House Journal: Page 1888: Thursday, May 1, 2003
43 submitted by the legislative service bureau to the
44 temporary county redistricting commission, if any, or
45 shall direct the temporary county redistricting
46 commission to prepare another plan as provided by
47 paragraph "d".
48 Sec. 2. Section 331.231, subsection 5, Code 2003,
49 is amended to read as follows:
50 5. City-county consolidated form as provided in
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1 section sections 331.247 through 331.252.
2 Sec. 3. Section 331.232, subsection 3, Code 2003,
3 is amended to read as follows:
4 3. An alternative form of county government shall
5 be submitted to the county electorate by the
6 commission in the form of a charter or charter
7 amendment.
8 Sec. 4. Section 331.234, subsections 3 and 4, Code
9 2003, are amended to read as follows:
10 3. The board shall make available to the
11 commission in-kind services such as office space,
12 printing, supplies, and equipment and. The county
13 shall pay from the segregated account established in
14 subsection 4, the other necessary expenses of the
15 commission including compensation for secretarial,
16 clerical, professional, and consultant services. The
17 total annual expenses, not including the value of in-
18 kind expenses, to be paid from public funds shall not
19 exceed one hundred thousand dollars or an amount equal
20 to thirty cents times the population of the commission
21 area, according to the most recent certified federal
22 census. The commission may employ staff as necessary.
23 4. The expenses of the commission may be paid from
24 the general fund of the county shall be paid by each
25 city and county participating in the charter process
26 or from any combination of public or private funds
27 available for that purpose. Each city's share shall
28 be its pro rata share of the expenses based upon the
29 ratio that the population of the city bears to the
30 total population in the county. The county's share
31 shall be its pro rata share of expenses based upon the
32 ratio that the population of the unincorporated area
33 of the county bears to the total population of the
34 county. The amount paid by each city and county
35 participating in the charter process shall be
36 deposited in a segregated account maintained by the
37 county. The commission's annual expenses may exceed
38 the amount in subsection 3 only if the excess is paid
39 from private funds. If a proposed charter is
40 submitted to the electorate, private funds donated to
41 the commission may be used to promote passage of the
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