House
File
2035
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2035
BY
ZUMBACH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
limits
on
the
compensation
of
county
1
supervisors.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.907,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
The
annual
compensation
of
the
auditor,
treasurer,
3
recorder,
sheriff,
county
attorney,
and
supervisors
shall
4
be
determined
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
county
5
compensation
board
annually
shall
review
the
compensation
6
paid
to
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
7
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
8
In
setting
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
the
county
9
compensation
board
shall
consider
setting
the
sheriff’s
salary
10
so
that
it
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
11
law
enforcement
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
12
state
patrol,
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
13
department
of
public
safety,
and
city
police
agencies
in
14
this
state.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
prepare
a
15
compensation
schedule
for
the
elective
county
officers
for
the
16
succeeding
fiscal
year.
A
recommended
compensation
schedule
17
requires
a
majority
vote
of
the
membership
of
the
county
18
compensation
board.
19
b.
In
setting
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
the
county
20
compensation
board
shall
consider
setting
the
sheriff’s
salary
21
so
that
it
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
22
law
enforcement
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
23
state
patrol,
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
24
department
of
public
safety,
and
city
police
agencies
in
this
25
state.
26
c.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
not
recommend
a
27
compensation
schedule
that
annually
compensates
a
county
28
supervisor
in
an
amount
greater
than
the
median
annual
29
household
income
for
the
county
based
on
current
United
States
30
census
bureau
median
household
income
statistics.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
limits
on
the
compensation
of
county
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supervisors.
Under
current
law,
a
county
compensation
board
1
recommends
the
annual
compensation
of
certain
county
officials,
2
including
supervisors,
after
reviewing
the
compensation
paid
3
to
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
other
4
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
The
5
bill
prohibits
the
county
compensation
board
from
recommending
6
a
compensation
schedule
that
annually
compensates
supervisors
7
in
an
amount
greater
than
the
median
annual
household
income
8
for
the
county.
Current
law
prohibits
the
county
board
of
9
supervisors
from
adopting
a
compensation
schedule
that
exceeds
10
the
county
compensation
board’s
recommendation.
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