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Missouri House Bill HB249

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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2-HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
32 HOUSEBILLNO.249
43 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
5-0415H.03C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
4+INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEREEDY.
5+0415H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
7-Torepealsection50.327asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneral
8-assembly,secondregularsession,section50.327asenactedbyhousebillno.271
9-mergedwithsenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,first
10-regularsession,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirst
11-generalassembly,secondregularsession,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.
12-58mergedwithsenatebillno.210mergedwithsenatebillno.507,ninety-third
13-generalassembly,firstregularsession,section57.317asenactedbyhousebillno.
14-1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section57.317as
15-enactedbysenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,firstregular
16-session,section58.095asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneral
17-assembly,secondregularsession,section58.095asenactedbyhousebillno.2046,
18-onehundredthgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section58.200asenactedby
7+Torepealsection140.190,RSMo,andsection50.327asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,one
8+hundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section50.327asenactedby
9+housebillno.271mergedwithsenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirstgeneral
10+assembly,firstregularsession,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,one
11+hundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section55.160asenactedby
12+housebillno.58mergedwithsenatebillno.210mergedwithsenatebillno.507,
13+ninety-thirdgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section57.317asenactedby
1914 housebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,
20-section58.200ascodifiedassection13145inthe1939revisedstatutesofMissouri,
21-section473.742asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,
22-secondregularsession,andsection473.742asenactedbysenatebillno.808,ninety-
23-fifthgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andtoenactinlieuthereofsixnew
24-sectionsrelatingtocountyofficials.
15+section57.317asenactedbysenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirstgeneral
16+assembly,firstregularsession,section58.095asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,one
17+hundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section58.095asenactedby
18+housebillno.2046,onehundredthgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section
19+58.200asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,second
20+regularsession,section58.200ascodifiedassection13145inthe1939revised
21+statutesofMissouri,section140.170asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundred
22+firstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section140.170asenactedbyhouse
23+billno.613,ninety-eighthgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section473.742as
24+enactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregular
25+session,andsection473.742asenactedbysenatebillno.808,ninety-fifthgeneral
26+assembly,secondregularsession,andtoenactinlieuthereofeightnewsections
27+relatingtocountyofficials.
2528 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
26-SectionA.Section50.327asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirst
27-2generalassembly,secondregularsession,section50.327asenactedbyhousebillno.271
28-3mergedwithsenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,firstregular
29-4session,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,
3029 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
31-intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 5secondregularsession,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.58mergedwithsenatebill
32-6no.210mergedwithsenatebillno.507,ninety-thirdgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,
33-7section57.317asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,second
34-8regularsession,section57.317asenactedbysenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirst
35-9generalassembly,firstregularsession,section58.095asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,one
36-10hundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section58.095asenactedbyhouse
37-11billno.2046,onehundredthgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section58.200as
38-12enactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,
39-13section58.200ascodifiedassection13145inthe1939revisedstatutesofMissouri,section
40-14473.742asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregular
41-15session,andsection473.742asenactedbysenatebillno.808,ninety-fifthgeneralassembly,
42-16secondregularsession,arerepealedandsixnewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknown
43-17assections50.327,55.160,57.317,58.095,58.200,and473.742,toreadasfollows:
30+intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. SectionA.Section140.190,RSMo,andsection50.327asenactedbyhousebillno.
31+21606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section50.327asenacted
32+3byhousebillno.271mergedwithsenatebillsnos.53&60,onehundredfirstgeneral
33+4assembly,firstregularsession,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundred
34+5firstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section55.160asenactedbyhousebillno.58
35+6mergedwithsenatebillno.210mergedwithsenatebillno.507,ninety-thirdgeneral
36+7assembly,firstregularsession,section57.317asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundred
37+8firstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section57.317asenactedbysenatebillsnos.
38+953&60,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section58.095asenacted
39+10byhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,section
40+1158.095asenactedbyhousebillno.2046,onehundredthgeneralassembly,secondregular
41+12session,section58.200asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,
42+13secondregularsession,section58.200ascodifiedassection13145inthe1939revised
43+14statutesofMissouri,section140.170asenactedbyhousebillno.1606,onehundredfirst
44+15generalassembly,secondregularsession,section140.170asenactedbyhousebillno.613,
45+16ninety-eighthgeneralassembly,firstregularsession,section473.742asenactedbyhousebill
46+17no.1606,onehundredfirstgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,andsection473.742as
47+18enactedbysenatebillno.808,ninety-fifthgeneralassembly,secondregularsession,are
48+19repealedandeightnewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections50.327,
49+2055.160,57.317,58.095,58.200,140.170,140.190,and473.742,toreadasfollows:
4450 [50.327.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsoflawtothe
4551 2 contrary,thesalaryschedulescontainedinsections49.082,50.334,50.343,
4652 3 51.281,51.282,52.269,53.082,53.083,54.261,54.320,55.091,56.265,
4753 4 58.095,and473.742shallbesetasabasescheduleforthosecountyofficials.
4854 5 Exceptwhenitisnecessarytoincreasenewlyelectedorreelectedcounty
4955 6 officials'salaries,inaccordancewithSection13,ArticleVII,Constitutionof
5056 7 Missouri,tocomplywiththerequirementsofthissection,thesalary
5157 8 commissioninallcountiesexceptchartercountiesinthisstateshallbe
5258 9 responsibleforthecomputationofsalariesofallcountyofficials;provided,
5359 10 however,thatanypercentagesalaryadjustmentsinacountyshallbeequalfor
5460 11 allsuchofficialsinthatcounty.
5561 12 2.Uponmajorityapprovalofthesalarycommission,theannual
5662 13 compensationofpart-timeprosecutorscontainedinsection56.265andthe
5763 14 countyofficescontainedinsections49.082,50.334,50.343,51.281,51.282,
5864 15 52.269,53.082,53.083,54.261,54.320,55.091,58.095,and473.742maybe
5965 16 increasedbyuptotwothousanddollarsgreaterthanthecompensation
6066 17 providedbythesalaryschedules;provided,however,thatanyvotetoincrease
6167 18 compensationbeeffectiveforallcountyofficesinthatcountysubjecttothe
6268 19 salarycommission.
6369 20 3.Uponthemajorityapprovalofthesalarycommission,theannual
6470 21 compensationofacountycoronerofanycountynothavingacharterformof
65-22 governmentasprovidedinsection58.095maybeincreaseduptofourteen
71+HB249 2 22 governmentasprovidedinsection58.095maybeincreaseduptofourteen
6672 23 thousanddollarsgreaterthanthecompensationprovidedbythesalary
6773 24 scheduleofsuchsection.
6874 25 4.Thesalarycommissionofanycountyofthethirdclassificationmay
6975 26 amendthebaseschedulesforthecomputationofsalariesforcountyofficials
7076 27 referencedinsubsection1ofthissectiontoincludeassessedvaluationfactors
7177 28 inexcessofthreehundredmilliondollars;providedthatthepercentageofany
7278 29 adjustmentsinassessedvaluationfactorsshallbeequalforallsuchofficialsin
7379 30 thatcounty.]
74-HCSHB249 2 50.327.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsoflawtothecontrary,thesalary
80+50.327.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsoflawtothecontrary,thesalary
7581 2schedulescontainedinsections49.082,50.334,50.343,51.281,51.282,52.269,53.082,
7682 353.083,54.261,54.320,55.091,56.265,58.095,and473.742shallbesetasabaseschedule
7783 4forthosecountyofficials.Exceptwhenitisnecessarytoincreasenewlyelectedorreelected
7884 5countyofficials'salaries,inaccordancewithSection13,ArticleVII,Constitutionof
7985 6Missouri,tocomplywiththerequirementsofthissection,thesalarycommissioninall
8086 7countiesexceptchartercountiesinthisstateshallberesponsibleforthecomputationof
8187 8salariesofallcountyofficials;provided,however,thatanypercentagesalaryadjustmentsina
8288 9countyshallbeequalforallsuchofficialsinthatcounty.
8389 10 2.Uponmajorityapprovalofthesalarycommission,theannualcompensationof
8490 11part-timeprosecutorscontainedinsection56.265andthecountyofficescontainedinsections
8591 1249.082,50.334,50.343,51.281,51.282,52.269,53.082,53.083,54.261,54.320,55.091,
8692 1358.095,and473.742maybeincreasedbyuptotwothousanddollarsgreaterthanthe
8793 14compensationprovidedbythesalaryschedules;provided,however,thatanyvotetoincrease
8894 15compensationbeeffectiveforallcountyofficesinthatcountysubjecttothesalary
8995 16commission.
9096 17 3.Uponthemajorityapprovalofthesalarycommission,theannualcompensationof
9197 18acountycoronerofanycounty[ofthesecondclassification] nothavingacharterformof
9298 19governmentasprovidedinsection58.095maybeincreaseduptofourteenthousanddollars
9399 20greaterthanthecompensationprovidedbythesalaryscheduleofsuchsection.
94100 21 4.Thesalarycommissionofanycountyofthethirdclassificationmayamendthe
95101 22baseschedulesforthecomputationofsalariesforcountyofficialsreferencedin
96102 23subsection1ofthissectiontoincludeassessedvaluationfactorsinexcessofthree
97103 24hundredmilliondollars,providedthatthepercentageofanyadjustmentsinassessed
98104 25valuationfactorsshallbeequalforallsuchofficialsinthatcounty.
99105 [55.160.Theauditorofeachcountyofthefirstclassificationnot
100106 2 havingacharterformofgovernmentandofeachcountyofthesecond
101107 3 classificationshallkeepaninventoryofallcountypropertyunderthecontrol
102108 4 andmanagementofthevariousofficersanddepartmentsandshallannually
103109 5 takeaninventoryofsuchpropertyatanoriginalvalueofonethousanddollars
104-6 ormoreshowingtheamount,locationandestimatedvaluethereof.The
110+HB249 3 6 ormoreshowingtheamount,locationandestimatedvaluethereof.The
105111 7 auditorshallkeepaccountsofallappropriationsandexpendituresmadebythe
106112 8 countycommission,andnowarrantshallbedrawnorobligationincurred
107113 9 withouttheauditor'scertificationthatanunencumberedbalance,sufficientto
108114 10 paythesame,remainintheappropriateaccountorintheanticipatedrevenue
109115 11 fundagainstwhichsuchwarrantorobligationistobecharged.Theauditor
110116 12 shallaudittheaccountsofallofficersofthecountyannuallyorupontheir
111117 13 retirementfromoffice.Theauditorshallaudit,examineandadjustall
112118 14 accounts,demands,andclaimsofeverykindandcharacterpresentedfor
113119 15 paymentagainstthecounty,andshallintheauditor'sdiscretionapprovetothe
114-HCSHB249 3 16 countycommissionofthecountyalllawful,true,justandlegalaccounts,
120+16 countycommissionofthecountyalllawful,true,justandlegalaccounts,
115121 17 demandsandclaimsofeverykindandcharacterpayableoutofthecounty
116122 18 revenueoroutofanycountyfundsbeforethesameshallbeallowedanda
117123 19 warrantissuedthereforbythecommission.Whenevertheauditorthinksit
118124 20 necessarytotheproperexaminationofanyaccount,demandorclaim,the
119125 21 auditormayexaminetheparties,witnesses,andothersonoathoraffirmation
120126 22 touchinganymatterorcircumstanceintheexaminationofsuchaccount,
121127 23 demandorclaimbeforetheauditorallowssame.Theauditorshallnotbe
122128 24 personallyliableforanycostforanyproceedinginstitutedagainsttheauditor
123129 25 intheauditor'sofficialcapacity.Theauditorshallkeepacorrectaccount
124130 26 betweenthecountyandallcountyandtownshipofficers,andshallexamineall
125131 27 recordsandsettlementsmadebythemforandwiththecountycommissionor
126132 28 witheachother,andtheauditorshall,whenevertheauditordesires,have
127133 29 accesstoallbooks,countyrecordsorpaperskeptbyanycountyortownship
128134 30 officerorroadoverseer.Theauditorshall,duringthefirstfourdaysofeach
129135 31 month,strikeabalanceinthecaseofeachcountyandtownshipofficer,
130136 32 showingtheamountofmoneycollectedbyeach,theamountofmoneydue
131137 33 fromeachtothecounty,andtheamountofmoneyduefromanysource
132138 34 whatevertosuchoffice,andtheauditorshallincludeinsuchbalanceanyfees
133139 35 thathavebeenreturnedtothecountycommissionortotheauditorasunpaid
134140 36 andwhichsincehavingbeenreturnedhavebeencollected.Uponrequest,the
135141 37 auditorshallhaveaccesstoandtheabilitytoauditandexamineclaimsof
136142 38 everykindandcharacterforwhichacountyofficerhasafiduciaryduty.]
137143 55.160.Theauditorofeachcountyofthefirstclassificationnothavingacharterform
138144 2ofgovernmentandofeachcountyofthesecondclassificationshallkeepaninventoryofall
139145 3countypropertyunderthecontrolandmanagementofthevariousofficersanddepartments
140146 4andshallannuallytakeaninventoryofsuchpropertyatanoriginalvalueofonethousand
141147 5dollarsormoreshowingtheamount,locationandestimatedvaluethereof.Theauditorshall
142148 6keepaccountsofallappropriationsandexpendituresmadebythecountycommission,andno
143149 7warrantshallbedrawnorobligationincurredwithouttheauditor'scertificationthatan
144150 8unencumberedbalance,sufficienttopaythesame,remainintheappropriateaccountorinthe
145151 9anticipatedrevenuefundagainstwhichsuchwarrantorobligationistobecharged.The
146152 10auditorshallaudittheaccountsofallofficersofthecountyannuallyorupontheirretirement
147153 11fromoffice.Theauditorshallaudit,examineandadjustallaccounts,demands,andclaimsof
148-12everykindandcharacterpresentedforpaymentagainstthecounty,andshallintheauditor's
154+HB249 4 12everykindandcharacterpresentedforpaymentagainstthecounty,andshallintheauditor's
149155 13discretionapprovetothecountycommissionofthecountyalllawful,true,justandlegal
150156 14accounts,demandsandclaimsofeverykindandcharacterpayableoutofthecountyrevenue
151157 15oroutofanycountyfundsbeforethesameshallbeallowedandawarrantissuedthereforby
152158 16thecommission.Whenevertheauditorthinksitnecessarytotheproperexaminationofany
153159 17account,demandorclaim,theauditormayexaminetheparties,witnesses,andothersonoath
154160 18oraffirmationtouchinganymatterorcircumstanceintheexaminationofsuchaccount,
155161 19demandorclaimbeforetheauditorallowssame.Theauditorshallnotbepersonallyliable
156-HCSHB249 4 20foranycostforanyproceedinginstitutedagainsttheauditorintheauditor'sofficialcapacity.
162+20foranycostforanyproceedinginstitutedagainsttheauditorintheauditor'sofficialcapacity.
157163 21Theauditorshallkeepacorrectaccountbetweenthecountyandallcountyandtownship
158164 22officers,andshallexamineallrecordsandsettlementsmadebythemforandwiththecounty
159165 23commissionorwitheachother,andtheauditorshall,whenevertheauditordesires,have
160166 24accesstoallbooks,countyrecordsorpaperskeptbyanycountyortownshipofficerorroad
161167 25overseer.Theauditorshall,duringthefirstfourdaysofeachmonth,strikeabalanceinthe
162168 26caseofeachcountyandtownshipofficer,showingtheamountofmoneycollectedbyeach,
163169 27theamountofmoneyduefromeachtothecounty,andtheamountofmoneyduefromany
164170 28sourcewhatevertosuchoffice,andtheauditorshallincludeinsuchbalanceanyfeesthat
165171 29havebeenreturnedtothecountycommissionortotheauditorasunpaidandwhichsince
166172 30havingbeenreturnedhavebeencollected.Uponrequest,theauditorshallhaveaccessto
167173 31andtheabilitytoauditandexamineclaimsofeverykindandcharacterforwhicha
168174 32countyofficerhasafiduciaryduty.
169175 [57.317.1.(1)Exceptinanonchartercountyofthefirstclassification
170176 2 withmorethanonehundredfiftythousandandlessthantwohundredthousand
171177 3 inhabitants,thecountysheriffinanycountyofthefirstorsecondclassification
172178 4 shallreceiveanannualsalaryequaltoeightypercentofthecompensationof
173179 5 anassociatecircuitjudgeofthecounty.
174180 6 (2)Thecountysheriffinanycountyofthethirdorfourth
175181 7 classificationshallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedasthefollowing
176182 8 percentagesofthecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudgeofthecounty.If
177183 9 thereisanincreaseinsalaryoflessthantenthousanddollars,theincrease
178184 10 shalltakeeffectonJanuary1,2022.Ifthereisanincreaseoftenthousand
179185 11 dollarsormore,theincreaseshallbepaidoveraperiodoffiveyearsintwenty
180186 12 percentincrementsperyear.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbetheamount
181187 13 thereofasshownfortheyearnextprecedingthecomputation.Theprovisions
182188 14 ofthissectionshallnotpermitorrequireareductionintheamountof
183189 15 compensationbeingpaidfortheofficeofsherifffromtheprioryear.
184190 16 AssessedValuation Percentage
185191 17 $18,000,000to99,999,999 45%
186192 18 100,000,000to249,999,999 50%
187-19 250,000,000to449,999,999 55%
193+HB249 5 19 250,000,000to449,999,999 55%
188194 20 450,000,000to899,999,999 60%
189195 21 900,000,000andover 65%
190196 22 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
191197 23 payabletothesheriffonlyifthesheriffhascompletedatleasttwentyhoursof
192198 24 classroominstructioneachcalendaryearrelatingtotheoperationsofthe
193199 25 sheriff'sofficewhenapprovedbyaprofessionalassociationofthecounty
194200 26 sheriffsofMissouriunlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessional
195201 27 association.Theprofessionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovide
196202 28 acertificateofcompletiontoeachsheriffwhocompletesthetrainingprogram
197-HCSHB249 5 29 andshallsendalistofcertifiedsheriffstothetreasurerofeachcounty.
203+29 andshallsendalistofcertifiedsheriffstothetreasurerofeachcounty.
198204 30 Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybereimbursedtothe
199205 31 countysheriffinthesamemannerasotherexpensesasmaybeappropriated
200206 32 forthatpurpose.
201207 33 3.Thecountysheriffinanycountyotherthanachartercountyshall
202208 34 notreceiveanannualcompensationlessthanthecompensationdescribed
203209 35 underthissection.]
204210 57.317.1.(1)Exceptinanonchartercountyofthefirstclassificationwithmore
205211 2thanonehundredfiftythousandandfewerthantwohundredthousandinhabitants,the
206212 3countysheriffinanycountyofthefirstorsecondclassificationshallreceiveanannualsalary
207213 4equaltoeightypercentofthecompensationofanassociatecircuitjudgeofthecounty.
208214 5 (2)Thecountysheriffinanycountyofthethirdorfourthclassificationshallreceive
209215 6anannualsalarycomputedasthefollowingpercentagesofthecompensationofanassociate
210216 7circuitjudgeofthecounty.Ifthereisanincreaseinsalaryoflessthantenthousanddollars,
211217 8theincreaseshalltakeeffectonJanuary1,2022.Ifthereisanincreaseoftenthousand
212218 9dollarsormore,theincreaseshallbepaidoveraperiodoffiveyearsintwentypercent
213219 10incrementsperyear.Theassessedvaluationfactorshallbetheamountthereofasshownfor
214220 11theyearnextprecedingthecomputation.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotpermitor
215221 12requireareductionintheamountofcompensationbeingpaidfortheofficeofsherifffromthe
216222 13prioryear.
217223 14 AssessedValuation Percentage
218224 15 $18,000,000to99,999,999 45%
219225 16 100,000,000to249,999,999 50%
220226 17 250,000,000to449,999,999 55%
221227 18 450,000,000to899,999,999 60%
222228 19 900,000,000andover 65%
223229 20 2.Twothousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbepayabletothe
224230 21sheriffonlyifthesheriffhascompletedatleasttwentyhoursofclassroominstructioneach
225-22calendaryearrelatingtotheoperationsofthesheriff'sofficewhenapprovedbyaprofessional
231+HB249 6 22calendaryearrelatingtotheoperationsofthesheriff'sofficewhenapprovedbyaprofessional
226232 23associationofthecountysheriffsofMissouriunlessexemptedfromthetrainingbythe
227233 24professionalassociation.Theprofessionalassociationapprovingtheprogramshallprovidea
228234 25certificateofcompletiontoeachsheriffwhocompletesthetrainingprogramandshallsenda
229235 26listofcertifiedsheriffstothetreasurerofeachcounty.Expensesincurredforattendingthe
230236 27trainingsessionmaybereimbursedtothecountysheriffinthesamemannerasother
231237 28expensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.
232238 29 3.Thecountysheriffinanycountyotherthanachartercountyshallnotreceivean
233239 30annualcompensationlessthanthecompensationdescribedunderthissection.
234-HCSHB249 6 [58.095.1.Thecountycoronerinanycountynothavingacharter
240+[58.095.1.Thecountycoronerinanycountynothavingacharter
235241 2 formofgovernmentshallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedonabasisasset
236242 3 forthinthefollowingscheduleaswellasanyadjustmentauthorizedunder
237243 4 subsection3ofsection50.327.Theprovisionsofthissectionshallnotpermit
238244 5 orrequireareductionintheamountofcompensationbeingpaidfortheoffice
239245 6 ofcoroneronJanuary1,1997:
240246 7 AssessedValuation Salary
241247 8 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $8,000
242248 9 41,000,000to53,999,999 8,500
243249 10 54,000,000to65,999,999 9,000
244250 11 66,000,000to85,999,999 9,500
245251 12 86,000,000to99,999,999 10,000
246252 13 100,000,000to130,999,999 11,000
247253 14 131,000,000to159,999,999 12,000
248254 15 160,000,000to189,999,999 13,000
249255 16 190,000,000to249,999,999 14,000
250256 17 250,000,000to299,999,999 15,000
251257 18 300,000,000ormore 16,000
252258 19 2.Onethousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
253259 20 payabletothecoroneronlyifthecoronerhascompletedatleasttwentyhours
254260 21 ofclassroominstructioneachcalendaryearasestablishedbytheCoroner
255261 22 StandardsandTrainingCommissionunlessexemptedfromthetrainingbythe
256262 23 MissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Associationforgoodcause.The
257263 24 MissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Associationshallprovidea
258264 25 certificateofcompletiontoeachcoronerwhocompletesthetrainingprogram
259265 26 andshallsendalistofcertifiedcoronerstothetreasurerofeachcountyandthe
260266 27 departmentofhealthandseniorservices.TheCoronerStandardsandTraining
261267 28 Commissionmaycertifytrainingprogramsthatsatisfytherequirementsofthis
262268 29 sectioninlieuofthetrainingprovidedbytheMissouriCoroners'andMedical
263269 30 Examiners'Association.Certifiedtrainingcompletionshallbesubmittedto
264-31 theMissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Associationwhich,upon
270+HB249 7 31 theMissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Associationwhich,upon
265271 32 validatingthecertifiedtraining,shallsubmittheindividual'snametothe
266272 33 countytreasureranddepartmentofhealthandseniorservicesindicatingthe
267273 34 individualiscompliantwiththetrainingrequirements.Expensesincurredfor
268274 35 attendingthetrainingsessionmaybereimbursedtothecountycoronerinthe
269275 36 samemannerasotherexpensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.All
270276 37 electedorappointedcoroners,deputycoroners,andassistantstothecoroner
271277 38 shallcompletetheannualtrainingdescribedinthissubsectionwithinsix
272278 39 monthsofelectionorappointment.
273279 40 3.Thecountycoronerinanycountynothavingacharterformof
274280 41 governmentshallnot,exceptupontwo-thirdsvoteofallthemembersofthe
275281 42 salarycommission,receiveanannualcompensationinanamountlessthanthe
276282 43 totalcompensationbeingreceivedfortheofficeofcountycoronerinthe
277-HCSHB249 7 44 particularcountyforservicesrenderedorperformedonthedatethesalary
283+44 particularcountyforservicesrenderedorperformedonthedatethesalary
278284 45 commissionvotes.
279285 46 4.Forthetermbeginningin1997,thecompensationofthecoroner,in
280286 47 countiesinwhichthesalarycommissionhasnotvotedtopayonehundred
281287 48 percentofthemaximumallowablesalary,shallbeapercentageofthe
282288 49 maximumallowablesalaryestablishedbythissection.Thepercentageapplied
283289 50 shallbethesamepercentageofthemaximumallowablesalaryreceivedor
284290 51 allowed,whicheverisgreater,tothepresidingcommissionerorsheriff,
285291 52 whicheverisgreater,ofthatcountyfortheyearbeginningJanuary1,1997.In
286292 53 thosecountiesinwhichthesalarycommissionhasvotedtopayonehundred
287293 54 percentofthemaximumallowablesalary,thecompensationofthecoroner
288294 55 shallbebasedonthemaximumallowablesalaryineffectateachtimea
289295 56 coroner'stermofofficecommencesfollowingthevotetopayonehundred
290296 57 percentofthemaximumallowablecompensation.Subsequentcompensation
291297 58 shallbedeterminedasprovidedinsection50.333.
292298 59 5.EffectiveJanuary1,1997,thecountycoronerinanycountynot
293299 60 havingacharterformofgovernmentmay,upontheapprovalofthecounty
294300 61 commission,receiveadditionalcompensationforanymonthduringwhich
295301 62 investigationsorotherservicesareperformedforthreeormoredecedentsin
296302 63 thesameincidentduringsuchmonth.Theadditionalcompensationshallbean
297303 64 amountthatwhenaddedtotheregularcompensationthesumshallequalthe
298304 65 monthlycompensationofthecountysheriff.]
299305 58.095.1.Thecountycoronerinanycountynothavingacharterformof
300306 2governmentshallreceiveanannualsalarycomputedonabasisassetforthinthefollowing
301307 3scheduleaswellasanyadjustmentauthorizedundersubsection3ofsection50.327. The
302308 4provisionsofthissectionshallnotpermitorrequireareductionintheamountof
303309 5compensationbeingpaidfortheofficeofcoroneronJanuary1,1997:
304310 6 AssessedValuation Salary
305311 7 $18,000,000to40,999,999 $8,000
306312 8 41,000,000to53,999,999 8,500
307313 9 54,000,000to65,999,999 9,000
308-10 66,000,000to85,999,999 9,500
314+HB249 8 10 66,000,000to85,999,999 9,500
309315 11 86,000,000to99,999,999 10,000
310316 12 100,000,000to130,999,999 11,000
311317 13 131,000,000to159,999,999 12,000
312318 14 160,000,000to189,999,999 13,000
313319 15 190,000,000to249,999,999 14,000
314320 16 250,000,000to299,999,999 15,000
315321 17 300,000,000ormore 16,000
316-HCSHB249 8 18 2.Onethousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbepayabletothe
322+18 2.Onethousanddollarsofthesalaryauthorizedinthissectionshallbepayabletothe
317323 19coroneronlyifthecoronerhascompletedatleasttwentyhoursofclassroominstructioneach
318324 20calendaryearasestablishedbythecoronerstandardsandtrainingcommissionunless
319325 21exemptedfromthetrainingbytheMissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Association
320326 22forgoodcause.TheMissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Associationshallprovidea
321327 23certificateofcompletiontoeachcoronerwhocompletesthetrainingprogramandshallsenda
322328 24listofcertifiedcoronerstothetreasurerofeachcountyandthedepartmentofhealthand
323329 25seniorservices.Thecoronerstandardsandtrainingcommissionmaycertifytraining
324330 26programsthatsatisfytherequirementsofthissectioninlieuofthetrainingprovidedbythe
325331 27MissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Association.Certifiedtrainingcompletionshall
326332 28besubmittedtotheMissouriCoroners'andMedicalExaminers'Associationwhich,upon
327333 29validatingthecertifiedtraining,shallsubmittheindividual'snametothecountytreasurerand
328334 30departmentofhealthandseniorservicesindicatingtheindividualiscompliantwiththe
329335 31trainingrequirements.Expensesincurredforattendingthetrainingsessionmaybe
330336 32reimbursedtothecountycoronerinthesamemannerasotherexpensesasmaybe
331337 33appropriatedforthatpurpose.Allelectedorappointedcoroners,deputycoroners,and
332338 34assistantstothecoronershallcompletetheannualtrainingdescribedinthissubsectionwithin
333339 35sixmonthsofelectionorappointment.
334340 36 3.Thecountycoronerinanycountynothavingacharterformofgovernmentshall
335341 37not,exceptupontwo-thirdsvoteofallthemembersofthesalarycommission,receivean
336342 38annualcompensationinanamountlessthanthetotalcompensationbeingreceivedforthe
337343 39officeofcountycoronerintheparticularcountyforservicesrenderedorperformedonthe
338344 40datethesalarycommissionvotes.
339345 41 4.Forthetermbeginningin1997,thecompensationofthecoroner,incountiesin
340346 42whichthesalarycommissionhasnotvotedtopayonehundredpercentofthemaximum
341347 43allowablesalary,shallbeapercentageofthemaximumallowablesalaryestablishedbythis
342348 44section.Thepercentageappliedshallbethesamepercentageofthemaximumallowable
343349 45salaryreceivedorallowed,whicheverisgreater,tothepresidingcommissionerorsheriff,
344-46whicheverisgreater,ofthatcountyfortheyearbeginningJanuary1,1997.Inthosecounties
350+HB249 9 46whicheverisgreater,ofthatcountyfortheyearbeginningJanuary1,1997.Inthosecounties
345351 47inwhichthesalarycommissionhasvotedtopayonehundredpercentofthemaximum
346352 48allowablesalary,thecompensationofthecoronershallbebasedonthemaximumallowable
347353 49salaryineffectateachtimeacoroner'stermofofficecommencesfollowingthevotetopay
348354 50onehundredpercentofthemaximumallowablecompensation.Subsequentcompensation
349355 51shallbedeterminedasprovidedinsection50.333.
350356 52 5.EffectiveJanuary1,1997,thecountycoronerinanycountynothavingacharter
351357 53formofgovernmentmay,upontheapprovalofthecountycommission,receiveadditional
352358 54compensationforanymonthduringwhichinvestigationsorotherservicesareperformedfor
353-HCSHB249 9 55threeormoredecedentsinthesameincidentduringsuchmonth.Theadditional
359+55threeormoredecedentsinthesameincidentduringsuchmonth.Theadditional
354360 56compensationshallbeanamountthatwhenaddedtotheregularcompensationthesumshall
355361 57equalthemonthlycompensationofthecountysheriff.
356362 [58.200.Whentheofficeofsheriffshallbevacant,bydeathor
357363 2 otherwise,thecoronerofthecountyisauthorizedtoperformalltheduties
358364 3 whicharebylawrequiredtobeperformedbythesheriff,untilanothersheriff
359365 4 forsuchcountyshallbeappointedandqualifiedandsuchcoronershallhave
360366 5 noticethereof.Insuchcase,saidcoronermayappointoneormoredeputies,
361367 6 withtheapprobationofthejudgeofthecircuitcourt,andeverysuch
362368 7 appointment,withtheoathofofficeendorsedthereon,shallbefiledinthe
363369 8 officeoftheclerkofthecircuitcourtofthecounty.Ifthecoronerbecomesthe
364370 9 actingsheriffandthesheriffisnolongerreceivingthesheriff'ssalary,the
365371 10 coronermaybepaid,inadditiontothecoroner'ssalary,thedifferencebetween
366372 11 thesalariesofsheriffandcoronersothatthecoronerreceivestheequivalentof
367373 12 thesheriff'ssalarywhileservingasactingsheriff.]
368374 58.200.Whentheofficeofsheriffshallbevacant,bydeathorotherwise,thecoroner
369375 2ofthecountyisauthorizedtoperformallthedutieswhicharebylawrequiredtobe
370376 3performedbythesheriff,untilanothersheriffforsuchcountyshallbeappointedandqualified
371377 4[,]andsuchcoronershallhavenoticethereof[, and].Insuchcase,saidcoronermayappoint
372378 5oneormoredeputies,withtheapprobationofthejudgeofthecircuitcourt;andeverysuch
373379 6appointment,withtheoathofofficeendorsedthereon,shallbefiledintheofficeoftheclerk
374380 7ofthecircuitcourtofthecounty.Ifthecoronerbecomestheactingsheriffandthesheriff
375381 8isnolongerreceivingthesheriff'ssalary,thecoronermaybepaid,inadditiontothe
376382 9coroner'ssalary,thedifferencebetweenthesalariesofsheriffandcoronersothatthe
377383 10coronerreceivestheequivalentofthesheriff'ssalarywhileservingasactingsheriff.
384+[140.170.1.Exceptforlandsdescribedinsubsection7ofthissection,
385+2 thecountycollectorshallcauseacopyofthelistofdelinquentlandsandlots
386+3 tobeprintedinsomenewspaperofgeneralcirculationpublishedinthecounty
387+4 forthreeconsecutiveweeks,oneinsertionweekly,beforethesale,thelast
388+5 insertiontobeatleastfifteendayspriortothefourthMondayinAugust.
389+HB249 10 6 2.Inadditiontothenamesofallrecordownersorthenamesofall
390+7 ownersappearingonthelandtaxbookitisonlynecessaryintheprintedand
391+8 publishedlisttostateintheaggregatetheamountoftaxes,penalty,interest
392+9 andcostduethereon,eachyearseparatelystated.
393+10 3.Tothelistshallbeattachedandinlikemannerprintedand
394+11 publishedanoticeofsaidlandsandlotsstatingthatsaidlandandlotswillbe
395+12 soldatpublicauctiontodischargethetaxes,penalty,interest,andcostsdue
396+13 thereonatthetimeofsaleinoradjacenttothecourthouseofsuchcounty,on
397+14 thefourthMondayinAugustnextthereafter,commencingatteno'clockof
398+15 saiddayandcontinuingfromdaytodaythereafteruntilallareoffered.Such
399+16 auctionmayalsobeconductedbyelectronicmedia,includingtheinternet,at
400+17 thesametimeandatthediscretionofthecountycollector.
401+18 4.Thecountycollector,onorbeforethedayofsale,shallinsertatthe
402+19 footofthelistonhisorherrecordacopyofthenoticeandcertifyonhisorher
403+20 recordimmediatelyfollowingthenoticethenameofthenewspaperofthe
404+21 countyinwhichthenoticewasprintedandpublishedandthedatesof
405+22 insertionsthereofinthenewspaper.
406+23 5.Theexpenseofsuchprintingshallbepaidoutofthecountytreasury
407+24 andshallnotexceedtherateprovidedforinchapter493,relatingtolegal
408+25 publications,noticesandadvertisements,andthecostofprintingattherate
409+26 paidbythecountyshallbetaxedaspartofthecostsofthesaleofanylandor
410+27 lotcontainedinthelist.
411+28 6.Thecountycollectorshallcausetheaffidavitoftheprinter,editoror
412+29 publisherofthenewspaperinwhichthelistofdelinquentlandsandnoticeof
413+30 salewaspublished,asprovidedbysection493.060,withthelistandnotice
414+31 attached,toberecordedintheofficeoftherecorderofdeedsofthecounty,
415+32 andtherecordershallnotchargeorreceiveanyfeesforrecordingthesame.
416+33 7.Thecountycollectormayhaveaseparatelistofsuchlands,without
417+34 legaldescriptionsorthenamesoftherecordowners,printedinanewspaperof
418+35 generalcirculationpublishedinsuchcountyforthreeconsecutiveweeks
419+36 beforethesaleofsuchlandsforaparcelorlotoflandthat:
420+37 (1)Hasanassessedvalueofonethousandfivehundreddollarsorless
421+38 andhasbeenadvertisedpreviously;or
422+39 (2)Isalotinadevelopmentoftwentyormorelotsandsuchlothasan
423+40 assessedvalueofonethousandfivehundreddollarsorless.
424+41
425+42 Thenoticeshallstatethatlegaldescriptionsandthenamesoftherecord
426+43 ownersofsuchlandsshallbepostedatanycountycourthousewithinthe
427+44 countyandtheofficeofthecountycollector.
428+45 8.If,intheopinionofthecountycollector,anadequatelegal
429+46 descriptionofthedelinquentlandandlotscannotbeobtainedthrough
430+47 researchingthedocumentsavailablethroughtherecorderofdeeds,the
431+48 collectormaycommissionaprofessionallandsurveyortoprepareanadequate
432+49 legaldescriptionofthedelinquentlandandlotsinquestion.Thecostsofany
433+50 commissionedlandsurveydeemednecessarybythecountycollectorshallbe
434+51 taxedaspartofthecostsofthesaleofanylandorlotscontainedinthelist
435+52 preparedunderthissection.]
436+HB249 11 140.170.1.Exceptforlandsdescribedinsubsection7ofthissection,thecounty
437+2collectorshallcauseacopyofthelistofdelinquentlandsandlotstobeprintedinsome
438+3newspaperofgeneralcirculationpublishedinthecountyforthreeconsecutiveweeks,one
439+4insertionweekly,beforethesale,thelastinsertiontobeatleastfifteendayspriortothefourth
440+5MondayinAugust.
441+6 2.Inadditiontothenamesofallrecordownersorthenamesofallownersappearing
442+7onthelandtaxbookitisonlynecessaryintheprintedandpublishedlisttostateinthe
443+8aggregatetheamountoftaxes,penalty,interestandcostduethereon,eachyearseparately
444+9stated.
445+10 3.Tothelistshallbeattachedandinlikemannerprintedandpublishedanoticeof
446+11saidlandsandlotsstatingthatsaidlandandlotswillbesoldatpublicauctiontodischargethe
447+12taxes,penalty,interest,andcostsduethereonatthetimeofsaleinoradjacenttothe
448+13courthouseofsuchcounty,onthefourthMondayinAugustnextthereafter,commencingat
449+14teno'clockofsaiddayandcontinuingfromdaytodaythereafteruntilallareoffered.Such
450+15auctionmayalsobeconductedbyelectronicmedia,includingtheinternet,atthesame
451+16timeandatthediscretionofthecountycollector.
452+17 4.Thecountycollector,onorbeforethedayofsale,shallinsertatthefootofthelist
453+18onhisorherrecordacopyofthenoticeandcertifyonhisorherrecordimmediately
454+19followingthenoticethenameofthenewspaperofthecountyinwhichthenoticewasprinted
455+20andpublishedandthedatesofinsertionsthereofinthenewspaper.
456+21 5.Theexpenseofsuchprintingshallbepaidoutofthecountytreasuryandshallnot
457+22exceedtherateprovidedforinchapter493,relatingtolegalpublications,noticesand
458+23advertisements,andthecostofprintingattheratepaidbythecountyshallbetaxedaspartof
459+24thecostsofthesaleofanylandorlotcontainedinthelist.
460+25 6.Thecountycollectorshallcausetheaffidavitoftheprinter,editororpublisherof
461+26thenewspaperinwhichthelistofdelinquentlandsandnoticeofsalewaspublished,as
462+27providedbysection493.060,withthelistandnoticeattached,toberecordedintheofficeof
463+28therecorderofdeedsofthecounty,andtherecordershallnotchargeorreceiveanyfeesfor
464+29recordingthesame.
465+30 7.Thecountycollectormayhaveaseparatelistofsuchlands,withoutlegal
466+31descriptionsorthenamesoftherecordowners,printedinanewspaperofgeneralcirculation
467+32publishedinsuchcountyforthreeconsecutiveweeksbeforethesaleofsuchlandsforaparcel
468+33orlotoflandthat:
469+34 (1)Hasanassessedvalueofonethousandfivehundreddollarsorlessandhasbeen
470+35advertisedpreviously;or
471+36 (2)Isalotinadevelopmentoftwentyormorelotsandsuchlothasanassessedvalue
472+37ofonethousandfivehundreddollarsorless.
473+HB249 12 38
474+39Thenoticeshallstatethatlegaldescriptionsandthenamesoftherecordownersofsuchlands
475+40shallbepostedatanycountycourthousewithinthecountyandtheofficeofthecounty
476+41collector.
477+42 8.If,intheopinionofthecountycollector,anadequatelegaldescriptionofthe
478+43delinquentlandandlotscannotbeobtainedthroughresearchingthedocumentsavailable
479+44throughtherecorderofdeeds,thecollectormaycommissionaprofessionallandsurveyorto
480+45prepareanadequatelegaldescriptionofthedelinquentlandandlotsinquestion.Thecostsof
481+46anycommissionedlandsurveydeemednecessarybythecountycollectorshallbetaxedas
482+47partofthecostsofthesaleofanylandorlotscontainedinthelistpreparedunderthissection.
483+140.190.1.Onthedaymentionedinthenotice,thecountycollectorshallcommence
484+2thesaleofsuchlands,andshallcontinuethesamefromdaytodayuntileachparcelassessed
485+3orbelongingtoeachpersonassessedshallbesoldaswillpaythetaxes,interestandcharges
486+4thereon,orchargeabletosuchpersoninsaidcounty.
487+5 2.(1)Thepersonorlandbankagencyofferingatsaidsale,whetherinpersonorby
488+6electronicmedia,topaytherequiredsumforatractshallbeconsideredthepurchaserof
489+7suchland;provided,nosaleshallbemadetoanypersonordesignatedagentwho:
490+8 (a)Iscurrentlydelinquentonanytaxpaymentsonanyproperty,otherthana
491+9delinquencyonthepropertybeingofferedforsale,andwhodoesnotsignanaffidavitstating
492+10suchatthetimeofsale.Failuretosignsuchaffidavitaswellassigningafalseaffidavitmay
493+11invalidatesuchsale;
494+12 (b)Isamemberofthegoverningbodyofalandbankagency;
495+13 (c)Isanemployeeofalandbankagency;
496+14 (d)Isanelectedorappointedofficialofthegoverningbody,oranemployeeofsuch
497+15official,ofthepoliticalsubdivisioninwhichalandbankagencyislocated;or
498+16 (e)Isrelatedwithintheseconddegreeofconsanguinitytoapersondescribedin
499+17paragraphs(b)to(d)ofthissubdivision.
500+18 (2)NobidshallbereceivedfromanypersonnotaresidentofthestateofMissourior
501+19aforeigncorporationorentityalldeemednonresidents.Anonresidentshallfilewithsaid
502+20collectoranagreementinwritingconsentingtothejurisdictionofthecircuitcourtofthe
503+21countyinwhichsuchsaleshallbemade,andalsofilingwithsuchcollectoranappointmentof
504+22somecitizenofsaidcountyasagentofsaidnonresident,andconsentingthatserviceof
505+23processonsuchagentshallgivesuchcourtjurisdictiontotryanddetermineanysuitgrowing
506+24outoforconnectedwithsuchsalefortaxes.Afterthedelinquentauctionsale,anycertificate
507+25ofpurchaseshallbeissuedtotheagent.Aftermeetingtherequirementsofsection140.405,
508+26thepropertyshallbeconveyedtotheagentonbehalfofthenonresident,andtheagentshall
509+27thereafterconveythepropertytothenonresident.Acollectormayprecludeaprospective
510+HB249 13 28bidderfromparticipatinginasaleforfailuretocomplywithanyoftheprovisionsofthis
511+29section.
512+30 3.Allsuchwrittenconsentstojurisdictionandselectiveappointmentsshallbe
513+31preservedbythecountycollectorandshallbebindinguponanypersonorcorporation
514+32claimingunderthepersonconsentingtojurisdictionandmakingtheappointmentherein
515+33referredto;providedfurther,thatintheeventofthedeath,disabilityorrefusaltoactofthe
516+34personappointedasagentofsaidnonresidentthecountyclerkshallbecometheappointeeas
517+35agentofsaidnonresident.
518+36 4.Nopersonresidinginanyhomerulecitywithmorethanseventy-onethousandbut
519+37fewerthanseventy-ninethousandinhabitantsshallbeeligibletooffertopurchaselandsunder
520+38thissectionunlesssuchpersonhas,nolaterthantendaysbeforethesaledate,demonstrated
521+39tothesatisfactionoftheofficialchargedbylawwithconductingthesalethatthepersonisnot
522+40theownerofanyparcelofrealpropertythathastwoormoreviolationsofthemunicipality's
523+41buildingorhousingcodes.Aprospectivebiddermaymakesuchademonstrationby
524+42presentingstatementsfromtheappropriatecollectionandcodeenforcementofficialsofthe
525+43municipality.Thissubsectionshallnotapplytoanytaxingauthorityorlandbankagency,and
526+44entitiesshallbeeligibletobidatanysaleconductedunderthissectionwithoutmakingsucha
527+45demonstration.
378528 [473.742.1.Eachpublicadministratorincountiesofthesecond,third
379529 2 orfourthclassificationandintheCityofSt.Louisshallmakeadetermination
380530 3 withinthirtydaysaftertakingofficewhethersuchpublicadministratorshall
381531 4 electtoreceiveasalaryasdefinedhereinorreceivefeesasmaybeallowedby
382532 5 lawtoexecutors,administratorsandpersonalrepresentatives.Theelectionby
383533 6 thepublicadministratorshallbemadeinwritingtothecountyclerk.Should
384534 7 thepublicadministratorelecttoreceiveasalary,thepublicadministrator's
385535 8 officemaynotthenelecttochangeatanyfuturetimetoreceivefeesinlieuof
386536 9 salary.Everypublicadministratorwhobeginshisorherfirsttermonorafter
387537 10 January1,2023,shallbedeemedtohaveelectedtoreceiveasalaryas
388538 11 providedinthissection.
389539 12 2.Ifapublicadministratorelectstobeplacedonsalary,thesalary
390540 13 shallbebasedupontheaveragenumberofopenlettersinthetwoyears
391541 14 precedingthetermwhenthesalaryiselected,baseduponthefollowing
392542 15 schedule:
393543 16 (1)Zerotofiveletters:salaryshallbeaminimumofseventhousand
394544 17 fivehundreddollars;
395-HCSHB249 10 18 (2)Sixtofifteenletters:salaryshallbeaminimumoffifteenthousand
545+18 (2)Sixtofifteenletters:salaryshallbeaminimumoffifteenthousand
396546 19 dollars;
397547 20 (3)Sixteentotwenty-fiveletters:salaryshallbeaminimumoftwenty
398548 21 thousanddollars;
399549 22 (4)Twenty-sixtothirty-nineletters:salaryshallbeaminimumof
400550 23 twenty-fivethousanddollars;
401-24 (5)Publicadministratorswithfortyormorelettersshallbeconsidered
551+HB249 14 24 (5)Publicadministratorswithfortyormorelettersshallbeconsidered
402552 25 full-timecountyofficialsandshallbepaidaccordingtotheassessedvaluation
403553 26 schedulesetforthbelow:
404554 27 AssessedValuation Salary
405555 28 $ 8,000,000to40,999,999 $29,000
406556 29 $ 41,000,000to53,999,999 $30,000
407557 30 $ 54,000,000to65,999,999 $32,000
408558 31 $ 66,000,000to85,999,999 $34,000
409559 32 $ 86,000,000to99,999,999 $36,000
410560 33 $ 100,000,000to130,999,999 $38,000
411561 34 $ 131,000,000to159,999,999 $40,000
412562 35 $ 160,000,000to189,999,999 $41,000
413563 36 $ 190,000,000to249,999,999 $41,500
414564 37 $ 250,000,000to299,999,999 $43,000
415565 38 $ 300,000,000to449,999,999 $45,000
416566 39 $ 450,000,000to599,999,999 $47,000
417567 40 $ 600,000,000to749,999,999 $49,000
418568 41 $ 750,000,000to899,999,999 $51,000
419569 42 $ 900,000,000to1,049,999,999 $53,000
420570 43 $ 1,050,000,000to1,199,999,999 $55,000
421571 44 $ 1,200,000,000to1,349,999,999 $57,000
422572 45 $ 1,350,000,000andover $59,000 ;
423573 46 (6)ThepublicadministratorintheCityofSt.Louisshallreceivea
424574 47 salarynotlessthansixty-fivethousanddollars;
425575 48 (7)Twothousanddollarsofthecompensationauthorizedinthis
426576 49 sectionshallbepayabletothepublicadministratoronlyifheorshehas
427577 50 completedatleasttwentyhoursofinstructioneachcalendaryearrelatingto
428578 51 theoperationsofthepublicadministrator'sofficewhenapprovedbya
429579 52 professionalassociationofthecountypublicadministratorsofMissouriunless
430580 53 exemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.Theprofessional
431581 54 associationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateofcompletionto
432582 55 eachpublicadministratorwhocompletesthetrainingprogramandshallsenda
433583 56 listofcertifiedpublicadministratorstothetreasurerofeachcounty.Expenses
434584 57 incurredforattendingthetrainingsessionshallbereimbursedtothecounty
435-HCSHB249 11 58 publicadministratorinthesamemannerasotherexpensesasmaybe
585+58 publicadministratorinthesamemannerasotherexpensesasmaybe
436586 59 appropriatedforthatpurpose.
437587 60 3.Ifapublicadministratorisappointedbythecourtasbothaguardian
438588 61 andaconservatortothesamewardorprotectee,itshallbeconsideredtwo
439589 62 letters.
440-63 4.Notwithstandingsubsection2or5ofthissection,uponmajority
590+HB249 15 63 4.Notwithstandingsubsection2or5ofthissection,uponmajority
441591 64 approvalbythesalarycommission,apublicadministratormaybepaid
442592 65 accordingtotheassessedvaluationschedulesetforthinsubdivision(5)of
443593 66 subsection2ofthissection.Ifthesalarycommissionelectstopayapublic
444594 67 administratoraccordingtotheassessedvaluationschedule,thesalary
445595 68 commissionshallnotelecttochangeatanyfuturetimetopaythepublic
446596 69 administrator'sofficeaccordingtotheaveragenumberofopenlettersinlieuof
447597 70 payingthemaccordingtotheassessedvaluationschedule.
448598 71 5.Theinitialcompensationofthepublicadministratorwhoelectsto
449599 72 beputonsalaryshallbedeterminedbytheaveragenumberoflettersforthe
450600 73 twoyearsprecedingthetermwhenthesalaryiselected.Salaryincreasesor
451601 74 decreasesaccordingtotheminimumschedulesetforthinthissectionshallbe
452602 75 adjustedonlyafterthenumberofopenlettersplacestheworkloadina
453603 76 differentsubdivisionfortwoconsecutiveyears.Minimumsalaryincreasesor
454604 77 decreasesshallonlytakeeffectuponanewtermofofficeofthepublic
455605 78 administrator.Thenumberofletterseachyearshallbedeterminedin
456606 79 accordancewiththereportingrequirementssetforthinlaw.
457607 80 6.Allfeescollectedbyapublicadministratorwhoelectstobesalaried
458608 81 shallbedepositedinthecountytreasuryorwiththetreasurerfortheCityofSt.
459609 82 Louis.
460610 83 7.Anypublicadministratorinacountyofthefirstclassification
461611 84 withoutacharterformofgovernmentwithapopulationoflessthanone
462612 85 hundredthousandinhabitantswhoelectstoreceivefeesinlieuofasalary
463613 86 pursuanttothissectionmayelecttojointheMissourilocalgovernment
464614 87 employees'retirementsystemcreatedpursuanttosections70.600to70.755.
465615 88 8.(1)Aletterofguardianshipandaletterofconservatorshipshallbe
466616 89 countedasseparateletters.
467617 90 (2)Forpurposesofthissubsection:
468618 91 (a)"Letterofconservatorship"meanstheappointmentofa
469619 92 conservatorshipofanestatebythecourttoaprotecteeadjudgedtobe
470620 93 disabled;
471621 94 (b)"Letterofguardianship"meanstheappointmentofaguardianship
472622 95 bythecourttoawardadjudgedtobeincapacitated.]
473623 473.742.1.Eachpublicadministratorincountiesofthesecond,thirdorfourth
474624 2classificationandinthecityofSt.Louisshallmakeadeterminationwithinthirtydaysafter
475625 3takingofficewhethersuchpublicadministratorshallelecttoreceiveasalaryasdefined
476626 4hereinorreceivefeesasmaybeallowedbylawtoexecutors,administratorsandpersonal
477627 5representatives.Theelectionbythepublicadministratorshallbemadeinwritingtothe
478628 6countyclerk.Shouldthepublicadministratorelecttoreceiveasalary,thepublic
479629 7administrator'sofficemaynotthenelecttochangeatanyfuturetimetoreceivefeesinlieuof
480-HCSHB249 12 8salary.EverypublicadministratorwhobeginshisorherfirsttermonorafterJanuary
481-91,2024,shallbedeemedtohaveelectedtoreceiveasalaryasprovidedinthissection.
482-10 2.Ifapublicadministratorelectstobeplacedonsalary,thesalaryshallbebased
630+8salary.EverypublicadministratorwhobeginshisorherfirsttermonorafterJanuary
631+91,2025,shallbedeemedtohaveelectedtoreceiveasalaryasprovidedinthissection.
632+HB249 16 10 2.Ifapublicadministratorelectstobeplacedonsalary,thesalaryshallbebased
483633 11upontheaveragenumberofopenlettersinthetwoyearsprecedingthetermwhenthesalary
484634 12iselected,baseduponthefollowingschedule:
485635 13 (1)Zerotofiveletters:salaryshallbeaminimumofseventhousandfivehundred
486636 14dollars;
487637 15 (2)Sixtofifteenletters:salaryshallbeaminimumoffifteenthousanddollars;
488638 16 (3)Sixteentotwenty-fiveletters:salaryshallbeaminimumoftwentythousand
489639 17dollars;
490640 18 (4)Twenty-sixtothirty-nineletters:salaryshallbeaminimumoftwenty-five
491641 19thousanddollars;
492642 20 (5)Publicadministratorswithfortyormorelettersshallbeconsideredfull-time
493643 21countyofficialsandshallbepaidaccordingtotheassessedvaluationschedulesetforth
494644 22below:
495645 23 AssessedValuation Salary
496646 24 $ 8,000,000to40,999,999 $29,000
497647 25 $41,000,000to53,999,999 $30,000
498648 26 $54,000,000to65,999,999 $32,000
499649 27 $66,000,000to85,999,999 $34,000
500650 28 $86,000,000to99,999,999 $36,000
501651 29 $100,000,000to130,999,999 $38,000
502652 30 $131,000,000to159,999,999 $40,000
503653 31 $160,000,000to189,999,999 $41,000
504654 32 $190,000,000to249,999,999 $41,500
505655 33 $250,000,000to299,999,999 $43,000
506656 34 $300,000,000to449,999,999 $45,000
507657 35 $450,000,000to599,999,999 $47,000
508658 36 $600,000,000to749,999,999 $49,000
509659 37 $750,000,000to899,999,999 $51,000
510660 38 $900,000,000to1,049,999,999 $53,000
511661 39 $1,050,000,000to1,199,999,999 $55,000
512662 40 $1,200,000,000to1,349,999,999 $57,000
513663 41 $1,350,000,000andover $59,000
514664 42 ;
515-HCSHB249 13 43 (6)ThepublicadministratorinthecityofSt.Louisshallreceiveasalarynotlessthan
665+43 (6)ThepublicadministratorinthecityofSt.Louisshallreceiveasalarynotlessthan
516666 44sixty-fivethousanddollars;
517-45 (7)Twothousanddollarsofthecompensationauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
667+HB249 17 45 (7)Twothousanddollarsofthecompensationauthorizedinthissectionshallbe
518668 46payabletothepublicadministratoronlyifheorshehascompletedatleasttwentyhoursof
519669 47instructioneachcalendaryearrelatingtotheoperationsofthepublicadministrator'soffice
520670 48whenapprovedbyaprofessionalassociationofthecountypublicadministratorsofMissouri
521671 49unlessexemptedfromthetrainingbytheprofessionalassociation.Theprofessional
522672 50associationapprovingtheprogramshallprovideacertificateofcompletiontoeachpublic
523673 51administratorwhocompletesthetrainingprogramandshallsendalistofcertifiedpublic
524674 52administratorstothetreasurerofeachcounty.Expensesincurredforattendingthetraining
525675 53sessionshallbereimbursedtothecountypublicadministratorinthesamemannerasother
526676 54expensesasmaybeappropriatedforthatpurpose.
527677 55 3.Ifapublicadministratorisappointedbythecourtasbothaguardiananda
528678 56conservatortothesamewardorprotectee,itshallbeconsideredtwoletters.
529679 57 4.Notwithstandingsubsection2or5ofthissection,uponmajorityapprovalby
530680 58thesalarycommission,apublicadministratormaybepaidaccordingtotheassessed
531681 59valuationschedulesetforthinsubdivision(5)ofsubsection2ofthissection.Ifthe
532682 60salarycommissionelectstopayapublicadministratoraccordingtotheassessed
533683 61valuationschedule,thesalarycommissionshallnotelecttochangeatanyfuturetimeto
534684 62paythepublicadministrator'sofficeaccordingtotheaveragenumberofopenlettersin
535685 63lieuofpayingthemaccordingtotheassessedvaluationschedule.
536686 64 5.Theinitialcompensationofthepublicadministratorwhoelectstobeputonsalary
537687 65shallbedeterminedbytheaveragenumberoflettersforthetwoyearsprecedingtheterm
538688 66whenthesalaryiselected.Salaryincreasesordecreasesaccordingtotheminimumschedule
539689 67setforthin[subsection1of]thissectionshallbeadjustedonlyafterthenumberofopen
540690 68lettersplacestheworkloadinadifferentsubdivisionfortwoconsecutiveyears.Minimum
541691 69salaryincreasesordecreasesshallonlytakeeffectuponanewtermofofficeofthepublic
542692 70administrator.Thenumberofletterseachyearshallbedeterminedinaccordancewiththe
543693 71reportingrequirementssetforthinlaw.
544694 72 [4.]6.Allfeescollectedbyapublicadministratorwhoelectstobesalariedshallbe
545695 73depositedinthecountytreasuryorwiththetreasurerforthecityofSt.Louis.
546696 74 [5.]7.Anypublicadministratorinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithoutacharter
547697 75formofgovernmentwithapopulationoflessthanonehundredthousandinhabitantswho
548698 76electstoreceivefeesinlieuofasalarypursuanttothissectionmayelecttojointheMissouri
549699 77localgovernmentemployees'retirementsystemcreatedpursuanttosections70.600to70.755.
550700 78 8.(1)Aletterofguardianshipandaletterofconservatorshipshallbecountedas
551701 79separateletters.
552-HCSHB249 14 80 (2)Forpurposesofthissubsection,thefollowingtermsmean:
553-81 (a)"Letterofconservatorship",theappointmentofaconservatorshipofan
702+80 (2)Forpurposesofthissubsection,thefollowingtermsmean:
703+HB249 18 81 (a)"Letterofconservatorship",theappointmentofaconservatorshipofan
554704 82estatebythecourttoaprotecteeadjudgedtobedisabled;
555705 83 (b)"Letterofguardianship",theappointmentofaguardianshipbythecourtto
556706 84awardadjudgedtobeincapacitated.
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