Senate
File
170
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
170
BY
KLIMESH
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
composition
and
procedures
of
county
1
compensation
boards.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.321,
subsection
1,
paragraph
l,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
331.322,
subsection
6,
Code
2023,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
6.
Review
and
adopt
the
final
compensation
schedule
of
the
5
county
compensation
board
and
determine
the
final
compensation
6
schedule
in
accordance
with
section
331.907
.
7
Sec.
3.
Section
331.905,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
8
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
9
following:
10
1.
There
is
created
in
each
county
a
compensation
board,
11
which
shall
be
composed
of
the
following
seven
members:
12
a.
Two
members
of
the
board
of
supervisors,
who
shall
serve
13
two-year,
staggered
terms
of
office.
The
board
of
supervisors
14
shall
adopt
a
rotation
designating
each
seat
on
the
board
of
15
supervisors
in
a
rotation
to
serve
on
the
county
compensation
16
board.
The
adopted
rotation
shall
not
be
changed
except
when
17
membership
of
the
board
of
supervisors
is
increased
pursuant
to
18
section
331.203
or
decreased
pursuant
to
section
331.204.
19
b.
Two
residents
of
the
county,
who
shall
serve
two-year
20
terms,
appointed
by
the
two
members
serving
pursuant
to
21
paragraph
“a”
at
the
time
of
appointment.
22
c.
(1)
Three
elected
county
officers
from
the
following
23
pool
of
county
officers:
24
(a)
The
county
attorney.
25
(b)
The
county
auditor.
26
(c)
The
county
recorder.
27
(d)
The
county
sheriff.
28
(e)
The
county
treasurer.
29
(2)
The
members
selected
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
30
serve
two-year,
staggered
terms,
which
shall
begin
with
the
31
county
attorney
and
county
auditor
and
thereafter
follow
the
32
order
in
which
the
members
are
listed
in
subparagraph
(1).
33
Sec.
4.
Section
331.905,
subsections
2
and
4,
Code
2023,
are
34
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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2.
The
members
of
the
county
compensation
board
shall
be
1
appointed
to
four-year,
staggered
terms
of
office.
The
members
2
of
the
county
compensation
board
shall
not
be
officers
or
3
employees
of
the
state
or
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state.
4
A
term
shall
be
effective
on
the
first
of
July
of
the
year
of
5
appointment
and
a
vacancy
shall
be
filled
for
the
unexpired
6
term
in
the
same
manner
as
the
original
appointment.
7
4.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
elect
a
chairperson
8
and
vice
chairperson
annually
from
among
its
membership.
9
The
county
compensation
board
shall
meet
at
the
call
of
the
10
chairperson
or
upon
written
request
of
a
majority
of
its
11
membership.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
meet
at
least
12
twice
before
submitting
its
recommended
compensation
schedule
13
pursuant
to
section
331.907.
One
meeting
must
be
a
public
14
hearing.
The
concurrence
of
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
15
county
compensation
board
shall
determine
any
matter
relating
16
to
its
duties.
17
Sec.
5.
Section
331.907,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2023,
are
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
1.
The
annual
compensation
of
the
auditor,
treasurer,
20
recorder,
sheriff,
county
attorney,
and
supervisors
shall
21
be
determined
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
county
22
compensation
board
annually
shall
review
the
compensation
paid
23
to
three
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
24
three
comparable
officers
in
other
states,
and
three
comparable
25
officers
in
private
enterprise
,
and
the
federal
government
.
26
In
setting
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
the
county
27
compensation
board
shall
set
the
sheriff’s
salary
so
that
it
28
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
law
enforcement
29
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
state
patrol,
30
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
department
of
31
public
safety,
and
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
of
32
similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
county.
The
county
33
compensation
board
shall
prepare
a
compensation
schedule
for
34
the
elective
elected
county
officers
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
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year
and
the
recommended
salary
for
any
elected
county
officer
1
shall
not
be
lower
than
the
salary
of
the
person
holding
2
the
office
in
the
year
immediately
preceding
the
most
recent
3
election
.
A
final
recommended
compensation
schedule
requires
4
a
majority
vote
of
the
membership
of
the
county
compensation
5
board.
6
2.
At
the
public
hearing
held
on
the
county
budget
as
7
provided
in
section
331.434
,
the
county
compensation
board
8
shall
submit
its
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
9
next
fiscal
year
to
the
board
of
supervisors
for
inclusion
in
10
the
county
budget.
The
board
of
supervisors
shall
review
and
11
adopt
the
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
elected
12
county
officers
and
determine
the
final
compensation
schedule
13
which
shall
not
exceed
the
compensation
schedule
recommended
14
by
the
county
compensation
board.
In
determining
the
final
15
compensation
schedule
if
the
board
of
supervisors
wishes
to
16
reduce
the
amount
of
the
recommended
compensation
schedule,
17
the
amount
of
salary
increase
proposed
for
each
elected
18
county
officer,
except
as
provided
in
subsection
3
,
shall
be
19
reduced
an
equal
percentage
.
A
copy
of
the
final
compensation
20
schedule
shall
be
filed
with
the
county
budget
at
the
office
21
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
management.
The
final
22
compensation
schedule
takes
effect
on
July
1
following
its
23
adoption
by
the
board
of
supervisors.
24
EXPLANATION
25
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
26
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
27
This
bill
relates
to
the
composition
and
procedures
of
28
county
compensation
boards.
Under
current
law,
a
county
29
compensation
board
is
composed
of
seven
members
who
serve
30
four-year,
staggered
terms.
Two
of
the
members
are
appointed
31
by
the
county
board
of
supervisors
and
one
member
is
appointed
32
by
each
of
the
county
auditor,
the
county
attorney,
the
county
33
recorder,
the
county
treasurer,
and
the
county
sheriff.
The
34
county
compensation
board
reviews
the
compensation
paid
to
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comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
other
1
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
A
2
county
compensation
board
submits
a
recommended
compensation
3
schedule
to
the
board
of
supervisors,
who
may
approve
a
higher
4
salary
increase
or
reduce
the
amount
of
the
recommended
salary
5
increase
by
an
equal
amount
for
each
elected
county
officer.
6
Under
the
bill,
a
county
compensation
board
is
composed
of
7
two
members
of
the
board
of
supervisors
who
serve
two-year,
8
staggered
terms
and
rotate
with
the
other
members
of
the
board
9
of
supervisors;
two
members
who
are
residents
of
the
county
10
who
serve
two-year
terms
and
are
appointed
by
the
members
11
of
the
board
of
supervisors
who
are
serving
on
the
county
12
compensation
board
at
the
time
of
the
appointment;
and
three
13
members
determined
by
a
rotation
of
the
county
attorney,
county
14
auditor,
county
recorder,
county
sheriff,
and
county
treasurer
15
as
provided
in
the
bill.
16
The
bill
requires
the
county
compensation
board
to
meet
at
17
least
twice
before
submitting
a
final
recommended
compensation
18
schedule
to
the
board
of
supervisors.
One
meeting
must
be
a
19
public
hearing.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
review
20
the
compensation
paid
to
three
comparable
officers
in
other
21
counties
of
this
state,
three
comparable
officers
in
other
22
states,
and
three
comparable
officers
in
private
enterprise.
23
The
county
compensation
board
cannot
recommend
a
salary
for
any
24
elected
county
officer
that
is
lower
than
the
salary
of
the
25
person
holding
the
office
in
the
year
immediately
preceding
26
the
most
recent
election.
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
27
supervisors
to
review
and
adopt
the
recommended
compensation
28
schedule
without
alteration.
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