Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 359.17 (2026)

Trustees — duties — meetings

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1. The board of township trustees in each township shall consist of three registered voters of the township. However, in townships with a taxable valuation for property tax purposes of two hundred fifty million dollars or more, the board of township trustees shall consist of five registered voters of the township. The trustees shall act as fence viewers as provided in chapter 359A and shall perform other duties assigned them by law. The board of trustees shall meet not less than two times a year. At least one of the meetings shall be scheduled to meet the requirements of section 359.49.

2. A board of township trustees shall give prior notice of a meeting to discuss, deliberate, or act upon a matter relating to the budget or a tax levy of the township or relating to the trustees’ duty to provide fire protection service and, if provided, emergency medical service, pursuant to section 359.42. The trustees shall give notice of such meeting at least twenty-four hours preceding the commencement of the meeting. The notice shall state the time, date, and place of the meeting and the proposed agenda. The notice shall be provided to the county auditor who shall post the notice in an area of the courthouse where notices to the public are commonly posted. [C51, §221, 224; R60, §443, 446; C73, §389, 393, 969; C97, §574, 1074, 1538; S13, §1074, 1528; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5543; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.17] 2000 Acts, ch 1113, §1, 3, 4; 2000 Acts, ch 1117, §22; 2001 Acts, ch 56, §30; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §102, 115; 2007 Acts, ch 139, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 132, §4; 2018 Acts, ch 1081, §1\n\nTue Dec 09 22:14:00 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 359 (34, 0) 5 TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, §359.23 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2017–2019 · leading case: Midwest Ambulance Serv. of Iowa, Inc. v. Delaware Twp., Polk Cnty., Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2019).

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Midwest Ambulance Serv. of Iowa, Inc. v. Delaware Twp., Polk Cnty., Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 12× “It argues the contract is void because the 2010 board of trustees exceeded its authority in signing it by: (1) contracting to pay Midwest Ambulance without first levying an annual tax to pay for the expense as required by Iowa Code section 359.43 (2009), (2) failing to provide…”

Matthew Jay Hopkins v. John Robert Dickey (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 359.17 (1). 3 Dickey completely rebuilt the west-half of the fence.”

— Iowa Code § 359.17(2) — 1 case

Midwest Ambulance Serv. of Iowa, Inc. v. Delaware Twp., Polk Cnty., Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “It argues the contract is void because the 2010 board of trustees exceeded its authority in signing it by: (1) contracting to pay Midwest Ambulance without first levying an annual tax to pay for the expense as required by Iowa Code section 359.43 (2009), (2) failing to provide…”

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