Bill Text: IA HF75 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to methods of determining compensation for elected county officers.(See HF 314.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-22 - Withdrawn. H.J. 407. [HF75 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF75-Introduced.html
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BY
BLOOMINGDALE
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:
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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
has
2
not
established
or
has
dissolved
the
county
compensation
board,
3
the
board
of
supervisors
shall
carry
out
the
duties
as
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
2023,
7
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
8
1.
The
annual
compensation
of
the
auditor,
treasurer,
9
recorder,
sheriff,
county
attorney,
and
supervisors
shall
10
be
determined
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
county
11
compensation
board
annually
shall
review
the
compensation
12
paid
to
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
13
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
14
In
setting
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
the
county
15
compensation
board
shall
set
the
sheriff’s
salary
so
that
it
16
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
law
enforcement
17
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
state
patrol,
18
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
department
of
19
public
safety,
and
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
of
20
similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
county.
The
county
21
compensation
board
shall
prepare
a
compensation
schedule
for
22
the
elective
elected
county
officers
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
23
year.
The
county
compensation
board
shall
provide
documentation
24
to
the
board
of
supervisors
that
demonstrates
how
the
county
25
compensation
board
determined
the
recommended
compensation
26
schedule,
including
by
providing
the
applicable
compensation
27
information
for
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
28
state,
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
29
government.
A
recommended
compensation
schedule
requires
a
30
majority
vote
of
the
membership
of
the
county
compensation
31
board.
32
2.
At
the
public
hearing
held
on
the
county
budget
as
33
provided
in
section
331.434
,
the
county
compensation
board
34
shall
submit
its
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
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next
fiscal
year
to
the
board
of
supervisors
for
inclusion
1
in
the
county
budget.
The
board
of
supervisors
shall
review
2
the
recommended
compensation
schedule
for
the
elected
county
3
officers
and
determine
the
final
compensation
schedule
which
4
shall
not
exceed
the
compensation
schedule
recommended
by
5
the
county
compensation
board
.
In
determining
the
final
6
compensation
schedule
if
the
board
of
supervisors
wishes
to
7
reduce
the
amount
of
the
recommended
compensation
schedule,
8
the
amount
of
salary
increase
proposed
for
each
elected
9
county
officer,
except
as
provided
in
subsection
3
,
shall
10
be
reduced
an
equal
percentage.
In
determining
the
final
11
compensation
schedule
for
the
elected
county
officers,
12
the
board
of
supervisors
shall
set
compensation
at
no
less
13
than
the
compensation
provided
in
the
current
compensation
14
schedule.
However,
the
compensation
for
a
position
may
be
15
set
at
less
than
the
compensation
provided
in
the
current
16
compensation
schedule
if
the
position
is
reduced
to
part-time
17
under
the
recommended
compensation
schedule.
A
copy
of
the
18
final
compensation
schedule
shall
be
filed
with
the
county
19
budget
at
the
office
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
20
management.
The
final
compensation
schedule
takes
effect
on
21
July
1
following
its
adoption
by
the
board
of
supervisors.
For
22
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“current
compensation
schedule”
23
means
the
compensation
schedule
in
effect
when
the
board
of
24
supervisors
considers
the
recommended
compensation
schedule.
25
3.
The
board
of
supervisors
may
adopt
a
decrease
in
26
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
irrespective
of
the
county
27
compensation
board’s
recommended
compensation
schedule
or
other
28
approved
changes
in
compensation
paid
to
other
elected
county
29
officers.
A
decrease
in
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
shall
30
be
adopted
by
the
board
of
supervisors
no
less
than
thirty
days
31
before
the
county
budget
is
certified
under
section
24.17
.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
methods
of
determining
compensation
for
1
elected
county
officers.
2
Under
current
law,
each
county
has
a
county
compensation
3
board
that
prepares
a
recommended
compensation
schedule
4
for
elected
county
officers
that
the
county
board
of
5
supervisors
then
reviews.
Current
law
provides
procedures
6
and
limitations
that
both
the
county
compensation
board
and
7
board
of
supervisors
must
adhere
to
in
determining
the
final
8
compensation
schedule.
9
The
bill
allows
a
board
of
supervisors
to
vote
to
establish
10
a
county
compensation
board.
The
county
compensation
board
11
shall
be
composed
as
provided
under
current
law.
The
board
of
12
supervisors
may
also
vote
to
dissolve
a
county
compensation
13
board.
The
board
of
supervisors
shall
carry
out
the
duties
as
14
the
county
compensation
board
if
the
board
of
supervisors
has
15
not
established
or
has
dissolved
a
county
compensation
board.
16
The
bill
requires
the
county
compensation
board
to
provide
17
documentation
to
the
board
of
supervisors
demonstrating
how
18
the
county
compensation
board
determined
the
recommended
19
compensation
schedule.
The
bill
strikes
provisions
that
20
prohibit
the
board
of
supervisors
from
exceeding
the
21
compensation
schedule
recommended
by
the
county
compensation
22
board
or
from
reducing
the
amount
of
the
recommended
23
compensation
schedule
unless
the
amount
of
salary
increase
24
proposed
for
each
elected
county
officer
is
reduced
by
an
equal
25
percentage.
The
bill
prohibits
the
board
of
supervisors
from
26
setting
compensation
lower
than
the
compensation
set
forth
27
in
the
current
compensation
schedule,
but
provides
that
the
28
proposed
compensation
for
a
position
may
be
reduced
when
the
29
position
is
reduced
to
part-time.
Further,
the
bill
strikes
a
30
provision
that
authorizes
the
board
of
supervisors
to
adopt
a
31
decrease
in
compensation
paid
to
supervisors
irrespective
of
32
the
compensation
board’s
recommended
compensation
schedule
or
33
other
approved
changes
in
compensation
paid
to
other
elected
34
county
officers.
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes.
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