SF 2028 (LSB 5547XS (1) 90)

SENATE FILE 2028

BY  LOFGREN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the salaries of assessors who are appointed to serve a previous assessor’s unexpired term.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 441.8, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  Notwithstanding a budget previously established pursuant to section 441.16, if an assessor is appointed to fill a vacancy, the conference board may establish a salary for the newly appointed assessor in an amount the conference board determines to be reasonable.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   In the event of the removal, resignation, death, or removal from the county of an assessor, the conference board with jurisdiction over the assessor’s position must fill the vacancy by appointing an assessor to serve the previous assessor’s unexpired term. Each year, the salary for the person holding the position of assessor is set in a budget approved by the conference board.
   This bill allows the conference board to establish a salary for an assessor that has been appointed to fill a vacancy in an amount the conference board determines to be reasonable, even if the amount is different from the salary approved in the conference board’s approved budget.