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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 331.910 REFERENDUM ON SHARING
1 2 SERVICES.
1 3 1. At the general election in 2004, and every four years
1 4 thereafter, the question of sharing services shall be placed
1 5 on the ballot in substantially the following form:
1 6 "Should the county of (Name of county where precinct is
1 7 located) enter into agreements to share delivery of county
1 8 services with one or more surrounding counties?"
1 9 2. If the question of sharing services is approved by a
1 10 majority of the votes cast in the county at the election, and
1 11 is approved by a majority of the votes cast in one or more
1 12 surrounding counties at the election, the boards of
1 13 supervisors in two or more of those counties shall, within
1 14 sixty days of the election, begin discussions to enter into
1 15 28E agreements for sharing services, to form a community
1 16 cluster pursuant to sections 28E.35 through 28E.38, or to
1 17 establish a regional metropolitan service area pursuant to
1 18 section 28E.40. The referendum required in section 28E.39 and
1 19 the referendum required when seeking to establish a
1 20 metropolitan service area are not required if a community
1 21 cluster is formed, or a metropolitan service area is
1 22 established, as a result of supervisor action required by this
1 23 section.
1 24 EXPLANATION
1 25 This bill provides that at the 2004 general election and
1 26 every four years thereafter, each county shall include on the
1 27 general election ballot the question of whether the county
1 28 should enter into agreements to share services with one or
1 29 more surrounding counties. If the question of sharing
1 30 services is approved by a majority of votes cast in the county
1 31 and by a majority of the votes cast in one or more surrounding
1 32 counties, the board of supervisors shall begin the process for
1 33 entering into 28E agreements for sharing services or for
1 34 forming a community cluster with a surrounding county, or for
1 35 establishing a metropolitan service area with a surrounding
2 1 county.
2 2 The bill also provides that the referendum requirements for
2 3 community clusters and metropolitan service areas shall not
2 4 apply if the cluster was formed, or the service area
2 5 established, as a result of the question of sharing services
2 6 placed on the ballot at the general election.
2 7 LSB 5590YH 80
2 8 sc/sh/8
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