Senate Amendment to House File 314 H-1318 Amend House File 314, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 3 inserting: 4 < Section 1. Section 8.6, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 17. County information. To annually 7 compile the information submitted to the department of 8 management by county boards of supervisors pursuant to section 9 331.303, subsection 10A. The director shall make the compiled 10 information available to county compensation boards for review 11 as described in section 331.907. 12 Sec. 2. Section 331.303, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 10A. Annually submit to the department 15 of management for compilation by the department pursuant to 16 section 8.6, subsection 17, all of the following information: 17 a. The population of the county according to the most recent 18 federal decennial census. 19 b. The annual salary of each elective county office for the 20 two years prior to submission. 21 c. The taxable value of property in the county. 22 d. The levy rate for each levy imposed by the county. 23 Sec. 3. Section 331.907, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, are 24 amended to read as follows: 25 1. a. The annual compensation of the auditor, treasurer, 26 recorder, sheriff, county attorney, and supervisors shall be 27 determined as provided in this section . 28 b. Prior to the first meeting of the county compensation 29 board for each budget cycle, the members of the county 30 compensation board must become familiar with the requirements 31 of this section and other relevant provisions of law relating 32 to the responsibilities of a county compensation board. The 33 members of the county compensation board may use resources 34 provided by the Iowa state association of counties to satisfy 35 -1- HF 314.2035.S (1) 90 mb 1/ 3 #1.
this paragraph. 1 c. (1) The county compensation board annually shall 2 review the compensation paid to comparable officers in other 3 counties of this state, other states, private enterprise, and 4 the federal government. In setting the salary of The county 5 compensation board shall conduct its review as follows: 6 (a) The county compensation board shall review the 7 information compiled by the department of management pursuant 8 to section 8.6, subsection 17. 9 (b) The county compensation board shall review United 10 States department of labor salary statistics for comparable 11 positions in the federal government and the private sector. 12 (c) The county compensation board may review other factors 13 for comparison, including data from county associations, 14 nonprofit organizations, private sector sources, government 15 data, and inflation and cost of living indices. 16 (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), in setting the salary 17 for the county sheriff, the county compensation board shall 18 set the sheriff’s salary so that it is comparable to salaries 19 paid to professional law enforcement administrators and command 20 officers of the state patrol , and the division of criminal 21 investigation of the department of public safety, and to city 22 police chiefs employed by cities of similar population to the 23 population of the county. 24 d. The county compensation board shall prepare a 25 compensation schedule for the elective elected county officers 26 for the succeeding fiscal year. The county compensation board 27 shall provide written documentation to the board of supervisors 28 that demonstrates how the county compensation board determined 29 the recommended compensation schedule, including by providing 30 the applicable compensation information for comparable 31 officers in other counties of this state, other states, private 32 enterprise, and the federal government. Such documentation 33 shall be made available to the public. 34 e. A recommended compensation schedule requires a majority 35 -2- HF 314.2035.S (1) 90 mb 2/ 3
vote of the membership of the county compensation board. 1 2. At the public hearing held on the county budget as 2 provided in section 331.434 , the county compensation board 3 shall submit its recommended compensation schedule for the 4 next fiscal year to the board of supervisors for inclusion 5 in the county budget. The board of supervisors shall review 6 the recommended compensation schedule for the elected county 7 officers and determine the final compensation schedule , which 8 shall not exceed the compensation schedule recommended by 9 the county compensation board. In determining the final 10 compensation schedule , if the board of supervisors wishes to 11 reduce the amount of the recommended compensation schedule, 12 the amount of salary increase proposed for each elected county 13 officer, except as provided in subsection 3, shall be reduced 14 an equal percentage. The board of supervisors shall not set 15 the compensation for any elected county officer at an amount 16 lower than the compensation of the person holding the office 17 in the year immediately preceding the most recent election for 18 the office. However, the compensation for an elected county 19 officer may be set at less than the compensation of the person 20 holding the office in the year immediately preceding the most 21 recent election for the office if the position is reduced to 22 part-time under the recommended compensation schedule. A copy 23 of the final compensation schedule shall be filed with the 24 county budget at the office of the director of the department 25 of management. The final compensation schedule takes effect on 26 July 1 following its adoption by the board of supervisors. > 27 -3- HF 314.2035.S (1) 90 mb 3/ 3