357A.21 - ANNEXATION OF LAND BY A CITY -- ARBITRATION.
357A.21 ANNEXATION OF LAND BY A CITY -- ARBITRATION. A water district organized under this chapter, chapter 357, 499, or 504 shall be fairly compensated for losses resulting from annexation. The governing body of a city or water utility and the board of directors or trustees of the water district may agree to terms which provide that the facilities owned by the water district and located within the city shall be retained by the water district for the purpose of transporting water to customers outside the city. If an agreement is not reached within ninety days, the issues may be submitted to arbitration. If submitted, an arbitrator shall be selected by a committee which includes one member of the governing body of the city or its designee, one member of the water district's board of directors or trustees or its designee, and a disinterested party selected by the other two members of the committee. A list of qualified arbitrators may be obtained from the American arbitration association or other recognized arbitration organization or association.
Section History: Recent Form 87 Acts, ch 109, § 3; 88 Acts, ch 1172, § 1; 92 Acts, ch 1015, § 5; 2004 Acts, ch 1049, §191; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §393 Referred to in § 384.84