SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 704
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR ESLINGER.
4363S.01I ADRIANE D. CROUSE, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 50.327, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to salary
schedules for third class counties.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 50.327, RS Mo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 50.327, 2
to read as follows:3
50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 1
law to the contrary, the salary schedules contained in 2
sections 49.082, 50.334, 50. 343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 3
53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 4
473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for those county 5
officials. Except when it is necessary to increase newly 6
elected or reelected county officials' salaries , in 7
accordance with Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of 8
Missouri, to comply with the requirements of this section, 9
the salary commission in all counties except charter 10
counties in this state shall be responsible for the 11
computation of salaries o f all county officials; provided, 12
however, that any percentage salary adjustments in a county 13
shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 14
2. Upon majority approval of the salary commission, 15
the annual compensation of part -time prosecutors contained 16
in section 56.265 and the county offices contained in 17
sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 18 SB 704 2
53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742 19
may be increased by up to two thousand dollars greater than 20
the compensation provided by the salary schedules; provided, 21
however, that any vote to increase compensation be effective 22
for all county offices in that county subject to the salary 23
commission. 24
3. Upon the majority approval of the salary 25
commission, the annual compensation of a county coroner of 26
any county of the second classification as provided in 27
section 58.095 may be increased up to fourteen thousand 28
dollars greater than the compensation provided by the salary 29
schedule of such section. 30
4. The salary commission of any county of the third 31
classification may amend the base schedules for the 32
computation of salaries for county officials referenced in 33
subsection 1 of this section to include assessed valuation 34
factors in excess of three hundred million dollars; provided 35
that the percentage of any adjustments in assessed valuation 36
factors shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 37