An agreement entered into between a county and a city or another county in accordance with chapter 28E with respect to a public improvement may include, but is not limited to, the following:
 1. The sharing of the total cost of the public improvement among all parties to the agreement.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.488

  • Cost: means cost as defined in section 384. See Iowa Code 331.485
  • Debt service: means expenditures for servicing the county's debt. See Iowa Code 331.421
  • District: means a joint special assessment district, and a county special assessment district. See Iowa Code 331.485
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Project: means the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extending, remodeling, improving, repairing, and equipping of all or part of a county enterprise or combined county enterprise within or without the boundaries of the county. See Iowa Code 331.461
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • public improvement: means the same as defined in section 26. See Iowa Code 331.341
  • Rates: means rates, fees, tolls, rentals, and charges for the use of or service provided by a county enterprise or combined county enterprise. See Iowa Code 331.461
 2. The amount of total assessments against private property within each city and within the area of each county outside a city included within the district.
 3. The method of specially assessing and determining benefits.
 4. The amount of funds, if any, to be contributed by each city and each county to the project other than special assessments.
 5. The rates to be established and imposed upon property within the district to pay the expenses of operation and maintenance of the public improvements.
 6. The reduction of the county’s debt service tax levy rate against property within a city which is a party to the joint agreement.
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