,

except

for

motor

vehicles

subject

to

13

sale

pursuant

to

section

321.89

,

and

seizable

property

subject

14

to

disposition

pursuant

to

chapter

809

or

809A

,

which

personal

15

property

is

found

or

seized

by,

turned

in

to,

or

otherwise

16

lawfully

comes

into

the

possession

of

the

department

or

a

local

17

law

enforcement

agency

and

which

the

department

or

agency

does

18

not

own,

shall

be

disposed

of

pursuant

to

this

section

.

If

by

19

examining

the

property

the

owner

or

lawful

custodian

of

the

20

property

is

known

or

can

be

readily

ascertained,

the

department

21

or

agency

shall

notify

the

owner

or

custodian

by

certified

mail

22

directed

to

the

owner’s

or

custodian’s

last

known

address,

as

23

to

the

location

of

the

property.

If

the

identity

or

address

of

24

the

owner

cannot

be

determined,

notice

by

one

publication

in

a

25

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

area

where

the

property

26

was

found

as

provided

in

chapter

618

is

sufficient

notice.

A

27

published

notice

may

contain

multiple

items.

28

Sec.

19.

Section

137.104,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

29

subparagraphs

(1),

(2),

(3),

and

(4),

Code

2026,

are

amended

30

to

read

as

follows:

31

(1)

Rules

of

a

city

board

shall

become

effective

upon

32

approval

by

the

city

council

and

publication

in

a

newspaper

33

having

general

circulation

in

the

city

as

provided

in

chapter

34

618

.

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(2)

Rules

of

a

county

board

shall

become

effective

upon

1

approval

by

the

county

board

of

supervisors

by

a

motion

or

2

resolution

as

defined

in

section

331.101,

subsection

13

,

and

3

publication

in

a

newspaper

having

general

circulation

in

the

4

county

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

5

(3)

Rules

of

a

district

board

shall

become

effective

upon

6

approval

by

the

district

board

and

publication

in

a

newspaper

7

having

general

circulation

in

the

district

as

provided

in

8

chapter

618

.

9

(4)

Before

approving

any

rule

or

regulation

the

local

board

10

of

health

shall

hold

a

public

hearing

on

the

proposed

rule.

11

Any

citizen

may

appear

and

be

heard

at

the

public

hearing.

A

12

notice

of

the

public

hearing,

stating

the

time

and

place

and

13

the

general

nature

of

the

proposed

rule

or

regulation

shall

be

14

published

in

a

newspaper

having

general

circulation

as

provided

15

in

section

331.305

in

the

area

served

by

the

local

board

of

16

health

chapter

618

.

17

Sec.

20.

Section

145A.5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

18

follows:

19

145A.5

Order

of

approval.

20

When

a

plan

is

approved,

the

officials

approving

the

plan

21

shall

jointly

issue

an

order

of

approval.

The

order

shall

22

specify

the

area

to

be

merged,

the

maximum

rate

of

tax

to

23

be

levied

for

debt

service

and

operation

and

maintenance

of

24

the

proposed

area

hospital

in

the

portion

of

the

merged

area

25

within

each

political

subdivision,

the

proposed

location

of

26

the

hospital

building,

the

estimated

cost

of

the

establishment

27

of

the

hospital,

and

any

other

details

concerning

the

28

establishment

and

operation

of

the

hospital

the

officials

29

deem

pertinent.

The

order

shall

be

published

in

one

or

more

30

newspapers

which

have

general

circulation

within

the

merged

31

area

as

provided

in

chapter

618

once

each

week

for

three

32

consecutive

weeks

,

but

the

newspapers

selected

need

not

be

33

published

in

the

merged

area

.

The

published

order

shall

34

contain

a

notice

to

the

residents

of

each

subdivision

of

the

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proposed

merged

area

that

if

the

residents

fail

to

protest

as

1

provided

in

this

chapter

,

the

order

shall

be

deemed

approved

2

upon

the

expiration

of

a

sixty-day

period

following

the

date

3

of

the

last

published

notice.

4

Sec.

21.

Section

161A.3,

subsection

8,

Code

2026,

is

amended

5

to

read

as

follows:

6

8.

“Due

notice”

means

notice

published

at

least

twice,

7

with

an

interval

of

at

least

six

days

between

the

two

8

publication

dates,

in

a

newspaper

or

other

publication

of

9

general

circulation

within

the

appropriate

area;

or,

if

no

10

such

publication

of

general

circulation

be

available,

by

11

posting

at

a

reasonable

number

of

conspicuous

places

within

12

the

appropriate

area,

such

posting

to

include,

where

possible,

13

posting

at

public

places

where

it

may

be

customary

to

post

14

notices

concerning

county

or

municipal

affairs

generally

as

15

provided

in

chapter

618

.

At

any

hearing

held

pursuant

to

16

such

notice,

at

the

time

and

place

designated

in

such

notice,

17

adjournment

may

be

made

from

time

to

time

without

the

necessity

18

of

renewing

such

notice

for

such

adjourned

dates.

19

Sec.

22.

Section

161A.16,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

20

follows:

21

161A.16

Publication

of

notice.

22

The

notice

of

hearing

on

the

formation

of

a

subdistrict

shall

23

be

by

publication

once

each

week

for

two

consecutive

weeks

in

24

some

newspaper

of

general

circulation

published

in

the

county

25

or

district

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

the

last

of

which

shall

26

be

not

less

than

ten

days

prior

to

the

day

set

for

the

hearing

27

on

the

petition.

Proof

of

such

service

shall

be

made

by

28

affidavit

of

the

publisher,

and

be

on

file

with

the

secretary

29

of

the

district

at

the

time

the

hearing

begins.

30

Sec.

23.

Section

161A.45,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

31

follows:

32

161A.45

Submission

of

regulations

to

division

——

hearing.

33

Regulations

which

the

commissioners

propose

to

adopt,

34

amend,

or

repeal

shall

be

submitted

to

the

division,

in

a

form

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prescribed

by

the

division,

for

its

approval.

The

division

may

1

approve

the

regulations

as

submitted,

or

with

amendments

as

2

it

deems

necessary.

The

commissioners

shall,

after

approval,

3

publish

notice

of

hearing

on

the

proposed

regulations,

as

4

approved,

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

district

5

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

setting

a

date

and

time

not

less

6

than

ten

nor

more

than

thirty

days

after

the

publication

when

a

7

hearing

on

the

proposed

regulations

will

be

held

at

a

specified

8

place.

The

notice

shall

include

the

full

text

of

the

proposed

9

regulations

or

shall

state

that

the

proposed

regulations

are

10

on

file

and

available

for

review

at

the

office

of

the

affected

11

soil

and

water

conservation

district.

12

Sec.

24.

Section

173.14B,

subsection

9,

Code

2026,

is

13

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

9.

The

board

shall

publish

a

notice

of

intention

to

15

issue

bonds

or

notes

in

a

newspaper

published

and

of

general

16

circulation

in

the

state

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

17

notice

shall

include

a

statement

of

the

maximum

amount

of

18

bonds

or

notes

proposed

to

be

issued,

and

in

general,

what

19

net

revenues

will

be

pledged

to

pay

the

bonds

or

notes

and

20

interest

on

them.

An

action

shall

not

be

brought

questioning

21

the

legality

of

the

bonds

or

notes,

the

power

of

the

board

to

22

issue

the

bonds

or

notes,

or

the

legality

of

any

proceedings

23

in

connection

with

the

authorization

or

issuance

of

the

bonds

24

or

notes

after

sixty

days

from

the

date

of

publication

of

the

25

notice.

26

Sec.

25.

Section

174.17,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

27

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

28

a.

A

fair

may

institute

proceedings

for

the

issuance

29

of

bonds

by

causing

a

notice

of

the

proposal

to

issue

the

30

bonds

to

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

31

circulation

within

the

county

as

provided

in

chapter

618

at

32

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

meeting

at

which

the

fair

proposes

33

to

take

action

for

the

issuance

of

the

bonds.

The

notice

shall

34

include

a

statement

of

the

amount

and

purpose

of

the

bonds,

the

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maximum

rate

of

interest

the

bonds

are

to

bear,

and

the

right

1

to

petition

for

an

election.

2

Sec.

26.

Section

182.3,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

3

to

read

as

follows:

4

1.

The

secretary

shall

give

notice

of

the

referendum

on

5

the

question

of

whether

to

establish

an

Iowa

sheep

and

wool

6

promotion

board

and

to

impose

the

assessment

by

publishing

the

7

notice

for

a

period

of

not

less

than

five

days

in

at

least

one

8

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

state

as

provided

in

9

chapter

618

.

The

notice

shall

state

the

voting

places,

period

10

of

time

for

voting,

and

other

information

deemed

necessary

by

11

the

secretary.

12

Sec.

27.

Section

257.18,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

13

to

read

as

follows:

14

1.

An

instructional

support

program

that

provides

15

additional

funding

for

school

districts

is

established.

A

16

board

of

directors

that

wishes

to

consider

participating

in

17

the

instructional

support

program

shall

hold

a

public

hearing

18

on

the

question

of

participation.

The

board

shall

set

forth

19

its

proposal,

including

the

method

that

will

be

used

to

fund

20

the

program,

in

a

resolution

and

shall

publish

the

notice

of

21

the

time

and

place

of

a

public

hearing

on

the

resolution.

22

Notice

of

the

time

and

place

of

the

public

hearing

shall

be

23

published

not

less

than

ten

nor

more

than

twenty

days

before

24

the

public

hearing

in

a

newspaper

which

is

a

newspaper

of

25

general

circulation

in

the

school

district

as

provided

in

26

chapter

618

.

At

the

hearing,

or

no

later

than

thirty

days

27

after

the

date

of

the

hearing,

the

board

shall

take

action

28

to

adopt

a

resolution

to

participate

in

the

instructional

29

support

program

for

a

period

not

exceeding

five

years

or

to

30

direct

the

county

commissioner

of

elections

to

submit

the

31

question

of

participation

in

the

program

for

a

period

not

32

exceeding

ten

years

to

the

registered

voters

of

the

school

33

district

at

an

election

held

on

a

date

specified

in

section

34

39.2,

subsection

4

,

paragraph

“c”

.

If

the

board

submits

the

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question

at

an

election

and

a

majority

of

those

voting

on

the

1

question

favors

participation

in

the

program,

the

board

shall

2

adopt

a

resolution

to

participate

and

certify

the

results

of

3

the

election

to

the

department

of

management.

4

Sec.

28.

Section

257.31,

subsection

5,

paragraph

o,

5

subparagraph

(2),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6

(2)

Prior

to

filing

a

request

for

supplemental

aid

or

a

7

modified

supplemental

amount

based

on

the

grounds

specified

8

in

this

paragraph,

the

board

of

directors

shall

hold

a

public

9

hearing

on

the

issue

and

shall

publish

the

notice

of

the

time

10

and

place

of

the

public

hearing.

Notice

of

the

time

and

place

11

of

the

public

hearing

shall

be

published

not

less

than

ten

nor

12

more

than

twenty

days

before

the

public

hearing

in

a

newspaper

13

that

is

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

school

14

district

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

15

Sec.

29.

Section

257B.5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

16

follows:

17

257B.5

Notice

——

sale.

18

When

the

board

of

supervisors

shall

offer

for

19

sale

the

sixteenth

section

or

lands

selected

in

lieu

20

thereof,

or

any

portion

of

the

same,

or

any

part

of

the

21

five-hundred-thousand-acre

grant,

the

county

auditor

shall

give

22

at

least

forty

days’

notice,

by

written

or

printed

notices

23

posted

in

five

public

places

in

the

county,

two

of

which

shall

24

be

in

the

township

in

which

the

land

to

be

sold

is

situated,

25

and

also

publish

a

notice

of

said

sale

once

each

week

for

two

26

weeks

preceding

the

same

in

a

newspaper

published

in

the

county

27

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

describing

the

land

to

be

sold

and

28

the

time

and

place

of

such

sale.

At

such

time

and

place,

or

at

29

such

other

time

and

place

as

the

sale

may

be

adjourned

to,

the

30

county

auditor

shall

offer

to

the

highest

bidder,

subject

to

31

the

provisions

of

this

chapter

,

and

sell,

either

for

cash

or

32

one-third

cash

and

the

balance

on

a

credit

not

exceeding

ten

33

years,

with

interest

on

the

same

at

the

rate

of

not

less

than

34

three

and

one-half

percent

per

annum,

to

be

paid

at

the

office

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of

the

county

treasurer

of

said

county

on

the

first

day

of

1

January

in

each

year,

delinquent

interest

to

bear

the

same

rate

2

as

the

principal.

Such

county

treasurer

shall

pay

to

the

state

3

treasurer

on

the

first

day

of

February

all

interest

collected.

4

Sec.

30.

Section

260C.14,

subsection

12,

Code

2026,

is

5

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6

12.

During

the

second

week

of

August

of

each

year,

publish

7

by

one

insertion

in

at

least

one

newspaper

published

in

the

8

merged

area

as

provided

in

chapter

618

a

summarized

statement

9

verified

by

affidavit

of

the

secretary

of

the

board

showing

10

the

receipts

and

disbursements

of

all

funds

of

the

community

11

college

for

the

preceding

fiscal

year.

The

statement

of

12

disbursements

shall

show

the

names

of

the

persons,

firms,

13

or

corporations,

and

the

total

amount

paid

to

each

during

14

the

fiscal

year.

The

board

is

not

required

to

make

the

15

publications

and

notices

required

under

sections

279.35

and

16

279.36

.

17

Sec.

31.

Section

261A.25,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

18

follows:

19

261A.25

Notice.

20

The

authority

shall

publish

a

notice

of

its

intention

21

to

issue

obligations

in

a

newspaper

published

in

and

with

22

general

circulation

in

the

state

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

23

The

notice

shall

include

a

statement

of

the

maximum

amount

24

of

obligations

proposed

to

be

issued,

and

in

general

terms,

25

what

receipts

will

be

pledged

to

pay

bond

service

charges

on

26

the

obligations.

An

action

which

questions

the

legality

or

27

validity

of

the

obligations

or

the

power

of

the

authority

to

28

issue

the

obligations

or

the

effectiveness

or

validity

of

any

29

proceedings

adopted

for

the

authorization

or

issuance

of

the

30

obligations

shall

not

be

brought

after

sixty

days

from

the

date

31

of

publication

of

the

notice.

32

Sec.

32.

Section

273.8,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

33

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

34

a.

Notice

of

the

election

shall

be

published

by

the

area

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education

agency

administrator

not

later

than

September

15

of

1

the

odd-numbered

year

in

at

least

one

newspaper

of

general

2

circulation

in

the

director

district

as

provided

in

chapter

3

618

.

The

cost

of

publication

shall

be

paid

by

the

area

4

education

agency.

5

Sec.

33.

Section

273.8,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

6

to

read

as

follows:

7

3.

Director

district

convention.

If

no

candidate

files

with

8

the

area

education

agency

secretary

by

the

deadline

specified

9

in

subsection

2

,

or

a

vacancy

occurs,

or

if

otherwise

required

10

as

provided

in

section

273.23,

subsection

3

,

a

director

11

district

convention,

attended

by

members

of

the

boards

of

12

directors

of

the

local

school

districts

located

within

the

13

director

district,

shall

be

called

to

elect

a

board

member

14

described

in

subsection

1

,

paragraph

“b”

,

for

that

director

15

district.

The

convention

location

shall

be

determined

by

the

16

area

education

agency

administrator.

Notice

of

the

time,

17

date,

and

place

of

a

director

district

convention

shall

be

18

published

by

the

area

education

agency

administrator

in

at

19

least

one

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

director

20

district

as

provided

in

chapter

618

at

least

thirty

days

prior

21

to

the

day

of

the

convention.

The

cost

of

publication

shall

be

22

paid

by

the

area

education

agency.

A

candidate

for

election

23

to

the

area

education

agency

board

shall

file

a

statement

24

of

candidacy

with

the

area

education

agency

secretary

at

25

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

date

of

the

director

district

26

convention

on

forms

prescribed

by

the

department

of

education,

27

or

nominations

may

be

made

at

the

convention

by

a

delegate

from

28

a

board

of

directors

of

a

school

district

located

within

the

29

director

district.

A

statement

of

candidacy

shall

include

the

30

candidate’s

name,

address,

and

school

district.

Delegates

to

31

director

district

conventions

shall

not

be

bound

by

a

school

32

board

or

any

school

board

member

to

pledge

their

votes

to

any

33

candidate

prior

to

the

date

of

the

convention.

34

Sec.

34.

Section

273.27,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

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2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1

a.

Within

ten

days

following

the

filing

of

the

dissolution

2

proposal

with

the

affected

area

education

agency

board,

the

3

affected

board

shall

fix

a

date

for

a

hearing

on

the

proposal,

4

which

shall

not

be

more

than

sixty

days

after

the

dissolution

5

petition

was

filed

with

the

affected

board.

The

affected

board

6

shall

publish

notice

of

the

date,

time,

and

location

of

the

7

hearing

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

date

of

the

hearing

by

8

one

publication

in

a

newspaper

in

general

circulation

in

the

9

area

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

notice

shall

include

the

10

contents

of

the

dissolution

proposal.

11

Sec.

35.

Section

275.14,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

12

to

read

as

follows:

13

1.

Within

ten

days

after

the

petition

is

filed,

the

area

14

education

agency

administrator

shall

fix

a

final

date

for

15

filing

objections

to

the

petition

which

shall

be

not

more

than

16

sixty

days

after

the

petition

is

filed

and

shall

fix

the

date

17

for

a

hearing

on

the

objections

to

the

petition.

Objections

18

shall

be

filed

in

the

office

of

the

administrator

who

shall

19

give

notice

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

final

day

for

20

filing

objections,

by

one

publication

in

a

newspaper

published

21

within

the

territory

described

in

the

petition,

or

if

none

is

22

published

in

the

territory,

in

a

newspaper

published

in

the

23

county

where

the

petition

is

filed,

and

of

general

circulation

24

in

the

territory

described

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

25

notice

shall

also

list

the

date,

time,

and

location

for

the

26

hearing

on

the

petition

as

provided

in

section

275.15

.

The

27

cost

of

publication

shall

be

assessed

to

each

district

whose

28

territory

is

involved

in

the

ratio

that

the

number

of

pupils

29

in

basic

enrollment

for

the

budget

year,

as

defined

in

section

30

257.6

in

each

district

bears

to

the

total

number

of

pupils

31

in

basic

enrollment

for

the

budget

year

in

the

total

area

32

involved.

Objections

shall

be

in

writing

in

the

form

of

an

33

affidavit

and

may

be

made

by

any

person

residing

or

owning

land

34

within

the

territory

described

in

the

petition,

or

who

would

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be

injuriously

affected

by

the

change

petitioned

for

and

shall

1

be

on

file

not

later

than

12:00

noon

of

the

final

day

fixed

for

2

filing

objections.

3

Sec.

36.

Section

275.15,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

4

to

read

as

follows:

5

4.

The

administrator

shall

at

once

publish

the

decision

6

in

the

same

newspaper

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

same

7

manner

in

which

the

original

notice

was

published.

Within

8

twenty

days

after

the

publication,

the

decision

rendered

by

the

9

area

education

agency

board

may

be

appealed

to

the

district

10

court

in

the

county

involved

by

any

school

district

affected.

11

For

purposes

of

appeal,

only

those

school

districts

who

filed

12

reorganization

petitions

are

school

districts

affected.

An

13

appeal

from

a

decision

of

an

area

education

agency

board

or

14

joint

area

education

agency

boards

under

section

275.4

,

275.16

,

15

or

this

section

is

subject

to

appeal

procedures

under

this

16

chapter

and

is

not

subject

to

appeal

under

chapter

290

.

17

Sec.

37.

Section

275.16,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

18

to

read

as

follows:

19

2.

Votes

of

each

member

of

an

area

education

agency

board

in

20

attendance

shall

be

weighted

so

that

the

total

number

of

votes

21

eligible

to

be

cast

by

members

of

each

board

in

attendance

22

shall

be

equal.

However,

if

the

joint

boards

cast

a

tie

vote

23

and

are

unable

to

agree

to

a

decision

fixing

the

boundaries

for

24

the

proposed

school

corporation

or

to

a

decision

to

dismiss

the

25

petition,

the

time

during

which

actions

must

be

taken

under

26

section

275.15

shall

be

extended

from

ten

days

to

fifteen

days

27

after

the

conclusion

of

the

hearing

under

section

275.15

,

and

28

the

joint

board

shall

reconvene

not

less

than

ten

and

not

more

29

than

fifteen

days

after

the

conclusion

of

the

hearing.

At

the

30

hearing

the

joint

board

shall

reconsider

its

action

and

if

a

31

tie

vote

is

again

cast

it

is

a

decision

granting

the

petition

32

and

changing

the

plans

of

any

and

all

of

the

agency

boards

33

affected

by

the

petition

and

fixing

the

boundaries

for

the

34

proposed

school

corporation.

The

agency

administrator

shall

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at

once

publish

the

decision

in

the

same

newspaper

as

provided

1

in

chapter

618

in

the

same

manner

in

which

the

original

notice

2

was

published.

3

Sec.

38.

Section

275.18,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

4

to

read

as

follows:

5

2.

The

county

commissioner

of

elections

shall

give

notice

6

of

the

election

by

one

publication

in

the

same

newspaper

as

7

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

same

manner

in

which

previous

8

notices

have

been

published

regarding

the

proposed

school

9

reorganization,

and

in

addition,

if

more

than

one

county

10

is

involved,

by

one

publication

in

a

legal

newspaper

as

11

provided

in

chapter

618

in

each

county

other

than

that

of

the

12

first

publication.

The

publication

shall

be

not

less

than

13

four

nor

more

than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

election.

If

14

the

decision

published

pursuant

to

section

275.15

or

275.16

15

includes

a

description

of

the

proposed

school

corporation

and

16

a

description

of

the

director

districts,

if

any,

the

notice

17

for

election

and

the

ballot

do

not

need

to

include

these

18

descriptions.

Notice

for

an

election

shall

not

be

published

19

until

the

expiration

of

time

for

appeal,

which

shall

be

the

20

same

as

that

provided

in

section

275.15

or

275.16

,

whichever

is

21

applicable;

and

if

there

is

an

appeal,

not

until

the

appeal

has

22

been

disposed

of.

23

Sec.

39.

Section

275.54,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

24

to

read

as

follows:

25

1.

Within

ten

days

following

the

filing

of

the

dissolution

26

proposal

with

the

board,

the

board

shall

fix

a

date

for

a

27

hearing

on

the

proposal

which

shall

not

be

more

than

sixty

days

28

after

the

dissolution

petition

was

filed

with

the

board.

The

29

board

shall

publish

notice

of

the

date,

time,

and

location

of

30

the

hearing

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

date

of

the

hearing

31

by

one

publication

in

a

newspaper

in

general

circulation

in

the

32

district

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

notice

shall

include

33

the

content

of

the

dissolution

proposal.

A

person

residing

or

34

owning

land

in

the

school

district

may

present

evidence

and

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arguments

at

the

hearing.

The

president

of

the

board

shall

1

preside

at

the

hearing.

The

board

shall

review

testimony

from

2

the

hearing

and

shall

adopt

or

amend

and

adopt

the

dissolution

3

proposal.

4

Sec.

40.

Section

275.55,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

5

to

read

as

follows:

6

2.

The

board

shall

give

written

notice

of

the

election

to

7

the

county

commissioner

of

elections.

The

county

commissioner

8

of

elections

shall

give

notice

of

the

election

by

one

9

publication

in

the

same

newspaper

as

provided

in

chapter

618

10

in

the

same

manner

in

which

the

previous

notice

was

published

11

about

the

hearing,

which

publication

shall

not

be

less

than

12

four

nor

more

than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

election.

13

Sec.

41.

Section

279.36,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

14

follows:

15

279.36

Publication

procedures

and

fee

.

16

1.

The

requirements

of

section

279.35

are

satisfied

by

17

publication

in

at

least

one

newspaper

published

in

the

district

18

or,

if

there

is

none,

in

at

least

one

newspaper

having

general

19

circulation

within

the

district

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

20

2.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

1989,

and

each

21

fiscal

year

thereafter,

the

fee

for

the

publications

shall

be

22

the

legal

publication

fee

provided

by

section

618.11

.

23

Sec.

42.

Section

303.44,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

24

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

25

The

board

of

supervisors

to

whom

the

petition

is

addressed,

26

at

its

next

regular,

special,

or

adjourned

meeting,

shall

set

27

the

time

and

place

when

it

will

meet

for

a

hearing

upon

the

28

petition,

and

direct

the

county

auditor

in

whose

office

the

29

petition

is

filed

to

cause

notice

to

be

given

to

all

persons

30

whom

it

may

concern,

without

naming

them,

of

the

pendency

31

and

prayer

of

the

petition,

by

publication

of

a

notice

once

32

each

week

for

two

consecutive

weeks

in

some

newspaper

of

33

general

circulation

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

34

the

proposed

district.

The

last

publication

shall

not

be

less

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than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

date

set

for

the

hearing

of

the

1

petition.

If

no

such

newspaper

is

published

in

the

proposed

2

district,

then

notice

shall

be

by

posting

at

least

five

copies

3

of

the

notice

in

the

proposed

district

at

least

twenty

days

4

before

the

hearing.

Proof

of

giving

notice

shall

be

made

5

by

affidavit

of

the

publisher

or

affidavit

of

the

person

who

6

posted

the

notices,

and

the

proof

shall

be

on

file

with

the

7

county

auditor

at

the

time

the

hearing

begins.

The

notice

of

8

hearing

shall

be

directed

to

all

persons

it

may

concern,

and

9

shall

state

the

following:

10

Sec.

43.

Section

303.46,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

11

follows:

12

303.46

Notice

of

election.

13

In

its

order

for

the

election

the

board

of

supervisors

shall

14

direct

the

county

auditor

to

cause

notice

of

the

election

to

15

be

given

by

posting

at

least

five

copies

of

the

notice

in

16

public

places

in

the

proposed

district

at

least

twenty

days

17

before

the

date

of

election

and

by

publication

of

the

notice

18

once

each

week

for

three

consecutive

weeks

in

some

newspaper

of

19

general

circulation

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

20

proposed

district

,

or,

if

no

such

newspaper

is

published

within

21

the

proposed

district,

then

in

such

a

newspaper

published

in

22

the

county

in

which

the

major

part

of

the

proposed

district

is

23

located

.

The

last

publication

is

to

be

at

least

twenty

days

24

prior

to

the

date

of

election.

The

notice

shall

state

the

25

time

and

place

of

holding

the

election

and

the

hours

when

the

26

polls

will

be

open

and

closed,

the

purpose

of

the

election,

27

with

the

name

of

the

proposed

district

and

a

description

of

28

its

boundaries,

and

shall

set

forth

briefly

the

limits

of

each

29

voting

precinct

and

the

location

of

the

polling

places.

Proof

30

of

posting

and

publication

shall

be

made

in

the

manner

provided

31

in

section

303.44

and

filed

with

the

county

auditor.

32

Sec.

44.

Section

303.52,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

33

to

read

as

follows:

34

3.

The

board

of

trustees

shall

provide

for

the

manner

in

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which

the

land

use

plan

shall

be

established

and

enforced

and

1

amended,

supplemented,

or

changed.

However,

a

plan

shall

not

2

become

effective

until

after

a

public

hearing

on

it,

at

which

3

parties

in

interest

and

citizens

of

the

district

shall

have

an

4

opportunity

to

be

heard.

At

least

fifteen

days’

notice

of

the

5

time

and

place

of

the

hearing

shall

be

published

in

a

newspaper

6

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

7

district

giving

the

time,

date,

and

location

of

the

public

8

hearing.

9

Sec.

45.

Section

306.12,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

10

follows:

11

306.12

Notice

——

service.

12

Notice

of

the

hearing

under

section

306.11

shall

be

13

published

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

14

in

chapter

618

in

the

county

or

counties

where

the

road

is

15

located,

not

less

than

four

nor

more

than

twenty

days

prior

16

to

the

date

of

hearing.

The

agency

which

is

holding

the

17

hearing

shall

notify

all

adjoining

property

owners,

all

utility

18

companies

whose

facilities

adjoin

the

road

right-of-way

or

19

are

on

the

road

right-of-way,

and

the

department,

boards

of

20

supervisors,

or

agency

in

control

of

affected

state

lands,

of

21

the

time

and

place

of

the

hearing,

by

certified

mail.

22

Sec.

46.

Section

309.96,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

23

to

read

as

follows:

24

2.

In

the

event

that

a

county

secondary

road

budget

or

25

amended

budget

thereto

is

disapproved

by

the

department,

the

26

county

may

elect

either

to

revise

such

budget

or

amended

budget

27

so

as

to

receive

approval

or

the

county

may

elect

to

operate

28

with

such

disapproved

budget

or

amended

budget.

In

the

event

29

the

county

secondary

road

budget

is

disapproved

in

whole

or

30

in

part,

within

twenty

days

after

receipt

of

the

department’s

31

report,

the

board

of

supervisors

shall

cause

to

be

published

in

32

the

official

newspapers

of

the

county

as

provided

in

chapter

33

618

,

notice

of

a

public

hearing

to

be

held

within

ten

days

of

34

said

publication,

on

the

department’s

recommendations,

and

at

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said

hearing

the

board

of

supervisors

shall

amend

or

adopt

1

their

original

budget.

2

Sec.

47.

Section

321.89,

subsection

3,

paragraph

g,

Code

3

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

g.

If

it

is

impossible

to

determine

with

reasonable

5

certainty

the

identities

and

addresses

of

the

last

registered

6

owner

and

all

lienholders,

notice

by

one

publication

in

7

one

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

area

where

the

8

vehicle

was

abandoned

as

provided

in

chapter

618

shall

be

9

sufficient

to

meet

all

requirements

of

notice

under

this

10

section

.

The

published

notice

may

contain

multiple

listings

of

11

abandoned

vehicles

but

shall

be

published

within

the

same

time

12

requirements

and

contain

the

same

information

as

prescribed

for

13

mailed

notice

in

this

subsection

.

14

Sec.

48.

Section

321.236,

subsection

13,

paragraph

b,

Code

15

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

16

b.

Before

establishing

a

rural

residence

district,

the

17

board

of

supervisors

shall

hold

a

public

hearing

on

the

18

proposal,

notice

of

which

shall

be

published

in

a

newspaper

19

having

a

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

20

area

where

the

proposed

district

is

located

at

least

twenty

21

days

before

the

date

of

hearing.

The

notice

shall

state

the

22

time

and

place

of

the

hearing,

the

proposed

location

of

the

23

district,

and

other

data

considered

pertinent

by

the

board

of

24

supervisors.

25

Sec.

49.

Section

330A.6,

subsection

1,

unnumbered

paragraph

26

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

27

Whenever

the

governing

body

of

any

municipality

shall

desire

28

to

participate

in

the

creation

of

an

authority

it

shall

adopt

a

29

resolution

signifying

its

intention

to

do

so

and

shall

publish

30

said

resolution

at

least

one

time

in

a

newspaper

of

general

31

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

such

municipality

32

giving

notice

of

a

hearing

to

be

held

on

the

question

of

the

33

municipality’s

entry

into

such

authority.

Such

resolution

34

shall

be

published

at

least

fourteen

days

prior

to

the

date

of

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hearing,

and

shall

contain

therein

the

following

information:

1

Sec.

50.

Section

330A.7,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

2

to

read

as

follows:

3

2.

A

municipality

wishing

to

withdraw

from

or

to

become

a

4

member

of

an

existing

authority

shall

signify

its

intention

by

5

resolution

and

shall

publish

the

resolution

at

least

one

time

6

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

7

618

in

the

municipality

giving

notice

of

a

hearing

to

be

held

8

on

the

question

of

withdrawing

or

joining

and

its

intention

9

to

withdraw

or

join.

The

resolution

shall

be

published

at

10

least

fourteen

days

prior

to

the

date

of

the

hearing.

A

11

withdrawing

municipality

shall

state

in

the

resolution

how

it

12

intends

to

pay

its

portion

of

the

outstanding

obligations

of

13

the

authority,

if

any.

A

joining

municipality

shall

state

in

14

the

resolution

the

information

required

in

section

330A.6

.

A

15

copy

of

the

resolution

shall

be

certified

to

the

authority

16

by

the

municipality

at

least

fourteen

days

in

advance

of

the

17

hearing.

The

board

shall

by

resolution

indicate

whether

a

18

satisfactory

provision

has

been

made

for

the

payment

of

the

19

outstanding

obligations

of

the

authority,

as

required

under

20

subsection

1

.

After

the

hearing

and

if

the

outstanding

21

obligations

of

the

authority

have

been

adequately

provided

for

22

by

the

municipality,

the

municipality

may

enact

an

ordinance

to

23

withdraw

from

or

join

the

authority.

24

Sec.

51.

Section

330A.11,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

25

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

2.

The

proposed

action

of

an

authority,

and

the

proposed

27

agreement

to

acquire,

shall

be

approved

by

the

governing

28

body

of

the

owner

of

the

aviation

facilities.

Whenever

the

29

governing

body

of

any

municipality,

airport

commission,

or

30

authority,

shall

desire

to

sell,

lease,

lend,

grant,

or

convey

31

to

the

authority,

any

aviation

facilities

or

any

part

or

parts

32

thereof,

as

aforesaid,

it

shall

adopt

a

resolution

signifying

33

its

intention

to

do

so

and

shall

publish

said

resolution

34

at

least

one

time

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

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provided

in

chapter

618

in

said

municipality

and

in

a

newspaper

1

or

newspapers

,

if

necessary,

of

general

circulation

of

in

the

2

area

served

by

said

airport

commission

or

authority

giving

3

notice

of

a

hearing

to

be

held

on

the

question

of

said

sale,

4

lease,

loan,

grant,

or

conveyance.

Such

resolution

shall

5

be

published

at

least

fourteen

days

prior

to

the

date

of

6

hearing.

After

the

hearing

and

if

in

the

public

interest,

said

7

municipality

shall

enact

an

ordinance

authorizing

said

sale,

8

lease,

loan,

grant,

or

conveyance

and

said

airport

commission

9

or

authority

shall

pass

a

resolution

authorizing

said

sale,

10

lease,

loan,

grant,

or

conveyance.

11

Sec.

52.

Section

331.207,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

12

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

2.

The

petition

shall

be

filed

with

the

county

commissioner

14

by

June

1

of

an

odd-numbered

year,

subject

to

subsection

7

.

15

The

special

election

shall

be

held

on

the

first

Tuesday

after

16

the

first

Monday

in

November

of

the

odd-numbered

year.

Notice

17

of

the

special

election

shall

be

published

once

each

week

for

18

three

successive

weeks

in

an

official

newspaper

of

the

county

19

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

shall

state

the

representation

20

plans

to

be

submitted

to

the

electors,

and

shall

state

the

21

date

of

the

special

election.

The

last

in

the

series

of

22

publications

shall

occur

not

less

than

four

nor

more

than

23

twenty

days

before

the

election.

24

Sec.

53.

Section

331.302,

subsection

8,

Code

2026,

is

25

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

8.

A

resolution

becomes

effective

upon

passage

and

an

27

ordinance

or

amendment

becomes

a

law

when

a

summary

of

the

28

ordinance

or

the

complete

text

of

the

ordinance

is

published

29

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

unless

a

subsequent

effective

date

30

is

provided

within

the

measure.

As

used

in

this

subsection

,

31

“summary”

shall

mean

a

narrative

description

of

the

terms

and

32

conditions

of

an

ordinance

setting

forth

the

main

points

of

33

the

ordinance

in

a

manner

calculated

to

inform

the

public

in

a

34

clear

and

understandable

manner

the

meaning

of

the

ordinance

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and

which

shall

provide

the

public

with

sufficient

notice

to

1

conform

to

the

desired

conduct

required

by

the

ordinance.

2

The

description

shall

include

the

title

of

the

ordinance,

3

an

accurate

and

intelligible

abstract

or

synopsis

of

the

4

essential

elements

of

the

ordinance,

a

statement

that

the

5

description

is

a

summary,

the

location

and

the

normal

business

6

hours

of

the

office

where

the

ordinance

may

be

inspected,

when

7

the

ordinance

becomes

effective,

and

the

full

text

of

any

8

provisions

imposing

fines,

penalties,

forfeitures,

fees,

or

9

taxes.

Legal

descriptions

of

property

set

forth

in

ordinances

10

shall

be

described

in

full,

provided

that

maps

or

charts

may

be

11

substituted

for

legal

descriptions

when

they

contain

sufficient

12

detail

to

clearly

define

the

area

with

which

the

ordinance

is

13

concerned.

The

narrative

description

shall

be

written

in

a

14

clear

and

coherent

manner

and

shall,

to

the

extent

possible,

15

avoid

the

use

of

technical

or

legal

terms

not

generally

16

familiar

to

the

public.

When

necessary

to

use

technical

or

17

legal

terms

not

generally

familiar

to

the

public,

the

narrative

18

description

shall

include

definitions

of

those

terms.

19

Sec.

54.

Section

331.305,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

20

amended

to

read

as

follows:

21

1.

Unless

otherwise

provided

by

state

law,

if

notice

of

an

22

election,

hearing,

or

other

official

action

is

required

by

this

23

chapter

,

the

board

shall

publish

the

notice

at

least

once,

not

24

less

than

four

nor

more

than

twenty

days

before

the

date

of

the

25

election,

hearing,

or

other

action,

in

one

or

more

newspapers

26

which

meet

the

requirements

of

section

618.14

as

provided

in

27

chapter

618

.

Notice

of

an

election

shall

also

comply

with

28

section

49.53

.

29

Sec.

55.

Section

331.385,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

30

amended

to

read

as

follows:

31

2.

The

board

of

supervisors

shall

publish

notice

of

the

32

proposed

resolution,

and

of

a

public

hearing

to

be

held

on

the

33

proposed

resolution,

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

34

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

county

at

least

ten

days

but

no

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more

than

twenty

days

before

the

date

of

the

public

hearing.

1

If,

after

notice

and

hearing,

the

resolution

is

adopted,

the

2

board

of

supervisors

shall

assume

the

exercise

of

the

powers

3

and

duties

of

township

trustees

relating

to

fire

protection

4

service

and

emergency

medical

service

as

set

forth

in

sections

5

359.42

through

359.45

.

6

Sec.

56.

Section

331.425,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

7

amended

to

read

as

follows:

8

5.

Notice

of

the

proposed

special

levy

election

shall

be

9

published

at

least

twice

in

a

newspaper

as

specified

in

section

10

331.305

as

provided

in

chapter

618

prior

to

the

date

of

the

11

special

levy

election.

The

first

notice

shall

appear

as

early

12

as

practicable

after

the

board

has

decided

to

seek

a

special

13

levy.

14

Sec.

57.

Section

331.434,

subsections

3

and

6,

Code

2026,

15

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

16

3.

Following,

and

not

until,

the

requirements

of

section

17

24.2A

are

completed,

the

board

shall

set

a

time

and

place

for

18

a

public

hearing

on

the

budget

before

the

final

certification

19

date

and

shall

publish

notice

of

the

hearing

not

less

than

ten

20

nor

more

than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

hearing

in

the

county

21

newspapers

selected

under

chapter

349

as

provided

in

chapter

22

618

.

A

summary

of

the

proposed

budget

and

a

description

of

23

the

procedure

for

protesting

the

county

budget

under

section

24

331.436

,

in

the

form

prescribed

by

the

director

of

the

25

department

of

management,

shall

be

included

in

the

notice.

26

Proof

of

publication

of

the

notice

under

this

subsection

3

27

shall

be

filed

with

and

preserved

by

the

county

auditor.

A

28

levy

is

not

valid

unless

and

until

the

notice

is

published

and

29

individual

statements

under

section

24.2A

are

mailed.

The

30

department

of

management

shall

prescribe

the

form

for

the

31

public

hearing

notice

for

use

by

counties.

32

6.

The

board

shall

appropriate,

by

resolution,

the

amounts

33

deemed

necessary

for

each

of

the

different

county

officers

34

and

departments

during

the

ensuing

fiscal

year.

Increases

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or

decreases

in

these

appropriations

do

not

require

a

budget

1

amendment,

but

may

be

provided

by

resolution

at

a

regular

2

meeting

of

the

board,

as

long

as

each

class

of

proposed

3

expenditures

contained

in

the

budget

summary

published

under

4

subsection

3

of

this

section

is

not

increased.

However,

5

decreases

in

appropriations

for

a

county

officer

or

department

6

of

more

than

ten

percent

or

five

thousand

dollars,

whichever

7

is

greater,

shall

not

be

effective

unless

the

board

sets

a

8

time

and

place

for

a

public

hearing

on

the

proposed

decrease

9

and

publishes

notice

of

the

hearing

not

less

than

ten

nor

more

10

than

twenty

days

prior

to

the

hearing

in

the

county

newspapers

11

selected

under

chapter

349

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

12

Sec.

58.

Section

331.443,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

13

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

a.

Notwithstanding

subsection

2

,

a

board

may

institute

15

proceedings

for

the

issuance

of

bonds

for

an

essential

county

16

purpose

specified

in

section

331.441,

subsection

2

,

paragraph

17

“b”

,

subparagraph

(18)

or

(19),

in

an

amount

equal

to

or

greater

18

than

three

million

dollars

by

causing

a

notice

of

the

proposal

19

to

issue

the

bonds,

including

a

statement

of

the

amount

20

and

purpose

of

the

bonds,

together

with

the

maximum

rate

of

21

interest

which

the

bonds

are

to

bear,

and

the

right

to

petition

22

for

an

election,

to

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

23

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

24

county

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

meeting

at

which

it

is

25

proposed

to

take

action

for

the

issuance

of

the

bonds.

26

Sec.

59.

Section

341A.6,

subsection

6,

Code

2026,

is

amended

27

to

read

as

follows:

28

6.

To

arrange,

compile,

and

administer

competitive

tests

29

to

determine

the

relative

qualifications

of

persons

seeking

30

employment

in

any

class

of

position

and

as

a

result

thereof

31

establish

eligible

lists

for

the

various

classes

of

positions,

32

and

provide

that

persons

discharged

because

of

curtailment

of

33

expenditures,

reduction

in

force,

and

for

like

causes,

head

34

the

list

in

the

order

of

their

seniority,

to

the

end

that

they

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shall

be

the

first

to

be

reemployed.

Notice

of

competitive

1

tests

to

be

given

shall

be

published

at

least

two

weeks

prior

2

to

holding

the

tests

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

3

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

county

or

counties

in

which

a

4

vacancy

exists.

5

Sec.

60.

Section

346.27,

subsection

10,

paragraph

b,

Code

6

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

7

b.

In

addition

to

the

notice

required

by

section

49.53

,

a

8

notice

of

the

election

shall

be

published

once

each

week

for

9

at

least

two

weeks

in

some

newspaper

published

in

the

county

10

as

provided

in

chapter

618

stating

the

date

of

the

election,

11

the

hours

the

polls

will

be

open,

and

a

copy

of

the

question.

12

The

authority

shall

call

this

election

with

the

concurrence

of

13

both

incorporating

units.

The

election

shall

be

conducted

by

14

the

commissioner

in

accordance

with

the

provisions

of

chapters

15

49

and

50

.

16

Sec.

61.

Section

347.7,

subsection

4,

paragraph

a,

Code

17

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

18

a.

The

tax

levy

authorized

by

this

section

for

operation

19

and

maintenance

of

the

hospital

may

be

available

in

whole

or

in

20

part

to

any

county

with

or

without

a

county

hospital

organized

21

under

this

chapter

,

to

be

used

to

enhance

rural

health

services

22

in

the

county.

However,

the

tax

levied

may

be

expended

for

23

enhancement

of

rural

health

care

services

only

following

a

24

local

planning

process.

The

department

of

health

and

human

25

services

shall

establish

guidelines

to

be

followed

by

counties

26

in

implementing

the

local

planning

process

which

shall

require

27

legal

notice,

public

hearings,

and

a

referendum

in

accordance

28

with

this

subsection

prior

to

the

authorization

of

any

new

levy

29

or

a

change

in

the

use

of

a

levy.

The

notice

shall

describe

the

30

new

levy

or

the

change

in

the

use

of

the

levy,

indicate

the

date

31

and

location

of

the

hearing,

and

shall

be

published

at

least

32

once

each

week

for

two

consecutive

weeks

in

a

newspaper

having

33

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

county.

34

The

hearing

shall

not

take

place

prior

to

two

weeks

after

the

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second

publication.

1

Sec.

62.

Section

349.16,

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

2

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

There

shall

be

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

and

in

4

each

of

the

official

newspapers

at

the

expense

of

the

county

5

during

the

ensuing

year:

6

Sec.

63.

Section

349.18,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

Code

7

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

8

b.

In

addition

to

the

requirements

in

paragraph

“a”

,

if

9

a

county

operates

an

internet

site,

the

county

auditor

shall

10

post

the

full

text

of

all

resolutions

adopted

by

the

board

11

on

the

internet

site

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

Any

posted

12

summary

or

text

of

a

full

resolution

shall

include

links

13

directing

readers

to

information

relevant

to

the

content

of

the

14

resolution.

15

Sec.

64.

Section

352.7,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

16

to

read

as

follows:

17

1.

Within

thirty

days

of

receipt

of

a

proposal

to

create

18

or

expand

an

agricultural

area

which

meets

the

statutory

19

requirements,

the

county

board

shall

provide

notice

of

the

20

proposal

by

publishing

notice

in

a

newspaper

of

general

21

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

county.

Within

22

forty-five

days

after

receipt

of

the

proposal,

the

county

board

23

shall

hold

a

public

hearing

on

the

proposal.

24

Sec.

65.

Section

357A.6,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

25

to

read

as

follows:

26

2.

If

the

supervisors

find

that

required

notice

of

the

27

hearing

has

been

given

and

that

the

proposed

district

is

28

reasonably

necessary

for

the

public

health,

convenience,

and

29

comfort

of

the

residents,

or

may

be

of

benefit

in

providing

30

fire

protection,

they

shall

make

an

order

establishing

the

31

district

as

a

political

subdivision,

designating

the

district’s

32

boundary,

and

identifying

the

district

by

name

or

number.

The

33

order

shall

be

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

34

same

newspaper

manner

in

which

published

the

notice

of

hearing

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was

published

.

The

supervisors

shall

prepare

and

preserve

1

a

complete

record

of

the

hearing

on

the

petition

and

their

2

findings

and

action.

3

Sec.

66.

Section

357A.11,

subsection

13,

paragraph

b,

Code

4

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5

b.

Prior

to

such

sale,

conveyance,

merger,

or

disposition

by

6

the

board

that

includes

the

relinquishment

of

the

district’s

7

right

to

provide

service

to

an

area,

the

board

shall

publish

8

notice

of

a

public

hearing

not

less

than

four

nor

more

9

than

twenty

days

before

the

date

fixed

for

the

hearing

in

a

10

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

11

the

area

for

which

the

board

seeks

to

relinquish

service.

The

12

board

shall

mail

notice

of

a

public

hearing

to

the

district’s

13

members

in

the

area

for

which

the

board

seeks

to

relinquish

14

service

not

less

than

fourteen

days

prior

to

such

public

15

hearing.

A

public

hearing

is

not

required

when

the

board

16

relinquishes

the

district’s

right

to

service

an

area

within

the

17

corporate

limits

of

a

city

if

the

city

will

provide

service

in

18

compliance

with

the

city’s

annexation

plan.

19

Sec.

67.

Section

357A.24,

subsection

4,

paragraph

b,

Code

20

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

21

b.

The

order

shall

be

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

22

in

the

same

newspaper

manner

in

which

published

the

notice

of

23

the

hearing

was

published

.

24

Sec.

68.

Section

357B.18,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

25

follows:

26

357B.18

Detachment

of

land

from

district.

27

The

trustees

of

a

township,

after

notice

and

a

public

28

hearing,

may

withdraw

the

township

or

part

of

the

township

29

from

a

benefited

fire

district.

Notice

of

the

time,

date

and

30

place

of

the

hearing

shall

be

published

at

least

two

weeks

31

before

the

hearing

in

a

newspaper

having

general

circulation

as

32

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

township.

The

notice

shall

33

also

identify

the

area

to

be

withdrawn.

After

the

hearing

on

34

the

proposed

withdrawal,

the

township

trustees,

by

majority

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vote,

may

withdraw

the

township

or

a

part

of

the

township

from

1

the

benefited

fire

district.

If

the

township

trustees

take

2

final

action

to

withdraw

on

or

before

March

1

of

a

fiscal

year,

3

the

effective

date

of

the

withdrawal

is

the

following

July

1.

4

However,

if

final

action

to

withdraw

is

taken

after

March

1,

5

the

withdrawal

is

not

effective

until

July

1

of

the

following

6

calendar

year.

If

bonds

issued

under

section

357B.4

are

7

outstanding

at

the

time

of

withdrawal,

the

board

of

supervisors

8

shall

continue

to

levy

an

annual

tax

against

the

taxable

9

property

being

withdrawn

to

pay

its

share

of

the

outstanding

10

obligation

of

the

district

relating

to

those

bonds.

11

Sec.

69.

Section

358.40,

subsections

3

and

4,

Code

2026,

are

12

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

3.

The

board

shall

examine

the

petition

at

its

next

meeting

14

after

its

filing

or

within

twenty

days

of

the

filing,

whichever

15

date

is

earlier.

Within

ten

days

of

the

meeting,

the

board

16

shall

publish

notice

of

the

petition

and

the

date,

time,

and

17

place

of

the

meeting

at

which

time

the

board

proposes

to

take

18

action

on

the

petition.

The

notice

shall

be

published

in

a

19

newspaper

of

general

circulation

published

in

the

district

20

and,

if

no

newspaper

is

published

within

the

district,

in

a

21

newspaper

published

in

the

county

in

which

the

major

part

of

22

the

district

is

located

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

At

the

23

board’s

meeting,

or

subsequent

meetings

as

necessary,

if

the

24

petition

is

found

to

comply

with

the

requirements

of

this

25

section

and

the

board

of

trustees

consents

by

majority

vote,

26

the

board

of

supervisors

may

provide

for

payment

as

requested

27

or

modify

the

method

of

payment

of

costs

and

expenses.

28

4.

If

the

board

decides

that

dissolution

is

warranted

for

29

the

best

interest

of

the

public,

it

shall

publish

a

notice

in

a

30

newspaper

of

general

circulation

published

in

the

district

or,

31

if

no

newspaper

is

published

in

the

district,

in

a

newspaper

32

published

in

the

county

in

which

the

major

part

of

the

district

33

is

located

as

provided

in

chapter

618

and

give

notice

by

mail

34

to

all

known

claimants

or

creditors

of

the

district

that

it

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will

receive

and

adjudicate

claims

against

the

district

for

1

four

months

from

the

date

the

notice

is

published

and

shall

2

levy

an

annual

tax

as

necessary

against

all

property

in

the

3

district

for

the

number

of

years

required

to

pay

all

claims

4

allowed.

However,

the

annual

tax

levied

under

this

subsection

5

shall

not

exceed

four

dollars

per

thousand

dollars

of

assessed

6

valuation

of

the

taxable

property

within

the

district

at

the

7

time

of

dissolution.

The

levy

shall

be

made

in

the

same

manner

8

as

provided

in

section

76.2

.

After

the

board

makes

a

specific

9

finding

that

all

indebtedness,

costs,

and

expenses

have

been

10

paid

or

levies

approved

for

their

payment,

the

board

shall

11

dissolve

the

district

by

resolution

entered

upon

its

records.

12

The

dissolution

order

shall

be

noted

by

the

auditor

on

the

13

county

records,

showing

the

date

when

the

dissolution

became

14

effective.

15

Sec.

70.

Section

359.52,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

16

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

17

a.

The

board

of

trustees

shall

set

forth

its

proposal

in

a

18

resolution

and

shall

publish

notice

of

the

resolution

and

of

19

a

date,

time,

and

place

of

a

public

hearing

on

the

proposal.

20

The

notice

shall

be

published

in

a

newspaper

published

at

least

21

once

weekly

and

having

general

circulation

in

the

township

or

22

in

the

largest

city

in

the

township

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

23

The

notice

shall

be

published

no

less

than

ten

days

and

no

more

24

than

twenty

days

before

the

hearing.

25

Sec.

71.

Section

362.3,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

Code

26

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

27

b.

A

publication

required

by

the

city

code

must

be

in

a

28

newspaper

published

at

least

once

weekly

and

having

general

29

circulation

in

the

city.

However,

if

the

city

has

a

population

30

of

two

hundred

or

less,

or

in

the

case

of

ordinances

and

31

amendments

to

be

published

in

a

city

in

which

no

newspaper

is

32

published,

a

publication

may

be

made

by

posting

in

three

public

33

places

in

the

city

which

have

been

permanently

designated

by

34

ordinance

published

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

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Sec.

72.

Section

362.3,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

1

by

striking

the

subsection.

2

Sec.

73.

Section

364.2,

subsection

4,

paragraph

c,

Code

3

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

c.

Notice

of

the

election

shall

be

given

by

publication

5

as

prescribed

in

section

49.53

in

a

newspaper

of

general

6

circulation

in

the

city

and

chapter

618

.

7

Sec.

74.

Section

364.4,

subsection

4,

paragraph

e,

8

subparagraph

(2),

subparagraph

division

(a),

Code

2026,

is

9

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

(a)

The

governing

body

must

institute

proceedings

to

enter

11

into

a

lease

or

lease-purchase

contract

payable

from

the

12

general

fund

by

causing

a

notice

of

the

meeting

to

discuss

13

entering

into

the

lease

or

lease-purchase

contract,

including

14

a

statement

of

the

principal

amount

and

purpose

of

the

lease

15

or

lease-purchase

contract

and

the

right

to

petition

for

an

16

election,

to

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

17

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

city

18

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

discussion

meeting.

No

sooner

19

than

thirty

days

following

the

discussion

meeting

shall

the

20

governing

body

hold

a

meeting

at

which

it

is

proposed

to

take

21

action

to

enter

into

the

lease

or

lease-purchase

contract.

22

Sec.

75.

Section

368.4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

23

follows:

24

368.4

Annexing

moratorium.

25

A

city,

following

notice

and

hearing,

may

by

resolution

26

agree

with

another

city

or

cities

to

refrain

from

annexing

27

specifically

described

territory

for

a

period

not

to

exceed

28

ten

years

and,

following

notice

and

hearing,

may

by

resolution

29

extend

the

agreement

for

subsequent

periods

not

to

exceed

ten

30

years

each.

Notice

of

a

hearing

shall

be

served

by

regular

31

mail

at

least

thirty

days

before

the

hearing

on

the

city

32

development

board

and

on

the

board

of

supervisors

of

the

county

33

in

which

the

territory

is

located

and

shall

be

published

in

34

an

official

county

newspaper

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

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each

county

containing

a

city

conducting

a

hearing

regarding

1

the

agreement,

in

an

official

county

newspaper

in

any

county

2

within

two

miles

of

any

such

city,

and

in

an

official

newspaper

3

of

each

city

conducting

a

hearing

regarding

the

agreement.

4

The

notice

shall

include

the

time

and

place

of

the

hearing,

5

describe

the

territory

subject

to

the

proposed

agreement,

6

and

the

general

terms

of

the

agreement.

After

passage

of

a

7

resolution

by

the

cities

approving

the

agreements,

a

copy

8

of

the

agreement

and

a

copy

of

any

resolution

extending

an

9

agreement

shall

be

filed

with

the

city

development

board

within

10

ten

days

of

enactment.

If

such

an

agreement

is

in

force,

the

11

board

shall

dismiss

a

petition

or

plan

which

violates

the

terms

12

of

the

agreement.

13

Sec.

76.

Section

368.7,

subsection

1,

paragraph

d,

Code

14

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

15

d.

The

city

shall

provide

for

a

public

hearing

on

the

16

application

before

approving

or

denying

it.

The

city

shall

17

provide

written

notice

at

least

fourteen

business

days

prior

18

to

any

action

by

the

city

council

regarding

the

application,

19

including

a

public

hearing,

by

regular

mail

to

the

chairperson

20

of

the

board

of

supervisors

of

each

county

which

contains

a

21

portion

of

the

territory

proposed

to

be

annexed,

each

public

22

utility

which

serves

the

territory

proposed

to

be

annexed,

23

each

owner

of

property

located

within

the

territory

to

be

24

annexed

who

is

not

a

party

to

the

application,

and

each

owner

25

of

property

that

adjoins

the

territory

to

be

annexed

unless

26

the

adjoining

property

is

in

a

city.

The

city

shall

publish

27

notice

of

the

application

and

public

hearing

on

the

application

28

in

an

official

county

newspaper

in

each

county

which

contains

29

a

portion

of

the

territory

proposed

to

be

annexed

as

provided

30

in

chapter

618

.

Both

the

written

and

published

notice

shall

31

include

the

time

and

place

of

the

public

hearing

and

a

legal

32

description

of

the

territory

to

be

annexed.

The

city

shall

33

not

assess

the

costs

of

providing

notice

as

required

in

this

34

section

to

the

applicants.

The

city

council

shall

approve

or

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deny

the

application

by

resolution

of

the

council.

1

Sec.

77.

Section

368.7,

subsections

2

and

3,

Code

2026,

are

2

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

2.

An

application

for

annexation

of

territory

not

within

4

an

urbanized

area

of

a

city

other

than

the

city

to

which

the

5

annexation

is

directed

must

be

approved

by

resolution

of

the

6

council

which

receives

the

application.

The

city

council

shall

7

mail

a

copy

of

the

application

by

certified

mail

to

the

board

8

of

supervisors

of

each

county

which

contains

a

portion

of

the

9

territory

at

least

fourteen

business

days

prior

to

any

action

10

taken

by

the

city

council

on

the

application.

The

council

11

shall

also

publish

notice

of

the

application

in

an

official

12

county

newspaper

in

each

county

which

contains

a

portion

of

the

13

territory

as

provided

in

chapter

618

at

least

fourteen

days

14

prior

to

any

action

taken

by

the

council

on

the

application.

15

Upon

receiving

approval

of

the

council,

the

city

clerk

shall

16

file

a

copy

of

the

resolution,

map,

and

legal

description

of

17

the

territory

involved

with

the

secretary

of

state,

the

county

18

board

of

supervisors

of

each

county

which

contains

a

portion

19

of

the

territory,

each

affected

public

utility,

and

the

state

20

department

of

transportation.

The

city

clerk

shall

also

record

21

a

copy

of

the

legal

description,

map,

and

resolution

with

the

22

county

recorder

of

each

county

which

contains

a

portion

of

23

the

territory.

The

secretary

of

state

shall

not

accept

and

24

acknowledge

a

copy

of

a

legal

description,

map,

and

resolution

25

of

annexation

which

would

create

an

island.

The

annexation

is

26

completed

upon

acknowledgment

by

the

secretary

of

state

that

27

the

secretary

of

state

has

received

the

legal

description,

map,

28

and

resolution.

29

3.

An

application

for

annexation

of

territory

within

an

30

urbanized

area

of

a

city

other

than

the

city

to

which

the

31

annexation

is

directed

must

be

approved

both

by

resolution

of

32

the

council

which

receives

the

application

and

by

the

board.

33

The

board

shall

not

approve

an

application

which

creates

an

34

island.

Notice

of

the

application

shall

be

mailed

by

certified

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mail,

by

the

city

to

which

the

annexation

is

directed,

at

least

1

fourteen

business

days

prior

to

any

action

by

the

city

council

2

on

the

application

to

the

council

of

each

city

whose

boundary

3

adjoins

the

territory

or

is

within

two

miles

of

the

territory,

4

to

the

board

of

supervisors

of

each

county

which

contains

a

5

portion

of

the

territory,

each

affected

public

utility,

and

6

to

the

regional

planning

authority

of

the

territory.

Notice

7

of

the

application

shall

be

published

in

an

official

county

8

newspaper

in

each

county

which

contains

a

portion

of

the

9

territory

as

provided

in

chapter

618

at

least

ten

business

days

10

prior

to

any

action

by

the

city

council

on

the

application.

11

The

annexation

is

completed

when

the

board

has

filed

and

12

recorded

copies

of

applicable

portions

of

the

proceedings

as

13

required

by

section

368.20,

subsection

1

,

paragraph

“b”

.

14

Sec.

78.

Section

368.11,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

15

to

read

as

follows:

16

5.

Before

a

petition

for

involuntary

annexation

may

be

17

filed,

the

petitioner

shall

hold

a

public

meeting

on

the

18

petition.

Notice

of

the

meeting

shall

be

published

in

an

19

official

county

newspaper

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

each

20

county

which

contains

a

part

of

the

territory

at

least

five

21

days

before

the

date

of

the

public

meeting.

The

mayor

of

22

the

city

proposing

to

annex

the

territory,

or

that

person’s

23

designee,

shall

serve

as

chairperson

of

the

public

meeting.

24

The

city

clerk

of

the

same

city

or

the

city

clerk’s

designee

25

shall

record

the

proceedings

of

the

public

meeting.

Any

26

person

attending

the

meeting

may

submit

written

comments

and

27

may

be

heard

on

the

petition.

The

minutes

of

the

public

28

meeting

and

all

documents

submitted

at

the

public

meeting

29

shall

be

forwarded

to

the

county

board

of

supervisors

of

each

30

county

where

the

territory

is

located

and

to

the

board

by

the

31

chairperson

of

the

meeting.

32

Sec.

79.

Section

373.4,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

33

to

read

as

follows:

34

1.

Within

sixty

days

after

its

organization,

the

commission

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shall

hold

at

least

one

public

hearing

for

the

purpose

of

1

receiving

information

and

material

which

will

assist

in

the

2

drafting

of

a

charter.

Notice

of

the

date,

time,

and

place

3

of

the

hearing

shall

be

published

in

the

official

county

4

newspapers

of

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

each

county

in

5

which

the

participating

cities

are

located.

6

Sec.

80.

Section

384.16,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

7

to

read

as

follows:

8

3.

Following,

and

not

until,

completion

of

requirements

9

of

section

24.2A

,

the

council

shall

set

a

time

and

place

for

10

public

hearing

on

the

budget

before

the

final

certification

11

date

and

shall

publish

notice

of

the

hearing

pursuant

to

12

section

362.3

in

a

newspaper

published

at

least

once

weekly

13

and

having

general

circulation

in

the

city.

However,

if

the

14

city

has

a

population

of

two

hundred

or

less,

publication

15

may

be

made

by

posting

in

three

public

places

in

the

city

as

16

provided

in

chapter

618

.

A

summary

of

the

proposed

budget

and

17

a

description

of

the

procedure

for

protesting

the

city

budget

18

under

section

384.19

,

in

the

form

prescribed

by

the

director

of

19

the

department

of

management,

shall

be

included

in

the

notice.

20

Proof

of

publication

of

the

notice

under

this

subsection

3

must

21

be

filed

with

the

county

auditor.

The

department

of

management

22

shall

prescribe

the

form

for

the

public

hearing

notice

for

use

23

by

cities.

24

Sec.

81.

Section

384.24A,

subsection

4,

paragraph

b,

25

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

(1)

The

governing

body

must

institute

proceedings

to

enter

27

into

a

loan

agreement

payable

from

the

general

fund

by

causing

28

a

notice

of

the

meeting

to

discuss

entering

into

the

loan

29

agreement,

including

a

statement

of

the

principal

amount

and

30

purpose

of

the

loan

agreement

and

the

right

to

petition

for

31

an

election,

to

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

32

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

city

33

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

discussion

meeting.

No

sooner

34

than

thirty

days

following

the

discussion

meeting

shall

the

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governing

body

hold

a

meeting

at

which

it

is

proposed

to

take

1

action

to

enter

into

the

loan

agreement.

2

Sec.

82.

Section

384.25,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

3

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

a.

Notwithstanding

subsection

2

,

a

council

may

institute

5

proceedings

for

the

issuance

of

bonds

for

an

essential

6

corporate

purpose

specified

in

section

384.24,

subsection

3

,

7

paragraph

“w”

or

“x”

,

in

an

amount

equal

to

or

greater

than

8

three

million

dollars

by

causing

a

notice

of

the

proposal

9

to

issue

the

bonds,

including

a

statement

of

the

amount

10

and

purpose

of

the

bonds,

together

with

the

maximum

rate

of

11

interest

which

the

bonds

are

to

bear,

and

the

right

to

petition

12

for

an

election,

to

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

13

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

14

city

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

the

meeting

at

which

it

is

15

proposed

to

take

action

for

the

issuance

of

the

bonds.

16

Sec.

83.

Section

384.26,

subsection

5,

paragraph

a,

17

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

18

follows:

19

Notwithstanding

the

provisions

of

subsection

2

,

a

council

20

may,

in

lieu

of

calling

an

election,

institute

proceedings

21

for

the

issuance

of

bonds

for

a

general

corporate

purpose

by

22

causing

a

notice

of

the

proposal

to

issue

the

bonds,

including

23

a

statement

of

the

amount

and

purpose

of

the

bonds,

together

24

with

the

maximum

rate

of

interest

which

the

bonds

are

to

bear,

25

and

the

right

to

petition

for

an

election,

to

be

published

at

26

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

27

in

chapter

618

within

the

city

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

28

the

meeting

at

which

it

is

proposed

to

take

action

for

the

29

issuance

of

the

bonds

subject

to

the

following

population-based

30

limitations,

adjusted

and

published

annually

in

January

by

the

31

department

of

management

by

applying

the

percentage

change

in

32

the

consumer

price

index

for

all

urban

consumers

for

the

most

33

recent

available

twelve-month

period

published

in

the

federal

34

register

by

the

United

States

department

of

labor,

bureau

of

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labor

statistics:

1

Sec.

84.

Section

384.84A,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

2

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3

1.

The

governing

body

of

a

city

may

institute

proceedings

4

to

issue

revenue

bonds

for

storm

water

drainage

construction

5

projects

under

section

384.84,

subsection

7

,

by

causing

notice

6

of

the

proposed

project,

with

a

description

of

the

proposed

7

project

and

a

description

of

the

formula

for

the

determination

8

of

the

rate

or

rates

applied

to

users

for

payment

of

the

bonds,

9

and

a

description

of

the

bonds

and

maximum

rate

of

interest

10

and

the

right

to

petition

for

an

election

if

the

project

meets

11

the

requirement

of

subsection

2

,

to

be

published

at

least

once

12

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

13

618

within

the

city

at

least

thirty

days

before

the

meeting

at

14

which

the

governing

body

proposes

to

take

action

to

institute

15

proceedings

for

issuance

of

revenue

bonds

for

the

storm

water

16

drainage

construction

project.

17

Sec.

85.

Section

403.15,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

18

to

read

as

follows:

19

5.

The

mayor

or

chairperson

of

the

board,

as

applicable,

20

shall

designate

a

chairperson

and

vice

chairperson

from

among

21

the

commissioners.

An

agency

may

employ

an

executive

director,

22

technical

experts

and

such

other

agents

and

employees,

23

permanent

and

temporary,

as

it

may

require,

and

the

agency

may

24

determine

their

qualifications,

duties,

and

compensation.

For

25

such

legal

service

as

it

may

require,

an

agency

may

employ

or

26

retain

its

own

counsel

and

legal

staff.

An

agency

authorized

to

27

transact

business

and

exercise

powers

under

this

chapter

shall

28

file,

with

the

local

governing

body,

on

or

before

September

29

30

of

each

year,

a

report

of

its

activities

for

the

preceding

30

fiscal

year,

which

report

shall

include

a

complete

financial

31

statement

setting

forth

its

assets,

liabilities,

income

and

32

operating

expense

as

of

the

end

of

such

fiscal

year.

At

the

33

time

of

filing

the

report,

the

agency

shall

publish

in

a

34

newspaper

of

general

circulation

,

as

provided

in

chapter

618,

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in

the

city

or

county,

as

applicable,

a

notice

to

the

effect

1

that

such

report

has

been

filed

with

the

municipality,

and

that

2

the

report

is

available

for

inspection

during

business

hours

in

3

the

office

of

the

city

clerk

or

county

auditor,

as

applicable,

4

and

in

the

office

of

the

agency.

5

Sec.

86.

Section

403A.5,

subsection

4,

paragraph

b,

Code

6

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

7

b.

The

mayor

shall

designate

a

chairperson

and

vice

8

chairperson

from

among

the

commissioners.

An

agency

may

employ

9

an

executive

director,

technical

experts

and

such

other

agents

10

and

employees,

permanent

and

temporary,

as

it

may

require,

11

and

the

agency

may

determine

their

qualifications,

duties,

12

and

compensation.

For

such

legal

service

as

it

may

require,

13

an

agency

may

employ

or

retain

its

own

counsel

and

legal

14

staff.

An

agency

authorized

to

transact

business

and

exercise

15

powers

under

this

chapter

shall

file,

with

the

local

governing

16

body,

on

or

before

September

30

of

each

year,

a

report

of

17

its

activities

for

the

preceding

fiscal

year,

which

report

18

shall

include

a

complete

financial

statement

setting

forth

its

19

assets,

liabilities,

income,

and

operating

expense

as

of

the

20

end

of

such

fiscal

year.

At

the

time

of

filing

the

report,

21

the

agency

shall

publish

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

22

a

notice

in

the

community

a

notice

as

provided

in

chapter

23

618

to

the

effect

that

such

report

has

been

filed

with

the

24

municipality,

and

that

the

report

is

available

for

inspection

25

during

business

hours

in

the

office

of

the

city

clerk

and

in

26

the

office

of

the

agency.

27

Sec.

87.

Section

403A.28,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

28

follows:

29

403A.28

Public

hearing

required.

30

The

municipal

housing

agency

shall

not

undertake

any

31

low-cost

housing

project

until

such

time

as

a

public

hearing

32

has

been

called,

at

which

time

the

agency

shall

advise

the

33

public

of

the

name

of

the

proposed

project,

its

location,

the

34

number

of

living

units

proposed

and

their

approximate

cost.

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Notice

of

the

public

hearing

on

the

proposed

project

shall

be

1

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

2

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

municipality,

at

least

3

fifteen

days

prior

to

the

date

set

for

the

hearing.

4

Sec.

88.

Section

419.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

5

follows:

6

419.9

Public

hearing.

7

Prior

to

the

issuance

of

any

bonds

under

authority

of

this

8

chapter

,

the

municipality

shall

conduct

a

public

hearing

on

the

9

proposal

to

issue

said

bonds.

Notice

of

intention

to

issue

the

10

bonds,

specifying

the

amount

and

purpose

thereof

and

the

time

11

and

place

of

hearing,

shall

be

published

at

least

once

not

less

12

than

fifteen

days

prior

to

the

date

fixed

for

the

hearing

in

13

a

newspaper

published

and

having

a

general

circulation

within

14

the

municipality.

If

there

is

no

newspaper

published

therein,

15

the

notice

shall

be

published

in

a

newspaper

published

in

the

16

county

and

having

a

general

circulation

in

the

municipality

17

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

At

the

time

and

place

fixed

for

18

the

public

hearing

the

governing

body

of

the

municipality

19

shall

give

all

local

residents

who

appear

at

the

hearing

an

20

opportunity

to

express

their

views

for

or

against

the

proposal

21

to

issue

the

bonds

and

at

the

hearing,

or

any

adjournment

22

thereof,

shall

adopt

a

resolution

determining

whether

or

not

to

23

proceed

with

the

issuance

of

the

bonds.

24

Sec.

89.

Section

422D.1,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

25

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

26

a.

To

be

effective,

the

resolution

declaring

emergency

27

medical

services

to

be

an

essential

service

shall

be

considered

28

and

voted

on

for

approval

at

two

meetings

of

the

board

prior

to

29

the

meeting

at

which

the

resolution

is

to

be

finally

approved

30

by

a

majority

of

the

board

by

recorded

vote,

as

defined

in

31

section

331.101

.

Notice

of

the

first

meeting

of

the

board

32

at

which

the

resolution

is

considered

and

voted

on

shall

be

33

published

not

less

than

sixty

days

prior

to

the

date

of

the

34

meeting

in

one

or

more

newspapers

that

meet

the

requirements

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of

section

618.14

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

board

shall

1

not

suspend

or

waive

the

requirements

for

approval

of

the

2

resolution

or

approval

of

the

imposition

of

a

tax

under

this

3

chapter

.

4

Sec.

90.

Section

423A.7,

subsection

4,

paragraph

f,

5

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

6

(1)

A

city

or

county

acting

on

behalf

of

an

unincorporated

7

area

may,

in

lieu

of

calling

an

election,

institute

proceedings

8

for

the

issuance

of

bonds

under

this

section

by

causing

9

a

notice

of

the

proposal

to

issue

the

bonds,

including

a

10

statement

of

the

amount

and

purpose

of

the

bonds,

together

11

with

the

maximum

rate

of

interest

which

the

bonds

are

to

bear,

12

and

the

right

to

petition

for

an

election,

to

be

published

at

13

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

14

in

chapter

618

within

the

city

or

unincorporated

area

at

least

15

ten

days

prior

to

the

meeting

at

which

it

is

proposed

to

take

16

action

for

the

issuance

of

the

bonds.

17

Sec.

91.

Section

423B.9,

subsection

4,

paragraph

a,

18

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

19

(1)

A

bond

issuer

may

institute

proceedings

for

the

issuance

20

of

bonds

by

causing

a

notice

of

the

proposal

to

issue

the

21

bonds,

including

a

statement

of

the

amount

and

purpose

of

the

22

bonds,

together

with

the

maximum

rate

of

interest

which

the

23

bonds

are

to

bear,

and

the

right

to

petition

for

an

election,

24

to

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

25

circulation

as

provided

in

chapter

618

within

the

political

26

subdivision

or

unincorporated

area

at

least

ten

days

prior

to

27

the

meeting

at

which

it

is

proposed

to

take

action

for

the

28

issuance

of

the

bonds.

29

Sec.

92.

Section

423F.3,

subsection

3,

paragraph

d,

Code

30

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

31

d.

The

board

secretary

shall

notify

the

county

commissioner

32

of

elections

of

the

intent

to

take

an

issue

to

the

voters

33

pursuant

to

paragraph

“b”

or

“c”

.

The

county

commissioner

34

of

elections

shall

publish

the

notices

required

by

law

for

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special

or

general

elections

as

provided

in

chapter

618

,

and

1

the

election

shall

be

held

on

a

date

specified

in

section

39.2,

2

subsection

4

,

paragraph

“c”

.

A

majority

of

those

voting

on

the

3

question

must

favor

approval

of

the

revenue

purpose

statement.

4

If

the

proposal

is

not

approved,

the

school

district

shall

5

not

submit

the

same

or

new

revenue

purpose

statement

to

the

6

electors

for

a

period

of

six

months

from

the

date

of

the

7

previous

election.

8

Sec.

93.

Section

423F.3,

subsection

7,

paragraph

a,

Code

9

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

a.

Prior

to

approving

the

use

of

revenues

received

under

11

this

chapter

for

an

athletic

facility

infrastructure

project

12

within

the

scope

of

the

school

district’s

approved

revenue

13

purpose

statement

or

pursuant

to

subsection

4

for

a

school

14

district

without

an

approved

revenue

statement,

the

board

of

15

directors

shall

adopt

a

resolution

setting

forth

the

proposal

16

for

the

athletic

facility

infrastructure

project

and

hold

an

17

additional

public

hearing

on

the

issue

of

construction

of

the

18

athletic

facility.

Notice

of

the

time

and

place

of

the

public

19

hearing

shall

be

published

not

less

than

ten

nor

more

than

20

twenty

days

before

the

public

hearing

in

a

newspaper

which

is

21

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

in

the

school

district

as

22

provided

in

chapter

618

.

If

at

any

time

prior

to

the

fifteenth

23

day

following

the

hearing,

the

secretary

of

the

board

of

24

directors

receives

a

petition

containing

the

required

number

25

of

signatures

and

asking

that

the

question

of

the

approval

of

26

the

use

of

revenues

for

the

athletic

facility

infrastructure

27

project

be

submitted

to

the

voters

of

the

school

district,

28

the

board

of

directors

shall

either

rescind

the

board’s

29

resolution

for

the

use

of

revenues

for

the

athletic

facility

30

infrastructure

project

or

direct

the

county

commissioner

of

31

elections

to

submit

the

question

to

the

registered

voters

of

32

the

school

district

at

an

election

held

on

a

date

specified

33

in

section

39.2,

subsection

4

,

paragraph

“c”

.

The

petition

34

must

be

signed

by

eligible

electors

equal

in

number

to

not

less

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than

one

hundred

or

thirty

percent

of

the

number

of

voters

1

at

the

last

preceding

election

of

school

officials

under

2

section

277.1

,

whichever

is

greater.

If

a

majority

of

those

3

voting

on

the

question

favors

the

use

of

the

revenues

for

the

4

athletic

facility

infrastructure

project,

the

board

shall

be

5

authorized

to

approve

such

use

by

resolution

of

the

board.

If

6

a

majority

of

those

voting

on

the

question

does

not

favor

the

7

use

of

the

revenues

for

the

athletic

facility

infrastructure

8

project,

the

board

of

directors

shall

rescind

the

board’s

9

resolution

for

the

use

of

revenues

for

the

athletic

facility

10

infrastructure

project.

If

a

petition

is

not

received

by

the

11

board

of

directors

within

the

prescribed

time

period,

the

board

12

of

directors

may

approve

the

use

of

revenues

for

the

athletic

13

facility

infrastructure

project

without

voter

approval.

14

Sec.

94.

Section

423F.4,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

15

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

16

a.

Bonds

issued

on

or

after

July

1,

2019,

shall

not

be

sold

17

at

public

sale

as

provided

in

chapter

75

,

or

at

a

private

sale,

18

without

notice

and

hearing.

Notice

of

the

time

and

place

of

19

the

public

hearing

shall

be

published

not

less

than

ten

nor

20

more

than

twenty

days

before

the

public

hearing

in

a

newspaper

21

which

is

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

22

chapter

618

in

the

school

district.

23

Sec.

95.

Section

441.49,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

24

unnumbered

paragraph

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

25

follows:

26

On

or

before

October

8

the

county

auditor

shall

cause

to

27

be

published

in

official

newspapers

of

general

circulation

28

as

provided

in

chapter

618

the

final

equalization

order.

29

The

county

auditor

shall

also

notify

each

property

owner

or

30

taxpayer

whose

valuation

has

been

increased

by

the

final

31

equalization

order

by

mail

postmarked

on

or

before

October

32

8.

The

publication

and

the

individual

notice

mailed

to

each

33

property

owner

or

taxpayer

whose

valuation

has

been

increased

34

shall

include,

in

type

larger

than

the

remainder

of

the

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publication

or

notice,

the

following

statements:

1

Assessed

values

are

equalized

by

the

department

of

revenue

2

every

two

years.

Local

taxing

authorities

determine

the

final

3

tax

levies

and

may

reduce

property

tax

rates

to

compensate

4

for

any

increase

in

valuation

due

to

equalization.

If

you

5

are

not

satisfied

that

your

assessment

as

adjusted

by

the

6

equalization

order

is

correct,

you

may

file

a

protest

against

7

such

assessment

with

the

board

of

review

on

or

after

October

8

9,

to

and

including

October

31.

9

Sec.

96.

Section

446.9,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

10

to

read

as

follows:

11

2.

Publication

of

the

date,

time,

and

place

of

the

annual

12

tax

sale

shall

be

made

once

by

the

treasurer

in

at

least

one

13

official

newspaper

in

the

county

as

selected

by

the

board

of

14

supervisors

and

designated

by

the

treasurer

as

provided

in

15

chapter

618

at

least

one

week,

but

not

more

than

three

weeks,

16

before

the

day

of

sale.

The

publication

shall

contain

a

17

description

of

the

parcel

to

be

sold

that

is

clear,

concise,

18

and

sufficient

to

distinguish

the

parcel

to

be

sold

from

19

all

other

parcels.

All

items

offered

for

sale

pursuant

to

20

section

446.18

may

be

indicated

by

an

“s”

or

by

an

asterisk.

21

The

publication

shall

also

contain

the

name

of

the

person

22

in

whose

name

the

parcel

to

be

sold

is

taxed

and

the

amount

23

delinquent

for

which

the

parcel

is

liable

each

year,

the

24

amount

of

the

interest

and

fees,

and

the

amount

of

the

service

25

fee

as

provided

in

section

446.10,

subsection

2

,

all

to

be

26

incorporated

as

a

single

sum.

The

publication

shall

contain

a

27

statement

that,

after

the

sale,

if

the

parcel

is

not

redeemed

28

within

the

period

provided

in

chapter

447

,

the

right

to

redeem

29

expires

and

a

deed

may

be

issued.

30

Sec.

97.

Section

447.10,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

31

follows:

32

447.10

Service

by

publication

——

fees.

33

If

notice

in

accordance

with

section

447.9

cannot

be

served

34

upon

a

person

entitled

to

notice

in

the

manner

prescribed

in

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that

section,

then

the

holder

of

the

certificate

of

purchase

1

shall

cause

the

required

notice

to

be

published

once

in

an

2

official

newspaper

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

county.

3

If

service

is

made

by

publication,

the

affidavit

required

by

4

section

447.12

shall

state

the

reason

why

service

in

accordance

5

with

section

447.9

could

not

be

made.

Service

of

notice

6

by

publication

shall

be

deemed

complete

on

the

day

of

the

7

publication.

Fees

for

publication,

if

required

under

section

8

447.13

,

shall

not

exceed

the

customary

publication

fees

for

9

official

county

publications.

10

Sec.

98.

Section

455B.305A,

subsection

1,

paragraph

b,

Code

11

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

12

b.

Prior

to

the

siting

of

a

proposed

new

sanitary

landfill

13

or

incinerator

by

a

private

agency

disposing

of

waste

which

14

the

agency

generates

on

property

owned

by

the

agency

which

is

15

located

outside

of

the

city

limits

and

for

which

no

county

16

zoning

ordinance

exists,

the

private

agency

shall

cause

written

17

notice

of

the

proposal,

including

the

nature

of

the

proposed

18

facility,

and

the

right

of

the

owner

to

submit

a

petition

for

19

formal

siting

of

the

proposed

site,

to

be

served

either

in

20

person

or

by

mail

on

the

owners

and

residents

of

all

property

21

within

two

miles

in

each

direction

of

the

proposed

local

site

22

area.

The

owners

shall

be

identified

based

upon

the

authentic

23

tax

records

of

the

county

in

which

the

proposed

site

is

to

be

24

located.

The

private

agency

shall

notify

the

county

board

of

25

supervisors

which

governs

the

county

in

which

the

site

is

to

26

be

located

of

the

proposed

siting,

and

certify

that

notices

27

have

been

mailed

to

owners

and

residents

of

the

impacted

area.

28

Written

notice

shall

be

published

in

the

official

newspaper,

29

as

selected

by

the

county

board

of

supervisors

pursuant

to

30

section

349.1

,

of

the

county

in

which

the

site

is

located

as

31

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

notice

shall

state

the

name

and

32

address

of

the

applicant,

the

location

of

the

proposed

site,

33

the

nature

and

size

of

the

development,

the

nature

of

the

34

activity

proposed,

the

probable

life

of

the

proposed

activity,

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and

a

description

of

the

right

of

persons

to

comment

on

the

1

request.

If

two

hundred

fifty

or

a

minimum

of

twenty

percent,

2

whichever

is

less,

of

the

owners

and

residents

of

property

3

notified

submit

a

petition

for

formal

review

to

the

county

4

board

of

supervisors

or

if

the

county

board

of

supervisors,

on

5

the

board’s

own

motion,

requires

formal

review

of

the

proposed

6

siting,

the

private

agency

proposal

is

subject

to

the

formal

7

siting

procedures

established

pursuant

to

this

section

.

8

Sec.

99.

Section

455B.305A,

subsection

3,

paragraph

b,

Code

9

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

b.

Written

notice

shall

be

published

in

the

official

11

newspaper

of

the

county

in

which

the

site

is

located

as

12

provided

in

chapter

618

.

The

notice

shall

state

the

name

and

13

address

of

the

applicant,

the

location

of

the

proposed

site,

14

the

nature

and

size

of

the

development,

the

nature

of

the

15

activity

proposed,

the

probable

life

of

the

proposed

activity,

16

the

date

when

the

request

for

site

approval

will

be

submitted,

17

and

a

description

of

the

right

of

persons

to

comment

on

the

18

request.

19

Sec.

100.

Section

455B.305A,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

20

amended

to

read

as

follows:

21

5.

At

least

one

public

hearing

shall

be

held

by

the

city

22

council

or

county

board

of

supervisors

no

sooner

than

ninety

23

days

but

no

later

than

one

hundred

twenty

days

from

receipt

of

24

the

request

for

siting

approval.

A

hearing

shall

be

preceded

25

by

published

notice

in

an

official

newspaper

of

the

county

of

26

the

proposed

site,

including

in

any

official

newspaper

located

27

in

the

city

of

the

proposed

site

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

28

Sec.

101.

Section

459.304,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

29

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

30

(1)

The

board

shall

publish

a

notice

that

the

board

has

31

received

the

application

in

a

newspaper

having

a

general

32

circulation

in

the

county

as

provided

in

chapter

618

.

33

Sec.

102.

Section

465C.11,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

34

amended

to

read

as

follows:

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3.

Before

the

department

shall

make

a

finding

of

imperative

1

and

unavoidable

public

necessity,

or

shall

enter

into

any

2

amendment

to

articles

of

dedication,

the

department

shall

3

provide

notice

of

such

proposal

and

opportunity

for

any

person

4

to

be

heard.

Such

notice

shall

be

published

at

least

once

in

a

5

newspaper

with

a

general

circulation

in

the

county

or

counties

6

wherein

the

area

directly

affected

is

situated

as

provided

7

in

chapter

618

,

and

mailed

within

ten

days

of

such

published

8

notice

to

all

persons

who

have

requested

notice

of

all

such

9

proposed

actions.

Each

notice

shall

set

forth

the

substance

10

of

the

proposed

action

and

describe,

with

or

without

legal

11

description,

the

area

affected,

and

shall

set

forth

a

place

and

12

time

not

less

than

sixty

days

thence

for

all

persons

desiring

13

to

be

heard

to

have

reasonable

opportunity

to

be

heard

prior

to

14

the

finding

of

the

department.

15

Sec.

103.

Section

468.34,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

16

follows:

17

468.34

Advertisement

for

bids.

18

The

board

shall

publish

notice

once

each

week

for

two

19

consecutive

weeks

in

a

newspaper

published

as

provided

in

20

chapter

618

in

the

county

where

the

improvement

is

located,

21

and

publish

additional

advertisement

and

publication

elsewhere

22

as

the

board

may

direct.

The

notice

shall

state

the

time

and

23

place

of

letting

the

work

of

construction

of

the

improvement,

24

specifying

the

approximate

amount

of

work

to

be

done

in

each

25

numbered

section

of

the

district,

the

time

fixed

for

the

26

commencement,

and

the

time

of

the

completion

of

the

work,

that

27

bids

will

be

received

on

the

entire

work

and

in

sections

or

28

divisions

of

it,

and

that

a

bidder

will

be

required

to

deposit

29

a

bid

security

with

the

county

auditor

as

provided

in

section

30

468.35

.

All

notices

shall

set

the

date

that

bids

will

be

31

received

and

upon

which

the

work

will

be

let.

However,

when

32

the

estimated

cost

of

the

improvement

is

less

than

the

adjusted

33

competitive

bid

threshold,

the

board

may

let

the

contract

for

34

the

construction

without

taking

bids

and

without

publishing

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1

Sec.

104.

Section

468.82,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

2

follows:

3

468.82

Payment.

4

The

board,

at

the

time

of

making

the

levy,

shall

fix

a

time

5

within

which

all

assessments

in

excess

of

one

hundred

dollars

6

may

be

paid,

and

before

any

bonds

are

issued,

publish

notice

7

in

an

official

newspaper

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

8

county

where

the

district

is

located,

of

such

time.

After

the

9

expiration

of

such

time,

no

assessments

may

be

paid

except

10

in

the

manner

and

at

the

times

fixed

by

the

board

in

the

11

resolution

authorizing

the

issue

of

the

bonds.

12

Sec.

105.

Section

468.257,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

13

amended

to

read

as

follows:

14

3.

Except

as

otherwise

required

by

section

468.16

,

the

15

notice

required

by

this

section

shall

be

served

by

publication

16

once

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

as

provided

in

17

chapter

618

in

each

county

in

which

the

overlying

district’s

18

land

is

situated.

The

publication

shall

be

made

not

less

than

19

twenty

days

prior

to

the

day

set

for

the

hearing.

Proof

of

20

service

shall

be

made

by

affidavit

of

the

publisher.

21

Sec.

106.

Section

468.507,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

22

follows:

23

468.507

Notice

of

election.

24

The

board,

or,

if

in

more

than

one

county,

the

boards

25

acting

jointly,

shall

cause

notice

of

said

election

to

be

26

given,

setting

forth

the

time

and

place

of

holding

the

same

27

and

the

hours

when

the

polls

will

open

and

close.

Such

notice

28

shall

be

published

for

two

consecutive

weeks

in

a

newspaper

29

in

which

the

official

proceedings

of

the

board

are

published

30

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

the

county,

or

if

the

district

31

extends

into

more

than

one

county,

then

in

such

newspaper

of

32

as

provided

in

chapter

618

in

each

county.

The

last

of

such

33

publications

shall

not

be

less

than

ten

days

before

the

date

34

of

said

election.

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Sec.

107.

Section

533.320,

subsection

4,

paragraph

b,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

b.

The

sale

shall

be

held

at

the

time

and

place

specified

3

in

a

notice

published

prior

to

the

sale

once

each

week

for

4

two

successive

weeks

in

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

5

published

in

the

city

or

unincorporated

area

in

which

the

state

6

credit

union

has

its

principal

place

of

business,

or

if

there

7

is

none,

a

newspaper

of

general

circulation

published

in

the

8

county,

or

in

a

county

adjoining

the

county,

in

which

the

state

9

credit

union

has

its

principal

place

of

business

as

provided

10

in

chapter

618

.

11

Sec.

108.

Section

556.12,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

Code

12

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

a.

Provide

for

the

publication

annually

of

at

least

one

14

notice

not

later

than

the

following

November

30.

Each

notice

15

may

be

published

at

least

once

each

week

for

two

successive

16

weeks

in

an

English

language

newspaper

of

general

circulation

17

in

the

county

in

this

state

in

which

is

located

the

last

known

18

address

of

any

person

to

be

named

in

the

notice

as

provided

in

19

chapter

618

.

If

an

address

is

not

listed

or

if

the

address

is

20

outside

this

state,

the

notice

may

be

published

in

the

county

21

in

which

the

holder

of

the

abandoned

property

has

its

principal

22

place

of

business

within

this

state.

23

Sec.

109.

Section

618.3,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

24

to

read

as

follows:

25

2.

If

no

newspaper

meeting

the

requirements

of

subsection

26

1

,

paragraphs

“a”

through

“d”

,

is

published

in

the

jurisdiction

27

of

a

governmental

entity,

the

governmental

entity

may

satisfy

28

public

notice

requirements

through

publication

on

the

statewide

29

public

notice

internet

site

established

pursuant

to

section

30

618.3A,

if

such

an

internet

site

exists,

and

in

either

a

31

newspaper

meeting

the

requirements

of

subsection

1

,

paragraphs

32

“a”

and

“c”

,

and

on

the

statewide

public

notice

internet

site

33

established

pursuant

to

section

618.3A

,

if

such

an

internet

34

site

exists

or

on

the

internet

site

of

a

radio

station

that

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broadcasts

in

the

jurisdiction

of

the

governmental

entity

.

1

Sec.

110.

Section

618.11,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

2

the

following

new

subsection:

3

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

1A.

The

operator

of

a

radio

station

with

4

an

internet

site

selected

for

publication

pursuant

to

section

5

618.3,

subsection

2,

shall

charge

a

rate

of

not

less

than

6

ten

dollars

nor

more

than

twenty-five

dollars

for

posting

an

7

official

publication.

8

Sec.

111.

Section

618.11,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

9

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

2.

A

newspaper

or

internet

site

of

a

radio

station

shall

not

11

charge

a

fee

to

a

government

body,

as

defined

in

section

22.1

,

12

for

proof

of

publication

of

a

public

notice.

13

EXPLANATION

14

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

15

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

16

This

bill

relates

to

the

publication

of

official

public

17

notices.

If

no

newspaper

meeting

the

requirements

set

forth

18

in

Code

section

618.3

(requirements

for

newspaper

for

official

19

publication)

exists,

the

bill

allows

a

governmental

entity

20

to

satisfy

public

notice

requirements

through

publication

of

21

a

public

notice

on

both

the

internet

site

of

a

radio

station

22

that

broadcasts

in

the

jurisdiction

of

the

governmental

entity

23

and

on

the

statewide

public

notice

internet

site,

if

such

an

24

internet

site

exists.

The

bill

requires

the

operator

of

a

25

radio

station

internet

site

to

charge

a

rate

of

not

more

than

26

$25

nor

less

than

$10

for

posting

an

official

publication.

The

27

bill

makes

conforming

changes

regarding

the

publication

of

28

official

public

notices

in

newspapers.

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