House File 362 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  WATTS


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the authority of the county board of
  2    supervisors over appointed officers and boards.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1697YH 81
  5 eg/pj/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 331.433, subsection 1, paragraph a,
  1  2 Code 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  The proposed expenditures of the office or department
  1  4 for the next fiscal year, including the amounts proposed to be
  1  5 expended by an appointive officer or board for additional
  1  6 employees to be hired.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 331.433, subsection 2, Code 2005, is
  1  8 amended to read as follows:
  1  9    2.  On or before January 20 of each year, the auditor or
  1 10 other designated official shall compile the various office and
  1 11 department estimates and submit them to the board.  In the
  1 12 preparation of the county budget the board may consult with
  1 13 any officer or department concerning the estimates and
  1 14 requests and may adjust the requests for any county office or
  1 15 department.  The board may impose restrictions on the number
  1 16 of additional employees an appointive officer or board may
  1 17 hire in any given fiscal year and adjust the officer's or
  1 18 board's request accordingly.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill gives the county board of supervisors additional
  1 21 authority over county appointed officers and boards.  Under
  1 22 the bill, appointed officers and boards are required to submit
  1 23 information on the number of new hires to be made in the next
  1 24 fiscal year.  The board may restrict the number of new hires
  1 25 and adjust the officer's or board's request for moneys
  1 26 accordingly.
  1 27 LSB 1697YH 81
  1 28 eg:nh/pj/5