HF 2518 (LSB 5125HV (3) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2518

BY  COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2035)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the annual compensation of county supervisors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 331.907, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  If the board of supervisors adopts a compensation schedule that annually compensates a supervisor in an amount greater than the median annual household income for the county based on the most recently published United States census bureau median household income statistics, the board of supervisors shall direct the county commissioner of elections to submit to the registered voters of the county at a special election held pursuant to section 39.2 the question of whether the adopted compensation schedule shall be approved. If a majority of those voting do not approve the adopted compensation schedule prior to the date the county budget is certified pursuant to section 24.17, the compensation for supervisors shall be the same as provided in the current fiscal year.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the annual compensation of county supervisors. Under current law, a county compensation board recommends the annual compensation of certain county officials, including supervisors, after reviewing the compensation paid to comparable officers in other counties of this state, other states, private enterprise, and the federal government. The bill provides that if the county board of supervisors adopts a compensation schedule that annually compensates supervisors in an amount greater than the median annual household income for the county, the board must direct the county commissioner of elections to submit to the registered voters of the county the question of whether the adopted compensation schedule shall be approved. If a majority of those voting do not approve the adopted compensation schedule prior to the date the county budget is certified, the compensation for supervisors shall be the same as provided in the current fiscal year. Current law prohibits the county board of supervisors from adopting a compensation schedule that exceeds the county compensation board’s recommendation.