390.3 Hearing — exception to general statutes.
1. Before a city may enter into or amend a joint agreement, the governing body shall adopt a proposed form of agreement and give notice and conduct a public hearing on the agreement in the manner provided by sections 73A.1 through 73A.11, which action shall be subject to appeal as provided in chapter 73A.
2. However, in the performance of a joint agreement, the governing body is not subject to statutes generally applicable to public contracts, including hearings on plans, specifications, form of contracts, costs, notice and competitive bidding required under chapter 26 and section 384.103, unless all parties to the joint agreement are cities located within the state of Iowa.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.3]
84 Acts, ch 1067, §36; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §38, 42, 43; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §207
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