Iowa Code § 73A.6: Notice of hearing on appeal.

1. The appeal board shall forthwith fix a time and place in the municipality or nearby convenient place for hearing said appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be given by certified mail to the executive officer of the municipality, and to the first five persons whose names appear upon the notice of appeal, at least ten days before the date fixed for such hearing.

2. The hearing on contracts for the state institutions and state fair board shall be at the seat of government.