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House
File
2060
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2060
BY
COLLINS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
compensation
of
county
officers.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.907,
subsection
1,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
The
annual
compensation
of
the
auditor,
treasurer,
3
recorder,
sheriff,
county
attorney,
and
supervisors
shall
4
be
determined
as
provided
in
this
section
.
The
county
5
compensation
board
annually
shall
review
the
compensation
6
paid
to
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
7
other
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
8
In
setting
recommending
the
salary
of
the
county
sheriff,
9
the
county
compensation
board
shall
set
the
sheriff’s
salary
10
so
that
it
is
comparable
to
salaries
paid
to
professional
11
law
enforcement
administrators
and
command
officers
of
the
12
state
patrol,
the
division
of
criminal
investigation
of
the
13
department
of
public
safety,
and
city
police
chiefs
employed
14
by
cities
of
similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
15
county
,
applying
the
statistical
mean
of
these
positions
.
When
16
determining
the
average
salary
of
police
chiefs
employed
by
17
cities
of
similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
county,
18
the
compensation
board
shall
use
the
statistical
mean
of
the
19
salaries
of
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
with
a
20
population
between
one
thousand
less
than
and
one
thousand
more
21
than
the
population
of
the
county.
The
county
compensation
22
board
shall
prepare
a
compensation
schedule
for
the
elected
23
county
officers
for
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
The
county
24
compensation
board
shall
provide
documentation
to
the
board
of
25
supervisors
that
demonstrates
how
the
county
compensation
board
26
determined
the
recommended
compensation
schedule,
including
27
by
providing
the
applicable
compensation
information
for
28
comparable
officers
in
other
counties
of
this
state,
other
29
states,
private
enterprise,
and
the
federal
government.
A
30
recommended
compensation
schedule
requires
a
majority
vote
of
31
the
membership
of
the
county
compensation
board.
32
Sec.
2.
Section
331.907,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6.
The
attorney
general
may
bring
an
action
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against
a
county
for
a
writ
of
mandamus
to
compel
the
county
to
1
comply
with
this
section.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
relates
to
required
considerations
for
determining
6
the
salary
of
county
officers.
The
bill
requires
a
county
7
compensation
board
to
use
the
statistical
mean
of
certain
law
8
enforcement
positions
for
comparison.
The
bill
provides
that
9
in
determining
the
average
salary
of
police
chiefs
employed
10
by
cities
of
similar
population
to
the
population
of
the
11
county,
the
county
compensation
board
shall
use
the
salaries
12
of
city
police
chiefs
employed
by
cities
with
a
population
13
between
one
thousand
less
than
and
one
thousand
more
than
the
14
population
of
the
county.
The
bill
provides
that
in
the
case
15
of
noncompliance
with
provisions
for
recommending
and
setting
16
salaries
of
county
officers,
the
attorney
general
may
bring
an
17
action
against
a
county
for
a
writ
of
mandamus
to
compel
the
18
county
to
comply
with
such
provisions.
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