368.3 - DISCONTINUANCE -- CEMETERY FUND TRANSFER.

        368.3  DISCONTINUANCE -- CEMETERY FUND TRANSFER.         A city is discontinued if, for a period of six years or more, it      has held no city election and has caused no taxes to be levied.  If      the board receives knowledge of facts which cause an automatic      discontinuance under this section, it shall make a determination that      the city is discontinued, shall take control of the property of the      discontinued city, and shall carry out all necessary procedures as if      the city were discontinued under a petition or plan.         A city may also be discontinued in accordance with the following      procedures.  The council shall adopt a resolution of intent to      discontinue and shall call a public hearing on the proposal to      discontinue.  Notice of the time and place of the public hearing and      the proposed action shall be published as provided in section 362.3,      except that at least ten days' notice must be given.  At the public      hearing, the council shall receive oral and written comments      regarding the proposal from any person.  Thereafter, the council, at      the same meeting or at a subsequent meeting, may pass a resolution of      discontinuance or pass a resolution abandoning the proposal.  If the      council passes a resolution of discontinuance, a petition may be      filed with the clerk in the manner provided in section 362.4, within      thirty days following the effective date of the resolution,      requesting that the question of discontinuance be submitted to the      registered voters of the city.  Upon receipt of a petition requesting      an election, the council shall direct the county commissioner of      elections to call a special election on the question of      discontinuance or shall adopt a resolution abandoning the      discontinuance.  Notice of the election shall be given by publication      as required in section 49.53.  If a majority of those voting approve      the discontinuance or if no petition for an election is filed, the      clerk shall send a copy of the resolution of discontinuance and, if      an election is held, the results of the election to the board.  The      board shall take control of the property of the discontinued city and      shall supervise procedures necessary to carry out the discontinuance      in accordance with section 368.21.         When a city is discontinued under this section or under sections      368.11 through 368.22, and that city owns a cemetery, the board shall      determine if any perpetual care funds exist and provide for their      transfer to a trustee named by a district court or to the county or      other suitable governmental entity.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 362.18; C75, 77, 79, 81, §      368.3] 
         Section History: Recent Form
         91 Acts, ch 188, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1006, §1