48-3424

48-3424. Hearing; order of board; completion
of district organization

A. At the time fixed for the hearing, any owner of land within the proposed
district may appear and object to the organization thereof, or to the proposed boundaries
thereof, or to the inclusion of his land therein. The board of supervisors shall hear and
consider all of the objections, may continue the hearing from time to time and at the
conclusion of the hearing shall make its findings in writing. In the findings it may
refuse to organize the district, may declare that it intends to organize the district
with the boundaries proposed in the petition or may declare that it intends to modify the
proposed boundaries and proceed to organize the district with the modified boundaries.

B. If the board decides to proceed, it shall publish and post in the same manner
provided for publishing and posting the petition and notice of hearing, a notice stating
that it has decided to proceed with the organization of the district, briefly describing
the boundaries thereof or the lands to be included within the district as determined by
it, and fixing a date not less than twenty days after completion of publication and
posting, on or before which a written protest against the organization of the district
may be filed by the owners of a majority of the acreage within the district.

C. If such protest is filed, the district shall not be organized. If no protest is
filed, or if one is filed and found insufficient by the board of supervisors, an order
shall be entered by the board declaring the district organized, describing the boundaries
or all the lands included in the district, and appointing three trustees to serve until
the first biennial election and until their successors are elected and qualified.

D. The order and a map of the district shall be recorded in the office of the
county recorder, whereupon the organization of the district shall be completed. Such
districts as organized shall be designated by consecutive numbers in the order of their
organization according to counties.