IA HSB204

Allows city councils to make final determinations on granting, amending, extending, or renewing utility franchises after a single public hearing, rather than requiring voter approval at an election

Changes approval requirements for city proposals to establish, acquire, lease, or dispose of city utilities from voter approval to city council approval following a public hearing with published notice

Reduces the advance notice period for proposals to discontinue and sell a city utility from 60 days to 30 days before the public hearing

Eliminates the requirement that utility franchise ordinances and city utility proposals be submitted to voters for approval, instead allowing city councils to make final determinations by resolution

Removes the two-meeting consideration requirement for franchise ordinances, permitting passage following the standard public hearing process outlined in Section 364.7