Chapter 375B — Purpose of Subordinate Governmental Service Districts

375B.01 Purpose of Subordinate Governmental Service Districts This section explains the purpose of subordinate service districts. They allow counties to provide and pay for specific …

375B.02 Definition This section defines a subordinate service district as a compact area within a county where the county provides special …

375B.03 Establishment of Service Districts This section allows counties (except metro counties and those with first-class cities) to create subordinate service …

375B.04 Creation by County Board This section describes how a county board creates a subordinate service district. The board must hold a public hearing …

375B.05 Creation by Petition This section allows residents to petition the county board to create a subordinate service district. If enough voters …

375B.06 Publication and Effective Date After creating a service district, the county board must publish notice in the official newspaper. The notice describes …

375B.07 Referendum This section allows voters in a proposed service district to call for a referendum on whether to create the district. It …

375B.08 Enlarging a Subordinate Service District This section allows the county board to enlarge an existing service district by following the same procedures used to …

375B.09 Financing This section describes how subordinate service districts are funded. The county can use property taxes, fees, or other …

375B.10 Withdrawal; Election This section allows voters in a service district to petition for an election to dissolve the district. If voters approve …

375B.11 Withdrawal; by Resolution of County Board This section allows the county board to dissolve a service district by passing a resolution after publishing notice. If …

375B.12 Local Laws Superseded This section says that the general subordinate service district law replaces any special laws that previously authorized …