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Iowa Code § 468.37 (2026)

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All agreements and contracts for work or materials in constructing the improvements of a district shall be in writing and be signed by the chairperson of the board of supervisors for and on behalf of the district and the parties who are to perform the work or furnish the materials specified in the contract. The contract shall specify the particular work to be done or materials to be furnished, the time when it shall begin and when it shall be completed, the amount to be paid and the times of payment, and contain such other terms and conditions as to details as are necessary to a clear understanding of the terms of the contract. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7463; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.44] 89 Acts, ch 126, §2 CS89, §468.37 2021 Acts, ch 80, §300

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Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2025 · leading case: Bd. of Water Works Trs. of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, as Tr. of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, & Calhoun Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 2 & 51 & Buena Vista Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 19, 890 N.W.2d 50 (Iowa 2017).

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Bd. of Water Works Trs. of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, as Tr. of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, & Calhoun Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 2 & 51 & Buena Vista Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 19, 890 N.W.2d 50 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 2× “§§ 468.37, .89, .231, .232, .617. The board determines what improvements are needed.”

Iowa N. Ry. Co. v. Floyd Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Cerro Gordo Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, acting as Trs. for Jt. Drainage Dist. Nos. 6 & 56 (Iowa 2025). · cites it 2× “Because the drainage district in this case crosses a county line, two counties—Floyd and Cerro Gordo—act as trustees for the joint drainage district (Nos.”

Bd. of Water Works Trs. of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, as Tr. of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, & Calhoun Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 2 & 51 & Buena Vista Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 19 (Iowa 2017). “§§ 468.37, .89, .231, .232, .617. The board determines what improvements are needed.”

Amended April 11, 2017 Bd. of Water Works Trs. of the City of Des Moines, Iowa v. Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, as Tr. of Drainage Districts 32, 42, 65, 79, 81, 83, 86, & Calhoun Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. of Drainage Districts 2 & 51 & Buena Vista Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors & Sac Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors as Jt. Trs. (Iowa 2017). “§§ 468.37, .89, .231, .232, .617. The board determines what improvements are needed.”

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