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Senate Concurrent Resolution 4

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              SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.    
                             BY  KIBBIE
  1  1 A Concurrent Resolution directing the Office of
  1  2    Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman, under the supervision of
  1  3    the Legislative Council, to assist the parties in a
  1  4    dispute between the board of trustees of a drainage
  1  5    district and residents of land in the district to
  1  6    enter into mediation to resolve their dispute.
  1  7    WHEREAS, on December 15, 2010, the Levee and
  1  8 Drainage District Law Study Committee, as appointed by
  1  9 the Legislative Council, met to consider a number of
  1 10 issues affecting districts organized under chapter 468
  1 11 of the Iowa Code; and
  1 12    WHEREAS, the committee considered testimony and
  1 13 evidence presented by persons involved in a dispute
  1 14 concerning Muscatine=Louisa Drainage District 13; and
  1 15    WHEREAS, the dispute involves the dredging of a
  1 16 drainage ditch ordered by the Muscatine=Louisa Drainage
  1 17 District 13 Board of Trustees and its decision to
  1 18 dispose of the resulting spoil on the residential
  1 19 property of district landowners who are not engaged in
  1 20 farming; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, the Levee and Drainage District Law
  1 22 Study Committee recommended that the General Assembly
  1 23 consider legislation authorizing the Office of
  1 24 Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman to offer assistance to the
  1 25 parties in settling the dispute; NOW THEREFORE,
  1 26    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE HOUSE OF
  2  1 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, That the Office of
  2  2 Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman, under the supervision of the
  2  3 Legislative Council, assist the parties in entering
  2  4 into mediation with an appropriate mediation service or
  2  5 mediator to resolve their dispute and monitor whether
  2  6 mediation has occurred or been terminated and whether a
  2  7 settlement was reached; and
  2  8    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the parties to this
  2  9 dispute are encouraged to cooperate with the Office of
  2 10 Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman and the mediation service or
  2 11 mediator in order to find common ground and achieve a
  2 12 lasting solution, that satisfies all parties; and
  2 13    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Office of Citizens'
  2 14 Aide/Ombudsman, to the extent allowed by law or by
  2 15 agreement of the parties, provide a report to the
  2 16 Legislative Council regarding the resolution of this
  2 17 issue by December 1, 2011; and
  2 18    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this
  2 19 resolution be sent by mail or electronic means to Ms.
  2 20 Ruth H. Cooperrider, Citizens' Aide/Ombudsman; to the
  2 21 Board of Trustees of Muscatine=Louisa Drainage District
  2 22 13; and to the following residents of Muscatine County:
  2 23 Mr. Russell Alderin, Mr. Todd Reinsager, and Mr. Bill
  2 24 Haag.
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