The board of directors of a water development district shall at the time of the organization of the board and annually thereafter on a date established by the district, but before the first of October, adopt a budget and prepare an operations and budget report. The report shall present estimates and itemizations of all the expenses and obligations of the water development district, including expenses of directors, expenses of operating the office, debt service and retirement, and obligations and liabilities to the United States. Before approval of the budget by the district board of directors, a public hearing shall be held. Notice of the hearing shall be published once each week for two successive weeks in the water development district’s official newspapers. The notice shall state the time and place of the hearing, its purpose, and that at the hearing all persons interested may appear, either in person or by representative, and be heard and given an opportunity for a full and complete discussion of all items in the budget. With the first notice, the budget shall be published in a form approved by the auditor general. At the conclusion of the hearing, the water development district board may eliminate or amend any portion of the budget before adoption.

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Source: SL 1984 (SS), ch 1, § 54; SL 1986, ch 372, § 2; SL 1997, ch 255, § 7; SL 2011, ch 165, § 330; SL 2012, ch 217, § 4.