Iowa § 368.15 - 368.15 Public hearing.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 368.15 — 368.15 Public hearing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 368.15. 368.15 Public hearing.
The committee shall conduct a public hearing on a proposal as soon as practicable. Notice of the hearing must be served upon the council of each city for which a discontinuance or boundary adjustment is proposed, the county board of supervisors for each county that contains a portion of a city to be discontinued or territory to be incorporated, annexed, or severed, and any regional planning authority for the area involved. A notice of the hearing, which includes a brief description of the proposal and a statement of where the petition or plan is available for public inspection, must be published as provided in section 362.3. Any person may submit written briefs and, in the committee’s discretion, may be heard on the proposal. The board may subpoena witnesses and documents relevant to the proposal. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §368.15] 2025 Acts, ch 130, §5 Referred to in §368.3, 368.7, 368.14A, 368.18, 368.20, 368.21 Section amended Fri Dec 12 20:10:08 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 368.15 (21, 1)
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Section 368.15 ("368.15 Public hearing.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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