Bill Text: IA HF43 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act abolishing county compensation boards.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-12 - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 78. [HF43 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF43-Introduced.html
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
abolishing
county
compensation
boards.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.212,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Setting
the
compensation
schedule
of
3
elected
county
officers.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
331.321,
subsection
1,
paragraph
l,
Code
5
2023,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
6
Sec.
3.
Section
331.322,
subsection
6,
Code
2023,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
6.
Review
Annually
prepare
and
review
the
final
9
compensation
schedule
of
the
county
compensation
board
and
10
determine
the
final
compensation
schedule
in
accordance
with
11
section
331.907
.
12
Sec.
4.
Section
331.322,
subsection
7,
Code
2023,
is
amended
13
by
striking
the
subsection.
14
Sec.
5.
Section
331.323,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
15
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
e.
When
If
the
duties
of
an
officer
or
employee
are
assigned
17
to
one
or
more
elected
officers,
the
board
shall
set
the
an
18
initial
salary
for
each
elected
officer
.
Thereafter,
the
19
salary
and,
thereafter,
shall
be
determined
determine
the
20
salary
as
provided
in
section
331.907
.
21
Sec.
6.
Section
331.907,
subsections
1,
2,
3,
and
4,
Code
22
2023,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
1.
The
annual
compensation
of
the
auditor,
treasurer,
24
recorder,
sheriff,
county
attorney,
and
supervisors
shall
25
be
determined
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
county
26
compensation
board
annually
shall
review
the
compensation
27
paid
to
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
28
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
29
In
setting
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
the
county
30
compensation
board
shall
set
the
sheriff’s
salary
so
that
it
31
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
law
enforcement
32
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
state
patrol
,
and
33
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
department
of
34
public
safety,
and
to
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
of
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similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
county.
The
county
1
compensation
board
shall
prepare
a
compensation
schedule
for
2
the
elective
elected
county
officers
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
3
year.
A
recommended
compensation
schedule
requires
a
majority
4
vote
of
the
membership
of
the
county
compensation
board.
5
2.
At
the
public
hearing
held
on
the
county
budget
as
6
provided
in
section
331.434
,
the
county
compensation
board
7
shall
submit
its
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
8
next
fiscal
year
to
the
board
of
supervisors
for
inclusion
9
in
the
county
budget.
The
board
of
supervisors
shall
review
10
the
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
elected
county
11
officers
and
determine
the
final
compensation
schedule
which
12
shall
not
exceed
the
compensation
schedule
recommended
by
13
the
county
compensation
board.
In
determining
the
final
14
compensation
schedule
if
the
board
of
supervisors
wishes
to
15
reduce
the
amount
of
the
recommended
compensation
schedule,
16
the
amount
of
salary
increase
proposed
for
each
elected
17
county
officer,
except
as
provided
in
subsection
3
,
shall
be
18
reduced
an
equal
percentage.
A
copy
of
the
final
compensation
19
schedule
shall
be
filed
with
the
county
budget
at
the
office
20
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
management.
The
final
21
compensation
schedule
takes
effect
on
July
1
following
its
22
adoption
by
the
board
of
supervisors
.
23
3.
The
board
of
supervisors
may
adopt
a
decrease
in
24
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
irrespective
of
the
county
25
compensation
board’s
recommended
compensation
schedule
or
other
26
approved
changes
in
compensation
paid
to
other
elected
county
27
officers.
A
decrease
in
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
shall
28
be
adopted
by
the
board
of
supervisors
no
less
than
thirty
days
29
before
the
county
budget
is
certified
under
section
24.17
.
30
4.
The
elected
county
officers
are
also
entitled
to
receive
31
their
actual
and
necessary
expenses
incurred
in
performance
32
of
official
duties
of
their
respective
offices.
The
board
33
of
supervisors
may
authorize
the
reimbursement
of
expenses
34
related
to
an
educational
course,
seminar,
or
school
which
that
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is
attended
by
a
county
officer
after
the
county
officer
is
1
elected,
but
prior
to
the
county
officer
taking
office.
2
Sec.
7.
REPEAL.
Section
331.905,
Code
2023,
is
repealed.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
eliminates
county
compensation
boards.
The
bill
7
grants
county
boards
of
supervisors
the
responsibility
of
8
annually
preparing
and
reviewing
the
compensation
schedule
9
for
certain
elected
county
officers.
Under
current
law,
a
10
county
compensation
board
annually
prepares
a
recommended
11
compensation
schedule
for
certain
elected
county
officers
for
a
12
succeeding
fiscal
year
subject
to
adoption
by
the
county
board
13
of
supervisors.
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