House File 166
HOUSE FILE
BY JACOBS
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act abolishing county compensation boards.
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
3 TLSB 2204HH 80
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 331.212, subsection 2, Code 2003, is
1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. Setting the compensation schedule of
1 4 the elected county officers.
1 5 Sec. 2. Section 331.321, subsection 1, paragraph l, Code
1 6 2003, is amended by striking the paragraph.
1 7 Sec. 3. Section 331.322, subsection 6, Code 2003, is
1 8 amended to read as follows:
1 9 6. Review Annually review and prepare the final
1 10 compensation schedule of the county compensation board and
1 11 determine the final compensation schedule in accordance with
1 12 section 331.907.
1 13 Sec. 4. Section 331.322, subsection 7, Code 2003, is
1 14 amended by striking the subsection.
1 15 Sec. 5. Section 331.323, subsection 1, unnumbered
1 16 paragraph 5, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 17 When If the duties of an officer or employee are assigned
1 18 to one or more elected officers, the board shall set the
1 19 initial salary for each elected officer. Thereafter, the
1 20 salary shall be determined as provided in section 331.907.
1 21 Sec. 6. Section 331.907, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2003,
1 22 are amended to read as follows:
1 23 1. The annual compensation of the auditor, treasurer,
1 24 recorder, sheriff, county attorney, and supervisors shall be
1 25 determined as provided in this section. The county
1 26 compensation board of supervisors annually shall review the
1 27 compensation paid to comparable officers in other counties of
1 28 this state, other states, private enterprise, and the federal
1 29 government. In setting the salary of the county sheriff, the
1 30 county compensation board shall consider setting the sheriff's
1 31 salary so that it is comparable to salaries paid to
1 32 professional law enforcement administrators and command
1 33 officers of the Iowa state patrol, the division of criminal
1 34 investigation of the department of public safety, and city
1 35 police agencies in this state. The county compensation board
2 1 shall prepare a compensation schedule for the elective county
2 2 officers for the succeeding fiscal year. A recommended
2 3 compensation schedule requires a majority vote of the
2 4 membership of the county compensation board.
2 5 2. At the public hearing held on the county budget as
2 6 provided in section 331.434, the county compensation board
2 7 shall submit its recommended compensation schedule for the
2 8 next fiscal year to the board of supervisors for inclusion in
2 9 the county budget. The board of supervisors shall review the
2 10 recommended compensation schedule for the elected county
2 11 officers and determine the final compensation schedule which
2 12 shall not exceed the compensation schedule recommended by the
2 13 county compensation board. In determining the final
2 14 compensation schedule if the board of supervisors wishes to
2 15 reduce the amount of the recommended compensation schedule,
2 16 the amount of salary increase proposed for each elected county
2 17 officer shall be reduced an equal percentage. A copy of the
2 18 final compensation schedule shall be filed with the county
2 19 budget at the office of the director of the department of
2 20 management. The final compensation schedule takes effect on
2 21 July 1 following its adoption by the board of supervisors.
2 22 Sec. 7. Section 331.905, Code 2003, is repealed.
2 23 EXPLANATION
2 24 This bill abolishes the county compensation board and
2 25 transfers to the board of supervisors the duty of setting the
2 26 compensation schedule for elective county officers.
2 27 LSB 2204HH 80
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