H.F. 2430 Section 1. Section 331.212, subsection 2, Code 2022, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. Setting the compensation schedule of 3 elected county officers, if the board has not established or 4 has dissolved a county compensation board pursuant to section 5 331.905. 6 NEW PARAGRAPH . j. Dissolving a county compensation board. 7 Sec. 2. Section 331.321, subsection 1, paragraph l, Code 8 2022, is amended to read as follows: 9 l. Two members of the county compensation board in 10 accordance with section 331.905 , if the board of supervisors 11 has established a county compensation board . 12 Sec. 3. Section 331.322, subsections 6 and 7, Code 2022, are 13 amended to read as follows: 14 6. Review Annually prepare and review the compensation 15 schedule, or review the final compensation schedule of the 16 county compensation board if the board of supervisors has 17 established a county compensation board, and determine the 18 final compensation schedule in accordance with section 331.907 . 19 7. Provide necessary office facilities and the technical 20 and clerical assistance requested by the county compensation 21 board to accomplish the purposes of sections 331.905 and 22 331.907 , if the board of supervisors has established a county 23 compensation board . 24 Sec. 4. Section 331.905, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 25 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: 26 There is created in each county A board of supervisors may 27 vote to establish a county compensation board which subject to 28 the provisions of this section. The county compensation board 29 shall be composed of seven members who are residents of the 30 county. The members of the county compensation board shall be 31 selected as follows: 32 Sec. 5. Section 331.905, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 33 following new subsection: 34 NEW SUBSECTION . 7. A board of supervisors may dissolve a 35 -1- LSB 6187HV (2) 89 js/ns 1/ 4

H.F. 2430 county compensation board upon a majority vote of the members 1 of the board of supervisors. If the board of supervisors has 2 not established or has dissolved the county compensation board, 3 the board of supervisors shall carry out the duties of the 4 county compensation board, including as provided in section 5 331.907. 6 Sec. 6. Section 331.907, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2022, 7 are amended to read as follows: 8 1. The If the county board of supervisors has established 9 a county compensation board pursuant to section 331.905, the 10 annual compensation of the auditor, treasurer, recorder, 11 sheriff, county attorney, and supervisors shall be determined 12 as provided in this section . The county compensation board 13 annually shall review the compensation paid to comparable 14 officers in other counties of this state, other states, 15 private enterprise, and the federal government. In setting the 16 salary of the county sheriff, the county compensation board 17 shall set the sheriff’s salary so that it is comparable to 18 salaries paid to professional law enforcement administrators 19 and command officers of the state patrol, the division of 20 criminal investigation of the department of public safety, and 21 city police chiefs employed by cities of similar population 22 to the population of the county. The county compensation 23 board shall prepare a compensation schedule for the elective 24 elected county officers for the succeeding fiscal year. A 25 recommended compensation schedule requires a majority vote of 26 the membership of the county compensation board. 27 2. At the public hearing held on the county budget as 28 provided in section 331.434 , the county compensation board 29 shall submit its recommended compensation schedule for the 30 next fiscal year to the board of supervisors for inclusion 31 in the county budget. The board of supervisors shall review 32 the recommended compensation schedule for the elected county 33 officers and determine the final compensation schedule which 34 shall not exceed the compensation schedule recommended by 35 -2- LSB 6187HV (2) 89 js/ns 2/ 4

H.F. 2430 the county compensation board. In determining the final 1 compensation schedule if the board of supervisors wishes to 2 reduce the amount of the recommended compensation schedule, 3 the amount of salary increase proposed for each elected 4 county officer, except as provided in subsection 3 , shall be 5 reduced an equal percentage . A copy of the final compensation 6 schedule shall be filed with the county budget at the office 7 of the director of the department of management. The final 8 compensation schedule takes effect on July 1 following its 9 adoption by the board of supervisors. 10 3. The board of supervisors may adopt a decrease in 11 compensation paid to supervisors irrespective of the county 12 compensation board’s recommended compensation schedule or other 13 approved changes in compensation paid to other elected county 14 officers. A decrease in compensation paid to supervisors shall 15 be adopted by the board of supervisors no less than thirty days 16 before the county budget is certified under section 24.17 . 17 EXPLANATION 18 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 19 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 20 This bill relates to methods of determining compensation for 21 elected county officers. 22 Under current law, each county has a county compensation 23 board that prepares a recommended compensation schedule 24 for elected county officers that the county board of 25 supervisors then reviews. Current law provides procedures 26 and limitations that both the county compensation board and 27 board of supervisors must adhere to in determining the final 28 compensation schedule. 29 The bill allows a board of supervisors to vote to establish 30 a county compensation board. The county compensation board 31 shall be composed as provided under current law. The board of 32 supervisors may also vote to dissolve a county compensation 33 board. The board of supervisors is responsible for preparing 34 a compensation schedule if the board of supervisors has not 35 -3- LSB 6187HV (2) 89 js/ns 3/ 4

H.F. 2430 established or has dissolved a county compensation board. The 1 bill strikes provisions that prohibit the board of supervisors 2 from exceeding the compensation schedule recommended by the 3 county compensation board or from reducing the amount of the 4 recommended compensation schedule unless the amount of salary 5 increase proposed for each elected county officer is reduced 6 by an equal percentage. Further, the bill strikes a provision 7 that authorizes the board of supervisors to adopt a decrease 8 in compensation paid to supervisors irrespective of the 9 compensation board’s recommended compensation schedule or other 10 approved changes in compensation paid to other elected county 11 officers. The bill makes conforming changes. 12 -4- LSB 6187HV (2) 89 js/ns 4/ 4