House
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314
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HOUSE
FILE
314
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
75)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
February
22,
2023
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
methods
of
determining
compensation
for
1
elected
county
officers.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
331.212,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
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
2023,
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
2023,
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
2023,
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
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
A
board
of
supervisors
may
dissolve
a
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county
compensation
board
upon
a
majority
vote
of
the
members
1
of
the
board
of
supervisors.
If
the
board
of
supervisors
2
has
not
established
or
has
dissolved
the
county
compensation
3
board,
the
board
of
supervisors
shall
carry
out
the
duties
4
as
the
county
compensation
board,
including
as
provided
in
5
section
331.907.
Pursuant
to
section
331.907,
in
setting
6
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff;
the
board
of
supervisors
7
shall
set
the
sheriff’s
salary
so
that
it
is
comparable
to
8
salaries
paid
to
professional
law
enforcement
administrators
9
and
command
officers
of
the
state
patrol,
the
division
of
10
criminal
investigation
of
the
department
of
public
safety,
and
11
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
of
similar
population
to
12
the
population
of
the
county.
13
Sec.
6.
Section
331.907,
subsections
1,
2,
and
3,
Code
2023,
14
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
The
annual
compensation
of
the
auditor,
treasurer,
16
recorder,
sheriff,
county
attorney,
and
supervisors
shall
17
be
determined
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
county
18
compensation
board
annually
shall
review
the
compensation
19
paid
to
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
20
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
21
In
setting
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
the
county
22
compensation
board
shall
set
the
sheriff’s
salary
so
that
it
23
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
law
enforcement
24
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
state
patrol,
25
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
department
of
26
public
safety,
and
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
of
27
similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
county.
The
county
28
compensation
board
shall
prepare
a
compensation
schedule
for
29
the
elective
elected
county
officers
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
30
year.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
provide
documentation
31
to
the
board
of
supervisors
that
demonstrates
how
the
county
32
compensation
board
determined
the
recommended
compensation
33
schedule,
including
by
providing
the
applicable
compensation
34
information
for
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
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state,
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
1
government.
A
recommended
compensation
schedule
requires
a
2
majority
vote
of
the
membership
of
the
county
compensation
3
board.
4
2.
At
the
public
hearing
held
on
the
county
budget
as
5
provided
in
section
331.434
,
the
county
compensation
board
6
shall
submit
its
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
7
next
fiscal
year
to
the
board
of
supervisors
for
inclusion
8
in
the
county
budget.
The
board
of
supervisors
shall
review
9
the
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
elected
county
10
officers
and
determine
the
final
compensation
schedule
which
11
shall
not
exceed
the
compensation
schedule
recommended
by
12
the
county
compensation
board
.
In
determining
the
final
13
compensation
schedule
if
the
board
of
supervisors
wishes
to
14
reduce
the
amount
of
the
recommended
compensation
schedule,
15
the
amount
of
salary
increase
proposed
for
each
elected
county
16
officer,
except
as
provided
in
subsection
3
,
shall
be
reduced
17
an
equal
percentage.
In
determining
the
final
compensation
18
schedule
for
the
elected
county
officers,
the
board
of
19
supervisors
may
set
compensation
at
less
than
the
compensation
20
provided
in
the
current
compensation
schedule
if
the
position
21
is
reduced
to
part-time
under
the
recommended
compensation
22
schedule.
A
copy
of
the
final
compensation
schedule
shall
be
23
filed
with
the
county
budget
at
the
office
of
the
director
of
24
the
department
of
management.
The
final
compensation
schedule
25
takes
effect
on
July
1
following
its
adoption
by
the
board
26
of
supervisors.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“current
27
compensation
schedule”
means
the
compensation
schedule
in
28
effect
when
the
board
of
supervisors
considers
the
recommended
29
compensation
schedule.
30
3.
The
board
of
supervisors
may
adopt
a
decrease
in
31
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
irrespective
of
the
county
32
compensation
board’s
recommended
compensation
schedule
or
other
33
approved
changes
in
compensation
paid
to
other
elected
county
34
officers.
A
decrease
in
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
shall
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be
adopted
by
the
board
of
supervisors
no
less
than
thirty
days
1
before
the
county
budget
is
certified
under
section
24.17
.
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