1. If a county and city have entered into a joint agreement pursuant to chapter 28E to create a district and issue county general obligation bonds to fund the costs of a drainage improvement in that district, the county’s debt service tax levy for the county general obligation bonds shall not be levied against property located in any city except a city which has entered into the joint agreement.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 468.590

  • district: means a district defined by a county and one or more cities within the county pursuant to an agreement entered into by the county and cities in accordance with chapter 28E and this part with respect to drainage improvements which the county and cities determine benefit the property located in the cities and the designated unincorporated area of the county. See Iowa Code 468.585
  • Drainage improvement: includes the construction, improvement, or repair of the principal structures, works, component parts and accessories of a storm sewer, drainage conduit, channel, or levee for the collection, detention, or discharge of drainage or surface waters. See Iowa Code 468.585
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. The county and the cities entering into the joint agreement may provide in the joint agreement for a different rate of the county’s debt service tax levy against property in unincorporated areas of the county and property within those cities.
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