House File 52HOUSE FILE BY HUSER and PETTENGILL Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to notice of meetings of the board of township 2 trustees. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1772HH 82 5 eg/es/88 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 359.17, Code 2007, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 359.17 TRUSTEES == DUTIES == MEETINGS. 1 4 1. The board of township trustees in each township shall 1 5 consist of three registered voters of the township. However, 1 6 in townships with a taxable valuation for property tax 1 7 purposes of two hundred fifty million dollars or more, the 1 8 board of township trustees shall consist of five registered 1 9 voters of the township. The trustees shall act as fence 1 10 viewers and shall perform other duties assigned them by law. 1 11 The board of trustees shall meet not less than two times a 1 12 year. At least one of the meetings shall be scheduled to meet 1 13 the requirements of section 359.49. 1 14 2. The trustees may give notice of a meeting of the board 1 15 of township trustees. If the trustees choose to give notice 1 16 of a meeting, the notice shall give the time, date, and place 1 17 of the meeting and its tentative agenda. The notice shall be 1 18 posted at the building in which the meeting is to be held at 1 19 least twenty=four hours prior to the commencement of the 1 20 meeting. After the notice has been posted, the township clerk 1 21 shall send a copy of the notice to the county auditor. The 1 22 clerk shall note on the copy the time and date the notice was 1 23 posted and the place where the notice was posted. 1 24 If the trustees choose not to give notice of a meeting, the 1 25 trustees shall not be eligible to receive compensation for the 1 26 time spent attending a meeting. Compensation for the time 1 27 spent attending a meeting shall not be paid to the trustees by 1 28 the county board of supervisors unless the county auditor 1 29 verifies that notice containing the required information was 1 30 posted at the proper place in a timely manner. 1 31 Sec. 2. Section 359.46, subsection 1, Code 2007, is 1 32 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 33 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. When the trustees do not give notice of 1 34 a meeting as provided in section 359.17, subsection 2. 1 35 EXPLANATION 2 1 This bill provides that the board of township trustees may 2 2 give notice of the time, date, and place of each meeting, and 2 3 its tentative agenda. If the trustees choose to give notice, 2 4 the trustees shall post a notice of a meeting at the building 2 5 in which the meeting is to be held, and a copy of the notice 2 6 must be sent to the county auditor. If the trustees choose 2 7 not to give notice of a meeting, the county board of 2 8 supervisors shall not pay the trustees for the time spent 2 9 attending the meeting. 2 10 LSB 1772HH 82 2 11 eg:sc/es/88