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What changed in HF 2475

The bill as introduced, compared with the version both chambers passed (89th General Assembly).

0 passages reworded, 9 added and 2 removed; 2 of 13 unchanged.

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Section 1. Section 388.3, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsections:

NEW SUBSECTION.

4. Any person appointed as a board member of a utility board pursuant to this section may be removed from office by the mayor with the unanimous approval of the city council for any of the following reasons:

a. For any reason enumerated in section 66.1A.

b. For habitual nonattendance of board meetings.

NEW SUBSECTION.

5. A removal pursuant to this section shall begin with a written notice, sent by certified mail to the board member stating the grounds for removal, with a copy of the notice filed with the city clerk. The board member shall be entitled to a public hearing within thirty days of the mailing of the notice, on all issues connected with the removal, unless the board member requests a later date. After the passage of thirty days or after the public hearing described provided by this subsection, the city council shall vote on whether to approve the removal of the board member.

~~Section 1. Section 388.3, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:~~

NEW SUBSECTION.

1. If a proposal to establish a utility board receives a favorable majority vote, the mayor shall appoint the board members, as provided in the proposal, subject to the approval of the council. The council shall by resolution provide for staggered six-year terms for, and shall set the compensation of, board members. Notwithstanding section 372.15, utility board members are subject to removal only pursuant to section 66.1A.

6. The provisions of this section do not apply to a city with a population of more than two hundred thousand according to the 2020 federal decennial census.

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2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.