H.F. 2290 Section 1. Section 359.17, subsection 1, Code 2026, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. The board of township trustees in each township shall 3 consist of three registered voters of the township. However, 4 in townships with a taxable valuation for property tax purposes 5 of two hundred fifty million dollars or more, the board of 6 township trustees shall consist of five registered voters 7 of the township. The trustees shall act as fence viewers 8 as provided in chapter 359A and shall perform other duties 9 assigned them by law. The board of trustees shall meet not 10 less than two times a year. At least one of the meetings shall 11 be scheduled to meet the requirements of section 359.49 . 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 Under current law, the board of township trustees in each 16 township shall consist of three registered voters of the 17 township. Code section 359.17, however, requires townships 18 with a taxable valuation for property tax purposes of 19 $250 million or more to have a board of township trustees 20 consisting of five registered voters of the township. 21 This bill eliminates the requirement that townships with a 22 taxable valuation for property tax purposes of $250 million 23 or more have a board of township trustees consisting of five 24 registered voters of the township. Instead, all boards of 25 township trustees are required to consist of three registered 26 voters, regardless of the township’s taxable valuation for 27 property tax purposes. 28 -1- LSB 5605YH (2) 91 ms/js 1/ 1