SECOND REGULAR SESSION
[P E R F E C T E D]
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1220
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Reported from the Committee on Economic Development, Tourism and Local Government, March 4, 2004, with recommendation that the Senate Committee Substitute do pass.
Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 1220, adopted March 30, 2004.
Taken up for Perfection March 30, 2004. Bill declared Perfected and Ordered Printed.
TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.
4437S.03P
AN ACT
To repeal sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 57.317, and 58.095, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof thirteen new sections relating to maximum allowable compensation for certain county officials.
Section A. Sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 57.317, and 58.095, RSMo, are repealed and thirteen new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.283, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 57.317, and 58.095, to read as follows:
49.082. 1. A county commissioner in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall, subject to any other adjustment otherwise provided in this section, receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of commissioner on January 1, [1997] 2004.
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[19,140] 24,116
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [19,800] 24,948
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [21,120] 26,611
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [22,440] 28,274
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [23,760] 29,938
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [25,080] 31,601
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [26,400] 33,264
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [27,060] 34,096
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [27,390] 34,511
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [28,380] 35,759
300,000,000 [or more] to 310,999,999 [29,700] 37,422
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 38,412
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 39,402
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 40,392
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 41,382
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 42,372
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 43,362
550,000,000 or more 44,352
2. In addition to any compensation provided pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the presiding commissioner of any county not having a charter form of government shall receive two thousand dollars annual salary.
3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to a commissioner only if the commissioner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the commissioner's office when approved by a professional association of the county commissioners of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each commissioner who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified commissioners to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to a county commissioner in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
4. A county commissioner in any county, other than a first classification charter county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county commissioner or presiding commissioner respectively for the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
50.334. 1. In all counties, except counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and counties of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, each recorder of deeds, if the recorder's office is separate from that of the circuit clerk, shall receive as total compensation for all services performed by the recorder, except as provided pursuant to section 50.333, an annual salary which shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as computed for the year next preceding the computation. The county recorder of deeds whose office is separate from that of the circuit clerk in any county, other than a county of the first classification having a charter form of government or a county of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county recorder of deeds in the particular county for services rendered or performed on January 1, [1997] 2004.
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 8,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[29,000] 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [30,000] 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [32,000] 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [34,000] 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [36,000] 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 [or more] to 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the recorder only if he has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the recorder's office when approved by a professional association of the county recorders of deeds of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each recorder who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified recorders to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session shall be reimbursed to the county recorder in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
50.343. 1. Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any first classification nonchartered county, including any county containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the annual salary of a county recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, county commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor or salaried public administrator may be computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid on January 1, [1997] 2004, for any of the offices subject to this section on January 1, [1997] 2004.
(1) For a recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, presiding commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor, or salaried public administrator:
Assessed Valuation Salary
[$ 450,000,001 to 600,000,000 $47,000
600,000,001 to 750,000,000 49,000
750,000,001 to 900,000,000 51,000
900,000,001 to 1,050,000,000 53,000
1,050,000,001 to 1,200,000,000 55,000
1,200,000,001 to 1,350,000,000 57,000
1,350,000,000 and over 59,000]
$ 450,000,000 to 499,999,999 $64,200
500,000,000 to 649,999,999 65,700
650,000,000 to 799,999,999 67,200
800,000,000 to 949,999,999 68,700
950,000,000 to 1,099,999,999 70,200
1,100,000,000 to 1,249,999,999 71,700
1,250,000,000 to 1,399,999,999 73,200
1,400,000,000 to 1,549,999,999 74,700
1,550,000,000 to 1,699,999,999 76,200
1,700,000,000 to 1,849,999,999 77,700
1,850,000,000 to 1,999,999,999 79,200
2,000,000,000 and over 80,700
(2) Presiding commissioners shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars more than the salary received by the associate commissioners.
2. After December 31, 1990, in any county of the second classification which becomes a first classification county without a charter form of government, the annual compensation of county recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, county commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor and the public administrator in counties where the public administrator is paid a salary under the provisions of section 473.740, RSMo, may be set at the option of the salary commission. On or before October first of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the county fiscal year following the general election after the certification by the state equalizing agency that the county possesses an assessed valuation placing it in first classification status, the salary commission shall meet for the purpose of setting compensation for such county offices or officials and such compensation shall be payable immediately except that no compensation of any county office or county official shall be reduced and the compensation of presiding county commissioners in any of such counties shall be two thousand dollars more than the compensation paid to the associate commissioners in that county. Thereafter in all such counties the salary commission shall meet for the purpose of setting the compensation of the offices or officers in this subsection who will be elected at the next general election, and such compensation shall be payable upon the beginning of the next term of office of such offices or officers; except that, no compensation of any office or officer shall be reduced and the compensation of presiding county commissioners in any of such counties shall be two thousand dollars more than the compensation paid to the associate commissioners in that county. Two thousand dollars of the compensation established under the procedures authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be payable to a county officer only if the officer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction in the operation of the office in the same manner as provided by law for the offices and officers subject to the provisions of section 50.333. At the salary commission meeting which establishes the percentage rate to be applied to the county offices or officers during the next term of office, the salary commission may authorize the further adjustment of such officers' compensation as a cost-of-living component and effective January first of each year, the compensation for county offices or officers may be adjusted by the county commission, not to exceed the percentage increase given to the other county employees.
[3. Other provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, at the option of a majority of the county salary commission members, the salary of associate commissioners of a county of the first classification without a charter form of government with a population of at least eighty-two thousand but not more than eighty-five thousand inhabitants may be set at no more than sixty-five percent of the amount on the salary schedule for the county affected.]
51.281. 1. The county clerk in any county, other than in a first classification county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of clerk on January 1, [1997] 2004.
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[29,000] 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [30,000] 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [32,000] 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [34,000] 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [36,000] 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 [or more] to 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the clerk only if the clerk has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the clerk's office when approved by a professional association of the county clerks of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each clerk who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified clerks to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county clerk in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
3. [The county clerk may retain any fees to which he is entitled for services performed in the issuance of fish and game licenses or permits.
4.] The county clerk in any county, other than a first classification charter county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county clerk in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
51.283. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the election authority in each county that does not have a board of election commissioners shall receive additional compensation of seven thousand five hundred dollars annually for duties performed in compliance with the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
52.269. 1. In all counties, except first classification counties having a charter form of government and first classification counties not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the county collector shall receive an annual salary which shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county. The salary shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as provided in this subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount as shown for the year next preceding the annual salary computation. A county collector subject to the provisions of this section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received by the county collector in that county for services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The county collector shall receive the same percentage adjustments provided by the county salary commissions for county officers in that county pursuant to section 50.333, RSMo. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of county collector on January 1, [1997] 2004, or less than the total compensation being received for the services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The salary shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule:
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[29,000] 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [30,000] 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [32,000] 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [34,000] 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [36,000] 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 [or more] 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the collector only if the collector has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the collector's office when approved by a professional association of the county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each collector who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified collectors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county collector in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
3. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any fee provided for in section 52.250 or 52.275, when collected on ditch and levee taxes, shall not be collected on behalf of the county and deposited into the county general revenue fund. Such fee shall be retained by the collector as compensation for his services, in addition to any amount provided for such collector in this section. Any fee which may be retained by the collector under the terms of such contract may be retained in addition to all other compensation provided by law.
4. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, after the next general election following January 1, 1988, all fees collected by the collector shall be collected on behalf of the county and deposited in the county general revenue fund.
53.082. 1. The county assessor in any county, other than in a first classification county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule provided in this subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of assessor on September 1, [1997] 2005.
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[29,000] 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [30,000] 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [32,000] 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [34,000] 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [36,000] 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 [or more] to 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
2. The compensation for county assessors in second, third and fourth classification counties for the term of office beginning September 1, [1997] 2005, shall be calculated pursuant to the salary schedule in this section using the percentage increase approved by the county salary commission when establishing the compensation for the office of county assessor at the salary commission meeting in [1997] 2005. This salary shall become effective on September 1, [1997] 2005.
3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the assessor only if the assessor has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the assessor's office when approved by a professional association of the county assessors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each assessor who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified assessors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county assessor in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
4. The county assessor in any county, except a first classification county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county assessor in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
54.261. 1. The county treasurer in counties of the first classification, not having a charter form of government and containing a portion of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, and in counties of the second, third and fourth classifications of this state, shall receive as compensation for services performed by the treasurer an annual salary based upon the assessed valuation of the county. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction, nor shall require an increase, in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of treasurer on January 1, [2002] 2004.
2. The amount of salary based upon assessed valuation shall be computed according to the following schedule:
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[29,000] 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [30,000] 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [32,000] 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [34,000] 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [36,000] 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 [or more] to 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the treasurer only if the treasurer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the treasurer's office when approved by a professional association of the county treasurers or county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each treasurer who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified treasurers to the county commission of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county treasurer in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
4. The county treasurer in any county, other than a county of the first classification having a charter form of government or a county of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county treasurer in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
5. In the event of a vacancy in the office of treasurer in any county except a county of the first classification with a charter form of government, when there is no deputy treasurer, the county commission shall appoint a qualified acting treasurer until such time as the vacancy is filled by the governor pursuant to section 105.030, RSMo.
54.320. 1. The county treasurer ex officio collector in counties of the third and fourth classifications adopting township organization shall receive an annual salary as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. A county treasurer ex officio collector subject to the provisions of this section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received by the county treasurer ex officio collector in that county for services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The county treasurer ex officio collector shall receive the same percentage adjustments provided by county salary commissions for county officers in that county pursuant to section 50.333, RSMo. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of county treasurer ex officio collector on January 1, [1997] 2004, or less than the total compensation being received for the services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The salary shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule:
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[29,000] 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [30,000] 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [32,000] 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [34,000] 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [36,000] 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 to [449,999,999] 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
In addition, the ex officio collector shall be allowed to retain a commission for the collection of all back taxes and all delinquent taxes of two percent on all sums collected to be added to the face of the tax bill, and collected from the party paying the tax. The ex officio collector shall be allowed a commission of three percent on all licenses, and all taxes, including current taxes, back taxes, delinquent taxes and interest collected by the ex officio collector, to be deducted from the amounts collected. The three percent allowed to be retained shall be withheld on behalf of the county and shall be deposited in the county treasury or as provided by law and beginning January 1, 1989, the two percent allowed to be retained for collection of all back taxes and delinquent taxes shall be withheld on behalf of the county and shall be deposited in the county treasury or as provided by law. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, or any other provision of law in conflict with the provisions of this section, the treasurer ex officio collector in each of the third and fourth classification counties which have adopted the township form of county government shall be allowed to employ not less than one full time deputy and is entitled to employ such a number of deputies and assistants, as may be necessary to promptly and correctly perform the duties of the office of treasurer ex officio collector, and for the deputies and assistants is allowed not less than the amount allowed in [1992 or 1993] 2001 or 2002, whichever is greater, and shall be allowed not less than any greater amount approved for any subsequent year.
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the treasurer ex officio collector only if such officer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the treasurer ex officio collector's office when approved by a professional association of the county treasurers or county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each treasurer ex officio collector who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified treasurer ex officio collectors to the county commission of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county treasurer ex officio collector in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
55.091. 1. The county auditor in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall receive an annual salary computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of auditor on January 1, [1997] 2004.
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $ 36,540
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 37,800
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 40,320
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 42,840
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 45,360
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 47,880
131,000,000 to [189,999,999] 159,999,999 [$40,500] 50,400
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 51,660
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [41,500] 52,290
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
300,000,000 to [399,999,999] 310,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
[400,000,000 to 499,999,999 46,000]
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 58,200
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 59,700
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 61,200
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 62,700
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 64,200
500,000,000 [or more] to 549,999,999 [47,000] 65,700
550,000,000 or more 67,200
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the auditor only if the auditor has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the auditor's office when approved by a professional association of the county auditors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each auditor who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified auditors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county auditor in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
3. The county auditor in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received for the office of county auditor in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
56.265. 1. The county prosecuting attorney in any county, other than in a chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed using the following schedule, when applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year immediately preceding the year for which the computation is done.
(1) For a full-time prosecutor the prosecutor shall receive compensation equal to the compensation of an associate circuit judge;
(2) For a part-time prosecutor:
Assessed Valuation Amount
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[37,000] 46,620
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [39,000] 49,140
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [41,000] 51,660
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [43,000] 54,180
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [47,000] 59,220
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [49,000] 61,740
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [51,000] 64,260
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [53,000] 66,780
300,000,000 [or more] 310,999,999 [55,000] 69,300
311,000,000 to 330,999,999 71,133
331,000,000 to 359,999,999 72,966
360,000,000 to 389,999,999 74,799
390,000,000 to 449,999,999 76,632
450,000,000 to 499,999,999 78,465
500,000,000 to 549,999,999 80,298
550,000,000 or more 82,131
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the prosecuting attorney's office when approved by a professional association of the county prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
3. As used in this section, the term "prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit attorney of any city not within a county.
4. The prosecuting attorney of any county which becomes a county of the first classification during a four-year term of office or a county which passed the proposition authorized by section 56.363 shall not be required to devote full time to such office pursuant to section 56.067 until the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of office or until the proposition otherwise becomes effective.
5. The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to full-time prosecutors who are compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.
57.317. 1. The county sheriff in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of sheriff on January 1, [1997] 2004.
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[36,000] 45,360
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [37,000] 46,620
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [38,000] 47,880
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [39,000] 49,140
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [40,000] 50,400
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [42,000] 52,920
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [44,000] 53,440
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [45,000] 56,700
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [46,000] 57,960
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [48,000] 60,480
300,000,000 to 449,999,999 [50,000] 63,000
450,000,000 to 599,999,999 [52,000] 64,667
600,000,000 to 749,999,999 [54,000] 66,334
750,000,000 to 899,999,999 [56,000] 68,000
900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 [58,000] 69,667
1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 [60,000] 71,334
1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 [62,000] 73,000
1,350,000,000 and over [64,000] 74,667
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the sheriff only if the sheriff has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the sheriff's office when approved by a professional association of the county sheriffs of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each sheriff who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified sheriffs to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county sheriff in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
3. The county sheriff in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received for the office of county sheriff in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
58.095. 1. The county coroner in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed on a basis as set forth in the following schedule. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of coroner on January 1, [1997] 2004:
Assessed Valuation Salary
$ 18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $[8,000] 10,080
41,000,000 to 53,999,999 [8,500] 10,710
54,000,000 to 65,999,999 [9,000] 11,340
66,000,000 to 85,999,999 [9,500] 11,970
86,000,000 to 99,999,999 [10,000] 12,600
100,000,000 to 130,999,999 [11,000] 13,860
131,000,000 to 159,999,999 [12,000] 15,120
160,000,000 to 189,999,999 [13,000] 16,380
190,000,000 to 249,999,999 [14,000] 17,640
250,000,000 to 299,999,999 [15,000] 18,900
300,000,000 or more [16,000] 20,160
2. One thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the coroner only if the coroner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the coroner's office when approved by a professional association of the county coroners of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each coroner who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified coroners to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session [may] shall be reimbursed to the county coroner in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
3. The county coroner in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county coroner in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
4. For the term beginning in 1997, the compensation of the coroner, in counties in which the salary commission has not voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum allowable salary established by this section. The percentage applied shall be the same percentage of the maximum allowable salary received or allowed, whichever is greater, to the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1, 1997. In those counties in which the salary commission has voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable salary, the compensation of the coroner shall be based on the maximum allowable salary in effect at each time a coroner's term of office commences following the vote to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation. Subsequent compensation shall be determined as provided in section 50.333, RSMo.
5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county coroner in any county, other than a county of the first classification with a charter form of government, may, upon the approval of the county commission, receive additional compensation for any month during which investigations or other services are performed for three or more decedents in the same incident during such month. The additional compensation shall be an amount that when added to the regular compensation the sum shall equal the monthly compensation of the county sheriff.