Senate File 167 - Introduced SENATE FILE 167 BY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1084) A BILL FOR An Act related to the compensation of elective county officers. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 1650SV (3) 86 aw/sc
S.F. 167 Section 1. Section 331.324, subsection 1, paragraph m, Code 1 2015, is amended to read as follows: 2 m. (1) Provide a deferred compensation program for any 3 employee, in accordance with section 509A.12 . 4 (2) In relation to deferred compensation for elective 5 county officers, the board shall annually adopt by resolution a 6 limit on the amount of money that is not matched by an elective 7 county officer that a county may contribute to the deferred 8 compensation program during the calendar year next following 9 adoption of the resolution. Before adopting the resolution, 10 the board shall consider the recommended limit prepared by 11 the county compensation board pursuant to section 331.907, 12 subsection 1, paragraph “b” . 13 Sec. 2. Section 331.401, Code 2015, is amended by adding the 14 following new subsections: 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The board shall not approve for payment 16 a separation allowance or severance pay or compensation in 17 any form that is based upon length of service to the auditor, 18 treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or county attorney or to a 19 supervisor. 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. The board shall not approve combining 21 and paying in the aggregate any compensation, other than annual 22 salary, to the auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or county 23 attorney or to a supervisor. 24 Sec. 3. Section 331.434, subsection 5, Code 2015, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 5. a. After the hearing, the board shall adopt by 27 resolution a budget and certificate of taxes for the next 28 fiscal year and shall direct the auditor to properly certify 29 and file the budget and certificate of taxes as adopted. 30 The board shall not adopt a tax in excess of the estimate 31 published, except a tax which is approved by a vote of the 32 people, and a greater tax than that adopted shall not be levied 33 or collected. A county budget and certificate of taxes adopted 34 for the following fiscal year becomes effective on the first 35 -1- LSB 1650SV (3) 86 aw/sc 1/ 3
S.F. 167 day of that year. 1 b. If the budget to be approved pursuant to paragraph “a” 2 contains an increase in compensation from the county budget for 3 the prior fiscal year for one or more elective county offices, 4 the board shall first adopt a separate resolution to approve 5 the increase for inclusion in the budget. 6 Sec. 4. Section 331.907, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 1. a. The annual compensation of the auditor, treasurer, 9 recorder, sheriff, county attorney, and supervisors shall 10 be determined as provided in this section . The county 11 compensation board annually shall review the compensation 12 paid to comparable officers in other counties of this state, 13 other states, private enterprise, and the federal government. 14 In setting the salary of the county sheriff, the county 15 compensation board shall consider setting the sheriff’s salary 16 so that it is comparable to salaries paid to professional 17 law enforcement administrators and command officers of the 18 state patrol, the division of criminal investigation of the 19 department of public safety, and city police agencies in this 20 state. 21 b. The county compensation board shall annually prepare 22 a recommended compensation schedule for the elective county 23 officers for the succeeding fiscal year. A recommended 24 compensation schedule requires a majority vote of the 25 membership of the county compensation board. The county 26 compensation board shall also annually prepare a recommended 27 limit on the amount of money that the county may contribute as 28 deferred compensation for elective county officers that is not 29 matched by the elective county officers, as provided in section 30 331.324, subsection 1, paragraph “m” , during the next following 31 calendar year for inclusion in the recommended compensation 32 schedule. Adoption of a recommended compensation schedule 33 and a recommended limit under this paragraph require separate 34 majority votes of the membership of the county compensation 35 -2- LSB 1650SV (3) 86 aw/sc 2/ 3
S.F. 167 board. 1 EXPLANATION 2 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 3 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 4 This bill relates to the compensation of elective county 5 officers. 6 The bill requires that the county compensation board 7 annually prepare a recommended limit on the amount of money 8 that the county may contribute in deferred compensation to an 9 elective county officer during the following calendar year 10 for inclusion in the county compensation board’s recommended 11 compensation schedule. The recommended limit is required to be 12 approved by a separate majority vote of the county compensation 13 board. The bill also requires that the county board of 14 supervisors annually adopt a resolution to set a contribution 15 limit. 16 The bill also prohibits the board of supervisors from 17 approving payment of a separation allowance or severance pay 18 or compensation in any form that is based upon length of 19 service to the auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or county 20 attorney or to a supervisor. The bill further prohibits the 21 board of supervisors from approving combining and paying in the 22 aggregate any compensation, other than annual salary, to the 23 auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or county attorney or to 24 a supervisor. 25 The bill also requires that the board of supervisors adopt a 26 separate resolution if the board seeks to approve for inclusion 27 in the county budget an increase in compensation for one or 28 more elective county offices when compared to the prior fiscal 29 year. 30 -3- LSB 1650SV (3) 86 aw/sc 3/ 3