House
File
2475
-
Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
2475
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
692)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
2282
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
14,
2022
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
removal
of
municipal
utility
board
1
members
under
specified
circumstances
and
including
2
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
388.3,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
Any
person
appointed
as
a
board
member
3
of
a
utility
board
pursuant
to
this
section
may
be
removed
from
4
office
by
the
mayor
with
the
unanimous
approval
of
the
city
5
council
for
any
of
the
following
reasons:
6
a.
For
any
reason
enumerated
in
section
66.1A.
7
b.
For
habitual
nonattendance
of
board
meetings.
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
A
removal
pursuant
to
this
section
9
shall
begin
with
a
written
notice,
sent
by
certified
mail
to
10
the
board
member
stating
the
grounds
for
removal,
with
a
copy
11
of
the
notice
filed
with
the
city
clerk.
The
board
member
12
shall
be
entitled
to
a
public
hearing
within
thirty
days
13
of
the
mailing
of
the
notice,
on
all
issues
connected
with
14
the
removal,
unless
the
board
member
requests
a
later
date.
15
After
the
passage
of
thirty
days
or
after
the
public
hearing
16
described
provided
by
this
subsection,
the
city
council
shall
17
vote
on
whether
to
approve
the
removal
of
the
board
member.
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
The
provisions
of
this
section
do
not
19
apply
to
a
city
with
a
population
of
more
than
two
hundred
20
thousand
according
to
the
2020
federal
decennial
census.
21
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
22
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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