Iowa Code 357E.10 – Board of trustees — power
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 357E.10
- Board: means the board of supervisors of a county, or the joint boards of supervisors of two or more counties, in which a district has been incorporated and organized or is proposed to be incorporated and organized. See Iowa Code 357E.1
- Clerk: means the recording and recordkeeping officer of a city regardless of title. See Iowa Code 362.2
- District: means a benefited recreational lake district or a water quality district or a combined district incorporated as a public entity and organized pursuant to this chapter. See Iowa Code 357E.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Recreational facilities: includes , but is not limited to, real and personal property, water, buildings, structures, or improvements including dams or other structures permitted or exempt from regulation under chapter 455B, and equipment useful and suitable for recreation programs, including those programs customarily identified with the term "recreation" such as public sports, games, pastimes, diversions, and amusement, on land or water and including community center houses, recreation grounds, recreation buildings, juvenile playgrounds, swimming pools, recreation centers, parks, lakes, and golf courses, and the acquisition of real estate for them. See Iowa Code 357E.1
The trustees are the corporate authority of the district and shall manage and control the affairs, property, and facilities of the district. The board of trustees shall elect a president, a clerk, and a treasurer from its membership. The trustees may certify for levy an annual tax as provided in section 357E.8. The trustees may construct, reconstruct, repair, maintain, or operate a dam or other recreational facilities or structures to create or maintain an artificial or natural lake or impoundment and may promote and improve water quality. For these purposes, the trustees may purchase material, employ personnel, acquire real estate and interests in real estate, and perform all other acts necessary to properly maintain and operate the district. The trustees are allowed necessary expenses in the discharge of their duties, but they shall not receive a salary.