House File 2475 H-8161 Amend House File 2475 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, by striking lines 1 through 10 and inserting: 2 < Section 1. Section 388.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsections: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Any person appointed as a board member 5 of a utility board pursuant to this section may be removed from 6 office by the mayor with the unanimous approval of the city 7 council for any of the following reasons: 8 a. For any reason enumerated in section 66.1A. 9 b. For habitual nonattendance of board meetings. 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. A removal pursuant to this section 11 shall begin with a written notice, sent by certified mail to 12 the board member stating the grounds for removal, with a copy 13 of the notice filed with the city clerk. The board member 14 shall be entitled to a public hearing within thirty days 15 of the mailing of the notice, on all issues connected with 16 the removal, unless the board member requests a later date. 17 After the passage of thirty days or after the public hearing 18 described provided by this subsection, the city council shall 19 vote on whether to approve the removal of the board member. 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. The provisions of this section do not 21 apply to a city with a population of more than two hundred 22 thousand according to the 2020 federal decennial census. > 23 2. By renumbering as necessary. 24 ______________________________ BODEN of Warren -1- HF 2475.3692 (2) 89 es/rn 1/ 1 #1. #2.