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