Bill Text: IA HSB245 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A study bill for requiring a public hearing prior to increasing the rate of a franchise fee imposed by a city.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-29 - Voted - Ways and Means. [HSB245 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HSB245-Introduced.html
House Study Bill 245 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SANDS) A BILL FOR An Act requiring a public hearing prior to increasing the rate 1 of a franchise fee imposed by a city. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2640YC (2) 86 md/sc
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 364.2, subsection 4, paragraph f, 1 subparagraph (3), Code 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 (3) When considering whether to amend an ordinance imposing 3 a franchise fee to increase the rate of the fee, and after 4 preparation of the revenue purpose statement under subparagraph 5 (2), a city shall hold a public hearing on the question. 6 Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published 7 as provided in section 362.3. If a city adopts, amends, or 8 repeals an ordinance imposing a franchise fee, the city shall 9 promptly notify the director of revenue of such action. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill requires a city, when considering an increase to 14 a franchise fee imposed by the city, to hold a public hearing 15 on the question after preparation of the revenue purpose 16 statement. The bill requires that notice of the hearing be 17 published at least once, not less than four nor more than 20 18 days before the date of the hearing, and that the publication 19 must be in a newspaper published at least once weekly and 20 having general circulation in the city. Under current law, if 21 the city has a population of 200 or less, a publication may be 22 made by posting in three public places in the city which have 23 been permanently designated by ordinance. 24 -1- LSB 2640YC (2) 86 md/sc 1/ 1
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