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| 2 | 2 | EXPLANATION- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted | |
| 3 | 3 | and is intended to be omitted in the law. | |
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| 5 | 5 | FIRST REGULAR SESSION | |
| 6 | - | [PERFECTED] | |
| 7 | - | SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR | |
| 8 | 6 | SENATE BILL NO. 1 | |
| 9 | 7 | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
| 10 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 9 | INTRODUCED BY SENATOR CRAWFORD. | |
| 12 | - | 0453S. | |
| 10 | + | 0453S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary | |
| 13 | 11 | AN ACT | |
| 14 | - | To repeal section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, | |
| 15 | - | second regular session, section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 271 merged with | |
| 16 | - | senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first general assembly, first regular session, | |
| 17 | - | section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, | |
| 18 | - | second regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 58 merged with | |
| 19 | - | senate bill no. 210 merged with senate bill no. 507, ninety-third general assembly, first | |
| 20 | - | regular session, section 57.317 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first | |
| 21 | - | general assembly, second regular session, section 57.317 as enacted by senate bills nos. | |
| 22 | - | 53 & 60, one hundred first general assembly, first regular session, section 58.095 as | |
| 12 | + | To repeal section 140.190, RSMo, and section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one | |
| 13 | + | hundred first general assembly, second regular session, section 50.327 as enacted by | |
| 14 | + | house bill no. 271 merged with senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first general | |
| 15 | + | assembly, first regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one | |
| 16 | + | hundred first general assembly, second regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by | |
| 17 | + | house bill no. 58 merged with senate bill no. 210 merged with senate bill no. 507, | |
| 18 | + | ninety-third general assembly, first regular session, section 57.317 as enacted by house | |
| 19 | + | bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular session, section | |
| 20 | + | 57.317 as enacted by senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first general assembly, first | |
| 21 | + | regular session, section 58.095 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first | |
| 22 | + | general assembly, second regular session, section 58.095 as enacted by house bill no. | |
| 23 | + | 2046, one hundredth general assembly, second regular session, section 58.200 as | |
| 23 | 24 | enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular | |
| 24 | - | session, section 58. | |
| 25 | - | ||
| 26 | - | ||
| 27 | - | ||
| 25 | + | session, section 58.200 as codified as section 13145 in the 1939 revised statutes of | |
| 26 | + | Missouri, section 140.170 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general | |
| 27 | + | assembly, second regular session, section 140.170 as enacted by house bill no. 613, | |
| 28 | + | ninety-eighth general assembly, first regular session, section 473.742 as enacted by | |
| 28 | 29 | house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular session, and | |
| 29 | 30 | section 473.742 as enacted by senate bill no. 808, ninety -fifth general assembly, second | |
| 30 | - | regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof six new sections relating to county officials. | |
| 31 | + | regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof eight new sections relating to county | |
| 32 | + | officials. | |
| 31 | 33 | ||
| 32 | 34 | ||
| 33 | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: | |
| 34 | - | Section A. Section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 1 | |
| 35 | - | 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular 2 | |
| 36 | - | session, section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 271 merged 3 SS SB 1 2 | |
| 37 | - | with senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first general 4 | |
| 38 | - | assembly, first regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by 5 | |
| 39 | - | house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second 6 | |
| 40 | - | regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 58 7 | |
| 41 | - | merged with senate bill no. 210 merged with senate bill no. 8 | |
| 42 | - | 507, ninety-third general assembly, first regular session, 9 | |
| 43 | - | section 57.317 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred 10 | |
| 44 | - | first general assembly, second regular session, section 57.317 11 | |
| 45 | - | as enacted by senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first 12 | |
| 46 | - | general assembly, first regular session, section 58.095 as 13 | |
| 47 | - | enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general 14 | |
| 48 | - | assembly, second regular session, section 58.095 as enacted by 15 | |
| 49 | - | house bill no. 2046, one hundredth general assembly, second 16 | |
| 50 | - | regular session, section 58.200 as enacted by house bill no. 17 | |
| 51 | - | 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular 18 | |
| 52 | - | session, section 58.200 as codified as section 13145 in the 19 | |
| 53 | - | 1939 revised statutes of Missouri, section 473.742 as enacted 20 | |
| 54 | - | by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, 21 | |
| 55 | - | second regular session, and section 473.742 as enacted by senate 22 | |
| 56 | - | bill no. 808, ninety-fifth general assembly, second regular 23 | |
| 57 | - | session, are repealed and six new sections enacted in lieu 24 | |
| 58 | - | thereof, to be known as sections 50.327, 55.160, 57.317, 58.095, 25 | |
| 59 | - | 58.200, and 473.742, to read as follows:26 | |
| 35 | + | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: SB 1 2 | |
| 36 | + | Section A. Section 140.190, RSMo, and section 50.327 as 1 | |
| 37 | + | enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general 2 | |
| 38 | + | assembly, second regular session, section 50.327 as enacted by 3 | |
| 39 | + | house bill no. 271 merged with senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one 4 | |
| 40 | + | hundred first general assembly, first regular session, section 5 | |
| 41 | + | 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first 6 | |
| 42 | + | general assembly, second regular session, section 55.160 as 7 | |
| 43 | + | enacted by house bill no. 58 merged with senate bill no. 210 8 | |
| 44 | + | merged with senate bill no. 507, ninety-third general assembly, 9 | |
| 45 | + | first regular session, section 57.317 as enacted by house bill 10 | |
| 46 | + | no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular 11 | |
| 47 | + | session, section 57.317 as enacted by senate bills nos. 53 & 12 | |
| 48 | + | 60, one hundred first general assembly, first regular session, 13 | |
| 49 | + | section 58.095 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred 14 | |
| 50 | + | first general assembly, second regular session, section 58.095 15 | |
| 51 | + | as enacted by house bill no. 2046, one hundredth general 16 | |
| 52 | + | assembly, second regular session, section 58.200 as enacted by 17 | |
| 53 | + | house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second 18 | |
| 54 | + | regular session, section 58.200 as codified as section 13145 in 19 | |
| 55 | + | the 1939 revised statutes of Missouri, section 140.170 as 20 | |
| 56 | + | enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general 21 | |
| 57 | + | assembly, second regular session, section 140.170 as enacted by 22 | |
| 58 | + | house bill no. 613, ninety-eighth general assembly, first 23 | |
| 59 | + | regular session, section 473.742 as enacted by house bill no. 24 | |
| 60 | + | 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular 25 | |
| 61 | + | session, and section 473.742 as enacted by senate bill no. 808, 26 | |
| 62 | + | ninety-fifth general assembly, second regular session, are 27 | |
| 63 | + | repealed and eight new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be 28 | |
| 64 | + | known as sections 50.327, 55.160, 57.317, 58.095, 58.200, 29 | |
| 65 | + | 140.170, 140.190, and 473.742, to read as follows:30 | |
| 60 | 66 | [50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other 1 | |
| 61 | - | provisions of law to the contrary, the salary 2 | |
| 67 | + | provisions of law to the contrary, the salary 2 SB 1 3 | |
| 62 | 68 | schedules contained in sections 49.082, 50.334, 3 | |
| 63 | 69 | 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 53.082, 53.083, 4 | |
| 64 | 70 | 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 5 | |
| 65 | 71 | 473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for 6 | |
| 66 | 72 | those county officials. Except when it is 7 | |
| 67 | 73 | necessary to increase newly elected or reelected 8 | |
| 68 | 74 | county officials' salaries, in accordance with 9 | |
| 69 | 75 | Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of 10 | |
| 70 | 76 | Missouri, to comply with the requirements of 11 | |
| 71 | - | this section, the salary commission in all | |
| 77 | + | this section, the salary commission in all 12 | |
| 72 | 78 | counties except charter counties in this state 13 | |
| 73 | 79 | shall be responsible for the computation of 14 | |
| 74 | 80 | salaries of all county officials; provided, 15 | |
| 75 | 81 | however, that any percentage salary adjustments 16 | |
| 76 | 82 | in a county shall be equal for all such 17 | |
| 77 | 83 | officials in that county. 18 | |
| 78 | 84 | 2. Upon majority approval of the salary 19 | |
| 79 | 85 | commission, the annual compensation of part-time 20 | |
| 80 | 86 | prosecutors contained in section 56.265 and the 21 | |
| 81 | 87 | county offices contained in sections 49.082, 22 | |
| 82 | 88 | 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 53.082, 23 | |
| 83 | 89 | 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 24 | |
| 84 | 90 | 473.742 may be increased by up to two thousand 25 | |
| 85 | 91 | dollars greater than the compensation provided 26 | |
| 86 | 92 | by the salary schedules; provided, however, that 27 | |
| 87 | 93 | any vote to increase compensation be effective 28 | |
| 88 | 94 | for all county offices in that county subject to 29 | |
| 89 | 95 | the salary commission. 30 | |
| 90 | 96 | 3. Upon the majority approval of the 31 | |
| 91 | 97 | salary commission, the annual compensation of a 32 | |
| 92 | 98 | county coroner of any county not having a 33 | |
| 93 | 99 | charter form of government as provided in 34 | |
| 94 | 100 | section 58.095 may be increased up to fourteen 35 | |
| 95 | 101 | thousand dollars greater than the compensation 36 | |
| 96 | 102 | provided by the salary schedule of such section. 37 | |
| 97 | 103 | 4. The salary commission of any county of 38 | |
| 98 | 104 | the third classification may amend the base 39 | |
| 99 | 105 | schedules for the computation of salaries for 40 | |
| 100 | 106 | county officials referenced in subsection 1 of 41 | |
| 101 | 107 | this section to include assessed valuation 42 | |
| 102 | 108 | factors in excess of three hundred million 43 | |
| 103 | 109 | dollars; provided that the percentage of any 44 | |
| 104 | 110 | adjustments in assessed valuation factors shall 45 | |
| 105 | - | be equal for all such officials in that county.] 46 | |
| 111 | + | be equal for all such officials in that county.] 46 SB 1 4 | |
| 106 | 112 | 50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 1 | |
| 107 | 113 | law to the contrary, the salary schedules contained in 2 | |
| 108 | 114 | sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 3 | |
| 109 | 115 | 53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 4 | |
| 110 | 116 | 473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for those county 5 | |
| 111 | 117 | officials. Except when it is necessary to increase newly 6 | |
| 112 | - | elected or reelected county officials' salaries, in 7 | |
| 118 | + | elected or reelected county officials' salaries, in 7 | |
| 113 | 119 | accordance with Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of 8 | |
| 114 | 120 | Missouri, to comply with the requirements of this section, 9 | |
| 115 | 121 | the salary commission in all counties except charter 10 | |
| 116 | 122 | counties in this state shall be responsible for the 11 | |
| 117 | 123 | computation of salaries of all county officials; provided, 12 | |
| 118 | 124 | however, that any percentage salary adjustments in a county 13 | |
| 119 | 125 | shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 14 | |
| 120 | 126 | 2. Upon majority approval of the salary commission, 15 | |
| 121 | 127 | the annual compensation of part-time prosecutors contained 16 | |
| 122 | 128 | in section 56.265 and the county offices contained in 17 | |
| 123 | 129 | sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 18 | |
| 124 | 130 | 53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742 19 | |
| 125 | 131 | may be increased by up to two thousand dollars greater than 20 | |
| 126 | 132 | the compensation provided by the salary schedules; provided, 21 | |
| 127 | 133 | however, that any vote to increase compensation be effective 22 | |
| 128 | 134 | for all county offices in that county subject to the salary 23 | |
| 129 | 135 | commission. 24 | |
| 130 | 136 | 3. Upon the majority approval of the salary commission, 25 | |
| 131 | 137 | the annual compensation of a county coroner of any county 26 | |
| 132 | 138 | [of the second classification]not having a charter form of 27 | |
| 133 | 139 | government as provided in section 58.095 may be increased up 28 | |
| 134 | 140 | to fourteen thousand dollars greater than the compensation 29 | |
| 135 | 141 | provided by the salary schedule of such section. 30 | |
| 136 | 142 | 4. The salary commission of any county of the third 31 | |
| 137 | - | classification may amend the base schedules for the 32 | |
| 143 | + | classification may amend the base schedules for the 32 SB 1 5 | |
| 138 | 144 | computation of salaries for county officials referenced in 33 | |
| 139 | 145 | subsection 1 of this section to include assessed valuation 34 | |
| 140 | 146 | factors in excess of three hundred million dollars; provided 35 | |
| 141 | 147 | that the percentage of any adjustments in assessed valuation 36 | |
| 142 | 148 | factors shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 37 | |
| 143 | 149 | [55.160. The auditor of each county of the 1 | |
| 144 | - | first classification not having a charter form 2 | |
| 150 | + | first classification not having a charter form 2 | |
| 145 | 151 | of government and of each county of the second 3 | |
| 146 | 152 | classification shall keep an inventory of all 4 | |
| 147 | 153 | county property under the control and management 5 | |
| 148 | 154 | of the various officers and departments and 6 | |
| 149 | 155 | shall annually take an inventory of such 7 | |
| 150 | 156 | property at an original value of one thousand 8 | |
| 151 | 157 | dollars or more showing the amount, location and 9 | |
| 152 | 158 | estimated value thereof. The auditor shall keep 10 | |
| 153 | 159 | accounts of all appropriations and expenditures 11 | |
| 154 | 160 | made by the county commission, and no warrant 12 | |
| 155 | 161 | shall be drawn or obligation incurred without 13 | |
| 156 | 162 | the auditor's certification that an unencumbered 14 | |
| 157 | 163 | balance, sufficient to pay the same, remain in 15 | |
| 158 | 164 | the appropriate account or in the anticipated 16 | |
| 159 | 165 | revenue fund against which such warrant or 17 | |
| 160 | 166 | obligation is to be charged. The auditor shall 18 | |
| 161 | 167 | audit the accounts of all officers of the county 19 | |
| 162 | 168 | annually or upon their retirement from office. 20 | |
| 163 | 169 | The auditor shall audit, examine and adjust all 21 | |
| 164 | 170 | accounts, demands, and claims of every kind and 22 | |
| 165 | 171 | character presented for payment against the 23 | |
| 166 | 172 | county, and shall in the auditor's discretion 24 | |
| 167 | 173 | approve to the county commission of the county 25 | |
| 168 | 174 | all lawful, true, just and legal accounts, 26 | |
| 169 | 175 | demands and claims of every kind and character 27 | |
| 170 | 176 | payable out of the county revenue or out of any 28 | |
| 171 | 177 | county funds before the same shall be allowed 29 | |
| 172 | 178 | and a warrant issued therefor by the 30 | |
| 173 | 179 | commission. Whenever the auditor thinks it 31 | |
| 174 | 180 | necessary to the proper examination of any 32 | |
| 175 | 181 | account, demand or claim, the auditor may 33 | |
| 176 | 182 | examine the parties, witnesses, and others on 34 | |
| 177 | 183 | oath or affirmation touching any matter or 35 | |
| 178 | 184 | circumstance in the examination of such account, 36 | |
| 179 | - | demand or claim before the auditor allows same. 37 | |
| 185 | + | demand or claim before the auditor allows same. 37 SB 1 6 | |
| 180 | 186 | The auditor shall not be personally liable for 38 | |
| 181 | 187 | any cost for any proceeding instituted against 39 | |
| 182 | 188 | the auditor in the auditor's official capacity. 40 | |
| 183 | 189 | The auditor shall keep a correct account between 41 | |
| 184 | 190 | the county and all county and township officers, 42 | |
| 185 | 191 | and shall examine all records and settlements 43 | |
| 186 | 192 | made by them for and with the county commission 44 | |
| 187 | 193 | or with each other, and the auditor shall, 45 | |
| 188 | - | whenever the auditor desires, have access to all | |
| 194 | + | whenever the auditor desires, have access to all 46 | |
| 189 | 195 | books, county records or papers kept by any 47 | |
| 190 | 196 | county or township officer or road overseer. 48 | |
| 191 | 197 | The auditor shall, during the first four days of 49 | |
| 192 | 198 | each month, strike a balance in the case of each 50 | |
| 193 | 199 | county and township officer, showing the amount 51 | |
| 194 | 200 | of money collected by each, the amount of money 52 | |
| 195 | 201 | due from each to the county, and the amount of 53 | |
| 196 | 202 | money due from any source whatever to such 54 | |
| 197 | 203 | office, and the auditor shall include in such 55 | |
| 198 | 204 | balance any fees that have been returned to the 56 | |
| 199 | 205 | county commission or to the auditor as unpaid 57 | |
| 200 | 206 | and which since having been returned have been 58 | |
| 201 | 207 | collected. Upon request, the auditor shall have 59 | |
| 202 | 208 | access to and the ability to audit and examine 60 | |
| 203 | 209 | claims of every kind and character for which a 61 | |
| 204 | 210 | county officer has a fiduciary duty.] 62 | |
| 205 | 211 | 55.160. The auditor of each county of the first 1 | |
| 206 | 212 | classification not having a charter form of government and 2 | |
| 207 | 213 | of each county of the second classification shall keep an 3 | |
| 208 | 214 | inventory of all county property under the control and 4 | |
| 209 | 215 | management of the various officers and departments and shall 5 | |
| 210 | 216 | annually take an inventory of such property at an original 6 | |
| 211 | 217 | value of one thousand dollars or more showing the amount, 7 | |
| 212 | 218 | location and estimated value thereof. The auditor shall 8 | |
| 213 | 219 | keep accounts of all appropriations and expenditures made by 9 | |
| 214 | 220 | the county commission, and no warrant shall be drawn or 10 | |
| 215 | 221 | obligation incurred without the auditor's certification that 11 | |
| 216 | 222 | an unencumbered balance, sufficient to pay the same, remain 12 | |
| 217 | - | in the appropriate account or in the anticipated revenue | |
| 223 | + | in the appropriate account or in the anticipated revenue 13 SB 1 7 | |
| 218 | 224 | fund against which such warrant or obligation is to be 14 | |
| 219 | 225 | charged. The auditor shall audit the accounts of all 15 | |
| 220 | 226 | officers of the county annually or upon their retirement 16 | |
| 221 | 227 | from office. The auditor shall audit, examine and adjust 17 | |
| 222 | 228 | all accounts, demands, and claims of every kind and 18 | |
| 223 | 229 | character presented for payment against the county, and 19 | |
| 224 | - | shall in the auditor's discretion approve to the county 20 | |
| 230 | + | shall in the auditor's discretion approve to the county 20 | |
| 225 | 231 | commission of the county all lawful, true, just and legal 21 | |
| 226 | 232 | accounts, demands and claims of every kind and character 22 | |
| 227 | 233 | payable out of the county revenue or out of any county funds 23 | |
| 228 | 234 | before the same shall be allowed and a warrant issued 24 | |
| 229 | 235 | therefor by the commission. Whenever the auditor thinks it 25 | |
| 230 | 236 | necessary to the proper examination of any account, demand 26 | |
| 231 | 237 | or claim, the auditor may examine the parties, witnesses, 27 | |
| 232 | 238 | and others on oath or affirmation touching any matter or 28 | |
| 233 | 239 | circumstance in the examination of such account, demand or 29 | |
| 234 | 240 | claim before the auditor allows same. The auditor shall not 30 | |
| 235 | 241 | be personally liable for any cost for any proceeding 31 | |
| 236 | 242 | instituted against the auditor in the auditor's official 32 | |
| 237 | 243 | capacity. The auditor shall keep a correct account between 33 | |
| 238 | 244 | the county and all county and township officers, and shall 34 | |
| 239 | 245 | examine all records and settlements made by them for and 35 | |
| 240 | 246 | with the county commission or with each other, and the 36 | |
| 241 | 247 | auditor shall, whenever the auditor desires, have access to 37 | |
| 242 | 248 | all books, county records or papers kept by any county or 38 | |
| 243 | 249 | township officer or road overseer. The auditor shall, 39 | |
| 244 | 250 | during the first four days of each month, strike a balance 40 | |
| 245 | 251 | in the case of each county and township officer, showing the 41 | |
| 246 | 252 | amount of money collected by each, the amount of money due 42 | |
| 247 | 253 | from each to the county, and the amount of money due from 43 | |
| 248 | 254 | any source whatever to such office, and the auditor shall 44 | |
| 249 | - | include in such balance any fees that have been returned to 45 | |
| 255 | + | include in such balance any fees that have been returned to 45 SB 1 8 | |
| 250 | 256 | the county commission or to the auditor as unpaid and which 46 | |
| 251 | 257 | since having been returned have been collected. Upon 47 | |
| 252 | 258 | request, the auditor shall have access to and the ability to 48 | |
| 253 | 259 | audit and examine claims of every kind and character for 49 | |
| 254 | 260 | which a county officer has a fiduciary duty. 50 | |
| 255 | 261 | [57.317. 1. (1) Except in a noncharter 1 | |
| 256 | - | county of the first classification with more 2 | |
| 262 | + | county of the first classification with more 2 | |
| 257 | 263 | than one hundred fifty thousand and less than 3 | |
| 258 | 264 | two hundred thousand inhabitants, the county 4 | |
| 259 | 265 | sheriff in any county of the first or second 5 | |
| 260 | 266 | classification shall receive an annual salary 6 | |
| 261 | 267 | equal to eighty percent of the compensation of 7 | |
| 262 | 268 | an associate circuit judge of the county. 8 | |
| 263 | 269 | (2) The county sheriff in any county of 9 | |
| 264 | 270 | the third or fourth classification shall receive 10 | |
| 265 | 271 | an annual salary computed as the following 11 | |
| 266 | 272 | percentages of the compensation of an associate 12 | |
| 267 | 273 | circuit judge of the county. If there is an 13 | |
| 268 | 274 | increase in salary of less than ten thousand 14 | |
| 269 | 275 | dollars, the increase shall take effect on 15 | |
| 270 | 276 | January 1, 2022. If there is an increase of ten 16 | |
| 271 | 277 | thousand dollars or more, the increase shall be 17 | |
| 272 | 278 | paid over a period of five years in twenty 18 | |
| 273 | 279 | percent increments per year. The assessed 19 | |
| 274 | 280 | valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as 20 | |
| 275 | 281 | shown for the year next preceding the 21 | |
| 276 | 282 | computation. The provisions of this section 22 | |
| 277 | 283 | shall not permit or require a reduction in the 23 | |
| 278 | 284 | amount of compensation being paid for the office 24 | |
| 279 | 285 | of sheriff from the prior year. 25 | |
| 286 | + | 26 Assessed Valuation Percentage | |
| 287 | + | 27 $18,000,000 to 99,999,999 45% | |
| 288 | + | 28 100,000,000 to 249,999,999 50% | |
| 289 | + | 29 250,000,000 to 449,999,999 55% | |
| 290 | + | 30 450,000,000 to 899,999,999 60% SB 1 9 | |
| 280 | 291 | 2. Two thousand dollars of the salary 32 | |
| 281 | 292 | authorized in this section shall be payable to 33 | |
| 282 | 293 | the sheriff only if the sheriff has completed at 34 | |
| 283 | 294 | least twenty hours of classroom instruction each 35 | |
| 284 | 295 | calendar year relating to the operations of the 36 | |
| 285 | 296 | sheriff's office when approved by a professional 37 | |
| 286 | 297 | association of the county sheriffs of Missouri 38 | |
| 287 | - | 26 Assessed Valuation Percentage | |
| 288 | - | 27 $18,000,000 to 99,999,999 45% | |
| 289 | - | 28 100,000,000 to 249,999,999 50% | |
| 290 | - | 29 250,000,000 to 449,999,999 55% | |
| 291 | - | 30 450,000,000 to 899,999,999 60% | |
| 292 | - | 31 900,000,000 and over 65% SS SB 1 9 | |
| 293 | 298 | unless exempted from the training by the 39 | |
| 294 | 299 | professional association. The professional 40 | |
| 295 | 300 | association approving the program shall provide 41 | |
| 296 | 301 | a certificate of completion to each sheriff who 42 | |
| 297 | 302 | completes the training program and shall send a 43 | |
| 298 | 303 | list of certified sheriffs to the treasurer of 44 | |
| 299 | 304 | each county. Expenses incurred for attending 45 | |
| 300 | 305 | the training session may be reimbursed to the 46 | |
| 301 | 306 | county sheriff in the same manner as other 47 | |
| 302 | 307 | expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 48 | |
| 303 | 308 | 3. The county sheriff in any county other 49 | |
| 304 | 309 | than a charter county shall not receive an 50 | |
| 305 | 310 | annual compensation less than the compensation 51 | |
| 306 | 311 | described under this section.] 52 | |
| 307 | 312 | 57.317. 1. (1) Except in a noncharter county of the 1 | |
| 308 | 313 | first classification with more than one hundred fifty 2 | |
| 309 | 314 | thousand and less than two hundred thousand inhabitants, the 3 | |
| 310 | 315 | county sheriff in any county of the first or second 4 | |
| 311 | 316 | classification shall receive an annual salary equal to 5 | |
| 312 | 317 | eighty percent of the compensation of an associate circuit 6 | |
| 313 | 318 | judge of the county. 7 | |
| 314 | 319 | (2) The county sheriff in any county of the third or 8 | |
| 315 | 320 | fourth classification shall receive an annual salary 9 | |
| 316 | 321 | computed as the following percentages of the compensation of 10 | |
| 317 | 322 | an associate circuit judge of the county. If there is an 11 | |
| 318 | 323 | increase in salary of less than ten thousand dollars, the 12 | |
| 319 | 324 | increase shall take effect on January 1, 2022. If there is 13 | |
| 325 | + | 31 900,000,000 and over 65% SB 1 10 | |
| 320 | 326 | an increase of ten thousand dollars or more, the increase 14 | |
| 321 | 327 | shall be paid over a period of five years in twenty percent 15 | |
| 322 | 328 | increments per year. The assessed valuation factor shall be 16 | |
| 323 | 329 | the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the 17 | |
| 324 | 330 | computation. The provisions of this section shall not 18 | |
| 325 | 331 | permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation 19 | |
| 326 | - | being paid for the office of sheriff from the prior year. 20 | |
| 332 | + | being paid for the office of sheriff from the prior year. 20 | |
| 327 | 333 | 2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in 27 | |
| 328 | 334 | this section shall be payable to the sheriff only if the 28 | |
| 329 | 335 | sheriff has completed at least twenty hours of classroom 29 | |
| 330 | 336 | instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of 30 | |
| 331 | 337 | the sheriff's office when approved by a professional 31 | |
| 332 | 338 | association of the county sheriffs of Missouri unless 32 | |
| 333 | 339 | exempted from the training by the professional association. 33 | |
| 334 | 340 | The professional association approving the program shall 34 | |
| 335 | 341 | provide a certificate of completion to each sheriff who 35 | |
| 336 | 342 | completes the training program and shall send a list of 36 | |
| 337 | 343 | certified sheriffs to the treasurer of each county. 37 | |
| 338 | 344 | Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be 38 | |
| 339 | 345 | reimbursed to the county sheriff in the same manner as other 39 | |
| 340 | 346 | expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 40 | |
| 347 | + | 21 Assessed Valuation Percentage | |
| 348 | + | 22 $18,000,000 to 99,999,999 45% | |
| 349 | + | 23 100,000,000 to 249,999,999 50% | |
| 350 | + | 24 250,000,000 to 449,999,999 55% | |
| 351 | + | 25 450,000,000 to 899,999,999 60% | |
| 352 | + | 26 900,000,000 and over 65% SB 1 11 | |
| 341 | 353 | 3. The county sheriff in any county other than a 41 | |
| 342 | 354 | charter county shall not receive an annual compensation less 42 | |
| 343 | 355 | than the compensation described under this section. 43 | |
| 344 | 356 | [58.095. 1. The county coroner in any 1 | |
| 345 | 357 | county not having a charter form of government 2 | |
| 346 | 358 | shall receive an annual salary computed on a 3 | |
| 347 | 359 | basis as set forth in the following schedule as 4 | |
| 348 | 360 | well as any adjustment authorized under 5 | |
| 349 | 361 | subsection 3 of section 50.327. The provisions 6 | |
| 350 | 362 | of this section shall not permit or require a 7 | |
| 351 | - | 21 Assessed Valuation Percentage | |
| 352 | - | 22 $18,000,000 to 99,999,999 45% | |
| 353 | - | 23 100,000,000 to 249,999,999 50% | |
| 354 | - | 24 250,000,000 to 449,999,999 55% | |
| 355 | - | 25 450,000,000 to 899,999,999 60% | |
| 356 | - | 26 900,000,000 and over 65% SS SB 1 11 | |
| 357 | 363 | reduction in the amount of compensation being 8 | |
| 358 | 364 | paid for the office of coroner on January 1, 9 | |
| 359 | 365 | 1997: 10 | |
| 360 | 366 | 2. One thousand dollars of the salary 23 | |
| 361 | 367 | authorized in this section shall be payable to 24 | |
| 362 | 368 | the coroner only if the coroner has completed at 25 | |
| 363 | 369 | least twenty hours of classroom instruction each 26 | |
| 364 | 370 | calendar year as established by the Coroner 27 | |
| 371 | + | 11 Assessed Valuation Salary | |
| 372 | + | 12 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000 | |
| 373 | + | 13 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500 | |
| 374 | + | 14 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000 | |
| 375 | + | 15 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500 | |
| 376 | + | 16 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000 | |
| 377 | + | 17 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000 | |
| 378 | + | 18 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000 | |
| 379 | + | 19 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000 | |
| 380 | + | 20 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000 | |
| 381 | + | 21 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000 | |
| 382 | + | 22 300,000,000 or more 16,000 SB 1 12 | |
| 365 | 383 | Standards and Training Commission unless 28 | |
| 366 | 384 | exempted from the training by the Missouri 29 | |
| 367 | 385 | Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association for 30 | |
| 368 | 386 | good cause. The Missouri Coroners' and Medical 31 | |
| 369 | 387 | Examiners' Association shall provide a 32 | |
| 370 | 388 | certificate of completion to each coroner who 33 | |
| 371 | 389 | completes the training program and shall send a 34 | |
| 372 | 390 | list of certified coroners to the treasurer of 35 | |
| 373 | 391 | each county and the department of health and 36 | |
| 374 | 392 | senior services. The Coroner Standards and 37 | |
| 375 | 393 | Training Commission may certify training 38 | |
| 376 | - | 11 Assessed Valuation Salary | |
| 377 | - | 12 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000 | |
| 378 | - | 13 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500 | |
| 379 | - | 14 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000 | |
| 380 | - | 15 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500 | |
| 381 | - | 16 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000 | |
| 382 | - | 17 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000 | |
| 383 | - | 18 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000 | |
| 384 | - | 19 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000 | |
| 385 | - | 20 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000 | |
| 386 | - | 21 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000 | |
| 387 | - | 22 300,000,000 or more 16,000 SS SB 1 12 | |
| 388 | 394 | programs that satisfy the requirements of this 39 | |
| 389 | 395 | section in lieu of the training provided by the 40 | |
| 390 | 396 | Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 41 | |
| 391 | 397 | Association. Certified training completion 42 | |
| 392 | 398 | shall be submitted to the Missouri Coroners' and 43 | |
| 393 | 399 | Medical Examiners' Association which, upon 44 | |
| 394 | 400 | validating the certified training, shall submit 45 | |
| 395 | 401 | the individual's name to the county treasurer 46 | |
| 396 | 402 | and department of health and senior services 47 | |
| 397 | 403 | indicating the individual is compliant with the 48 | |
| 398 | 404 | training requirements. Expenses incurred for 49 | |
| 399 | 405 | attending the training session may be reimbursed 50 | |
| 400 | 406 | to the county coroner in the same manner as 51 | |
| 401 | 407 | other expenses as may be appropriated for that 52 | |
| 402 | 408 | purpose. All elected or appointed coroners, 53 | |
| 403 | 409 | deputy coroners, and assistants to the coroner 54 | |
| 404 | 410 | shall complete the annual training described in 55 | |
| 405 | 411 | this subsection within six months of election or 56 | |
| 406 | 412 | appointment. 57 | |
| 407 | 413 | 3. The county coroner in any county not 58 | |
| 408 | 414 | having a charter form of government shall not, 59 | |
| 409 | 415 | except upon two-thirds vote of all the members 60 | |
| 410 | 416 | of the salary commission, receive an annual 61 | |
| 411 | 417 | compensation in an amount less than the total 62 | |
| 412 | 418 | compensation being received for the office of 63 | |
| 413 | 419 | county coroner in the particular county for 64 | |
| 414 | 420 | services rendered or performed on the date the 65 | |
| 415 | 421 | salary commission votes. 66 | |
| 416 | 422 | 4. For the term beginning in 1997, the 67 | |
| 417 | 423 | compensation of the coroner, in counties in 68 | |
| 418 | 424 | which the salary commission has not voted to pay 69 | |
| 419 | 425 | one hundred percent of the maximum allowable 70 | |
| 420 | - | salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum | |
| 426 | + | salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum 71 SB 1 13 | |
| 421 | 427 | allowable salary established by this section. 72 | |
| 422 | 428 | The percentage applied shall be the same 73 | |
| 423 | 429 | percentage of the maximum allowable salary 74 | |
| 424 | 430 | received or allowed, whichever is greater, to 75 | |
| 425 | 431 | the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever 76 | |
| 426 | 432 | is greater, of that county for the year 77 | |
| 427 | 433 | beginning January 1, 1997. In those counties in 78 | |
| 428 | 434 | which the salary commission has voted to pay one 79 | |
| 429 | 435 | hundred percent of the maximum allowable salary, 80 | |
| 430 | 436 | the compensation of the coroner shall be based 81 | |
| 431 | - | on the maximum allowable salary in effect at | |
| 437 | + | on the maximum allowable salary in effect at 82 | |
| 432 | 438 | each time a coroner's term of office commences 83 | |
| 433 | 439 | following the vote to pay one hundred percent of 84 | |
| 434 | 440 | the maximum allowable compensation. Subsequent 85 | |
| 435 | 441 | compensation shall be determined as provided in 86 | |
| 436 | 442 | section 50.333. 87 | |
| 437 | 443 | 5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county 88 | |
| 438 | 444 | coroner in any county not having a charter form 89 | |
| 439 | 445 | of government may, upon the approval of the 90 | |
| 440 | 446 | county commission, receive additional 91 | |
| 441 | 447 | compensation for any month during which 92 | |
| 442 | 448 | investigations or other services are performed 93 | |
| 443 | 449 | for three or more decedents in the same incident 94 | |
| 444 | 450 | during such month. The additional compensation 95 | |
| 445 | 451 | shall be an amount that when added to the 96 | |
| 446 | 452 | regular compensation the sum shall equal the 97 | |
| 447 | 453 | monthly compensation of the county sheriff.] 98 | |
| 448 | 454 | 58.095. 1. The county coroner in any county not 1 | |
| 449 | 455 | having a charter form of government shall receive an annual 2 | |
| 450 | 456 | salary computed on a basis as set forth in the following 3 | |
| 451 | 457 | schedule, as well as any adjustment authorized under 4 | |
| 452 | 458 | subsection 3 of section 50.327. The provisions of this 5 | |
| 453 | 459 | section shall not permit or require a reduction in the 6 | |
| 454 | 460 | amount of compensation being paid for the office of coroner 7 | |
| 455 | 461 | on January 1, 1997: 8 | |
| 456 | 462 | 9 Assessed Valuation Salary | |
| 457 | - | 10 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000 | |
| 458 | - | 11 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500 | |
| 459 | - | 12 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000 | |
| 460 | - | 13 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500 | |
| 461 | - | 14 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000 | |
| 462 | - | 15 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000 | |
| 463 | - | 16 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000 SS SB 1 14 | |
| 463 | + | 10 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000 SB 1 14 | |
| 464 | 464 | 2. One thousand dollars of the salary authorized in 21 | |
| 465 | 465 | this section shall be payable to the coroner only if the 22 | |
| 466 | 466 | coroner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom 23 | |
| 467 | 467 | instruction each calendar year as established by the coroner 24 | |
| 468 | 468 | standards and training commission unless exempted from the 25 | |
| 469 | 469 | training by the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 26 | |
| 470 | 470 | Association for good cause. The Missouri Coroners' and 27 | |
| 471 | 471 | Medical Examiners' Association shall provide a certificate 28 | |
| 472 | 472 | of completion to each coroner who completes the training 29 | |
| 473 | 473 | program and shall send a list of certified coroners to the 30 | |
| 474 | 474 | treasurer of each county and the department of health and 31 | |
| 475 | 475 | senior services. The coroner standards and training 32 | |
| 476 | 476 | commission may certify training programs that satisfy the 33 | |
| 477 | 477 | requirements of this section in lieu of the training 34 | |
| 478 | 478 | provided by the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 35 | |
| 479 | 479 | Association. Certified training completion shall be 36 | |
| 480 | 480 | submitted to the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 37 | |
| 481 | + | 11 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500 | |
| 482 | + | 12 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000 | |
| 483 | + | 13 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500 | |
| 484 | + | 14 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000 | |
| 485 | + | 15 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000 | |
| 486 | + | 16 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000 | |
| 487 | + | 17 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000 | |
| 488 | + | 18 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000 | |
| 489 | + | 19 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000 | |
| 490 | + | 20 300,000,000 or more 16,000 SB 1 15 | |
| 481 | 491 | Association which, upon validating the certified training, 38 | |
| 482 | 492 | shall submit the individual's name to the county treasurer 39 | |
| 483 | 493 | and department of health and senior services indicating the 40 | |
| 484 | 494 | individual is compliant with the training requirements. 41 | |
| 485 | 495 | Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be 42 | |
| 486 | 496 | reimbursed to the county coroner in the same manner as other 43 | |
| 487 | 497 | expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. All 44 | |
| 488 | 498 | elected or appointed coroners, deputy coroners, and 45 | |
| 489 | - | 17 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000 | |
| 490 | - | 18 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000 | |
| 491 | - | 19 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000 | |
| 492 | - | 20 300,000,000 or more 16,000 SS SB 1 15 | |
| 493 | 499 | assistants to the coroner shall complete the annual training 46 | |
| 494 | 500 | described in this subsection within six months of election 47 | |
| 495 | 501 | or appointment. 48 | |
| 496 | 502 | 3. The county coroner in any county not having a 49 | |
| 497 | 503 | charter form of government shall not, except upon two-thirds 50 | |
| 498 | 504 | vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an 51 | |
| 499 | 505 | annual compensation in an amount less than the total 52 | |
| 500 | 506 | compensation being received for the office of county coroner 53 | |
| 501 | 507 | in the particular county for services rendered or performed 54 | |
| 502 | 508 | on the date the salary commission votes. 55 | |
| 503 | 509 | 4. For the term beginning in 1997, the compensation of 56 | |
| 504 | 510 | the coroner, in counties in which the salary commission has 57 | |
| 505 | 511 | not voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum 58 | |
| 506 | 512 | allowable salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum 59 | |
| 507 | 513 | allowable salary established by this section. The 60 | |
| 508 | 514 | percentage applied shall be the same percentage of the 61 | |
| 509 | 515 | maximum allowable salary received or allowed, whichever is 62 | |
| 510 | 516 | greater, to the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever 63 | |
| 511 | 517 | is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1, 64 | |
| 512 | 518 | 1997. In those counties in which the salary commission has 65 | |
| 513 | 519 | voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable 66 | |
| 514 | 520 | salary, the compensation of the coroner shall be based on 67 | |
| 515 | 521 | the maximum allowable salary in effect at each time a 68 | |
| 516 | - | coroner's term of office commences following the vote to pay 69 | |
| 522 | + | coroner's term of office commences following the vote to pay 69 SB 1 16 | |
| 517 | 523 | one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation. 70 | |
| 518 | 524 | Subsequent compensation shall be determined as provided in 71 | |
| 519 | 525 | section 50.333. 72 | |
| 520 | 526 | 5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county coroner in 73 | |
| 521 | 527 | any county not having a charter form of government may, upon 74 | |
| 522 | 528 | the approval of the county commission, receive additional 75 | |
| 523 | 529 | compensation for any month during which investigations or 76 | |
| 524 | - | other services are performed for three or more decedents in 77 | |
| 530 | + | other services are performed for three or more decedents in 77 | |
| 525 | 531 | the same incident during such month. The additional 78 | |
| 526 | 532 | compensation shall be an amount that when added to the 79 | |
| 527 | 533 | regular compensation the sum shall equal the monthly 80 | |
| 528 | 534 | compensation of the county sheriff. 81 | |
| 529 | 535 | [58.200. When the office of sheriff shall 1 | |
| 530 | 536 | be vacant, by death or otherwise, the coroner of 2 | |
| 531 | 537 | the county is authorized to perform all the 3 | |
| 532 | 538 | duties which are by law required to be performed 4 | |
| 533 | 539 | by the sheriff, until another sheriff for such 5 | |
| 534 | 540 | county shall be appointed and qualified and such 6 | |
| 535 | 541 | coroner shall have notice thereof. In such 7 | |
| 536 | 542 | case, said coroner may appoint one or more 8 | |
| 537 | 543 | deputies, with the approbation of the judge of 9 | |
| 538 | 544 | the circuit court, and every such appointment, 10 | |
| 539 | 545 | with the oath of office endorsed thereon, shall 11 | |
| 540 | 546 | be filed in the office of the clerk of the 12 | |
| 541 | 547 | circuit court of the county. If the coroner 13 | |
| 542 | 548 | becomes the acting sheriff and the sheriff is no 14 | |
| 543 | 549 | longer receiving the sheriff's salary, the 15 | |
| 544 | 550 | coroner may be paid, in addition to the 16 | |
| 545 | 551 | coroner's salary, the difference between the 17 | |
| 546 | 552 | salaries of sheriff and coroner so that the 18 | |
| 547 | 553 | coroner receives the equivalent of the sheriff's 19 | |
| 548 | 554 | salary while serving as acting sheriff.] 20 | |
| 549 | 555 | 58.200. When the office of sheriff shall be vacant, by 1 | |
| 550 | 556 | death or otherwise, the coroner of the county is authorized 2 | |
| 551 | 557 | to perform all the duties which are by law required to be 3 | |
| 552 | 558 | performed by the sheriff, until another sheriff for such 4 | |
| 553 | - | county shall be appointed and qualified[,] and such coroner 5 | |
| 559 | + | county shall be appointed and qualified[,] and such coroner 5 SB 1 17 | |
| 554 | 560 | shall have notice thereof[, and]. In such case, said 6 | |
| 555 | 561 | coroner may appoint one or more deputies, with the 7 | |
| 556 | 562 | approbation of the judge of the circuit court; and every 8 | |
| 557 | 563 | such appointment, with the oath of office endorsed thereon, 9 | |
| 558 | 564 | shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit 10 | |
| 559 | 565 | court of the county. If the coroner becomes the acting 11 | |
| 560 | 566 | sheriff and the sheriff is no longer receiving the sheriff's 12 | |
| 561 | - | salary, the coroner may be paid, in addition to the | |
| 567 | + | salary, the coroner may be paid, in addition to the 13 | |
| 562 | 568 | coroner's salary, the difference between the salaries of 14 | |
| 563 | 569 | sheriff and coroner so that the coroner receives the 15 | |
| 564 | 570 | equivalent of the sheriff's salary while serving as acting 16 | |
| 565 | 571 | sheriff. 17 | |
| 572 | + | [140.170. 1. Except for lands described 1 | |
| 573 | + | in subsection 7 of this section, the county 2 | |
| 574 | + | collector shall cause a copy of the list of 3 | |
| 575 | + | delinquent lands and lots to be printed in some 4 | |
| 576 | + | newspaper of general circulation published in 5 | |
| 577 | + | the county for three consecutive weeks, one 6 | |
| 578 | + | insertion weekly, before the sale, the last 7 | |
| 579 | + | insertion to be at least fifteen days prior to 8 | |
| 580 | + | the fourth Monday in August. 9 | |
| 581 | + | 2. In addition to the names of all record 10 | |
| 582 | + | owners or the names of all owners appearing on 11 | |
| 583 | + | the land tax book it is only necessary in the 12 | |
| 584 | + | printed and published list to state in the 13 | |
| 585 | + | aggregate the amount of taxes, penalty, interest 14 | |
| 586 | + | and cost due thereon, each year separately 15 | |
| 587 | + | stated. 16 | |
| 588 | + | 3. To the list shall be attached and in 17 | |
| 589 | + | like manner printed and published a notice of 18 | |
| 590 | + | said lands and lots stating that said land and 19 | |
| 591 | + | lots will be sold at public auction to discharge 20 | |
| 592 | + | the taxes, penalty, interest, and costs due 21 | |
| 593 | + | thereon at the time of sale in or adjacent to 22 | |
| 594 | + | the courthouse of such county, on the fourth 23 | |
| 595 | + | Monday in August next thereafter, commencing at 24 | |
| 596 | + | ten o'clock of said day and continuing from day 25 | |
| 597 | + | to day thereafter until all are offered. Such 26 | |
| 598 | + | auction may also be conducted by electronic 27 SB 1 18 | |
| 599 | + | media, including the internet, at the same time 28 | |
| 600 | + | and at the discretion of the county collector. 29 | |
| 601 | + | 4. The county collector, on or before the 30 | |
| 602 | + | day of sale, shall insert at the foot of the 31 | |
| 603 | + | list on his or her record a copy of the notice 32 | |
| 604 | + | and certify on his or her record immediately 33 | |
| 605 | + | following the notice the name of the newspaper 34 | |
| 606 | + | of the county in which the notice was printed 35 | |
| 607 | + | and published and the dates of insertions 36 | |
| 608 | + | thereof in the newspaper. 37 | |
| 609 | + | 5. The expense of such printing shall be 38 | |
| 610 | + | paid out of the county treasury and shall not 39 | |
| 611 | + | exceed the rate provided for in chapter 493, 40 | |
| 612 | + | relating to legal publications, notices and 41 | |
| 613 | + | advertisements, and the cost of printing at the 42 | |
| 614 | + | rate paid by the county shall be taxed as part 43 | |
| 615 | + | of the costs of the sale of any land or lot 44 | |
| 616 | + | contained in the list. 45 | |
| 617 | + | 6. The county collector shall cause the 46 | |
| 618 | + | affidavit of the printer, editor or publisher of 47 | |
| 619 | + | the newspaper in which the list of delinquent 48 | |
| 620 | + | lands and notice of sale was published, as 49 | |
| 621 | + | provided by section 493.060, with the list and 50 | |
| 622 | + | notice attached, to be recorded in the office of 51 | |
| 623 | + | the recorder of deeds of the county, and the 52 | |
| 624 | + | recorder shall not charge or receive any fees 53 | |
| 625 | + | for recording the same. 54 | |
| 626 | + | 7. The county collector may have a 55 | |
| 627 | + | separate list of such lands, without legal 56 | |
| 628 | + | descriptions or the names of the record owners, 57 | |
| 629 | + | printed in a newspaper of general circulation 58 | |
| 630 | + | published in such county for three consecutive 59 | |
| 631 | + | weeks before the sale of such lands for a parcel 60 | |
| 632 | + | or lot of land that: 61 | |
| 633 | + | (1) Has an assessed value of one thousand 62 | |
| 634 | + | five hundred dollars or less and has been 63 | |
| 635 | + | advertised previously; or 64 | |
| 636 | + | (2) Is a lot in a development of twenty or 65 | |
| 637 | + | more lots and such lot has an assessed value of 66 | |
| 638 | + | one thousand five hundred dollars or less. 67 | |
| 639 | + | The notice shall state that legal descriptions 68 | |
| 640 | + | and the names of the record owners of such lands 69 | |
| 641 | + | shall be posted at any county courthouse within 70 SB 1 19 | |
| 642 | + | the county and the office of the county 71 | |
| 643 | + | collector. 72 | |
| 644 | + | 8. If, in the opinion of the county 73 | |
| 645 | + | collector, an adequate legal description of the 74 | |
| 646 | + | delinquent land and lots cannot be obtained 75 | |
| 647 | + | through researching the documents available 76 | |
| 648 | + | through the recorder of deeds, the collector may 77 | |
| 649 | + | commission a professional land surveyor to 78 | |
| 650 | + | prepare an adequate legal description of the 79 | |
| 651 | + | delinquent land and lots in question. The costs 80 | |
| 652 | + | of any commissioned land survey deemed necessary 81 | |
| 653 | + | by the county collector shall be taxed as part 82 | |
| 654 | + | of the costs of the sale of any land or lots 83 | |
| 655 | + | contained in the list prepared under this 84 | |
| 656 | + | section.] 85 | |
| 657 | + | 140.170. 1. Except for lands described in subsection 1 | |
| 658 | + | 7 of this section, the county collector shall cause a copy 2 | |
| 659 | + | of the list of delinquent lands and lots to be printed in 3 | |
| 660 | + | some newspaper of general circulation published in the 4 | |
| 661 | + | county for three consecutive weeks, one insertion weekly, 5 | |
| 662 | + | before the sale, the last insertion to be at least fifteen 6 | |
| 663 | + | days prior to the fourth Monday in August. 7 | |
| 664 | + | 2. In addition to the names of all record owners or 8 | |
| 665 | + | the names of all owners appearing on the land tax book it is 9 | |
| 666 | + | only necessary in the printed and published list to state in 10 | |
| 667 | + | the aggregate the amount of taxes, penalty, interest and 11 | |
| 668 | + | cost due thereon, each year separately stated. 12 | |
| 669 | + | 3. To the list shall be attached and in like manner 13 | |
| 670 | + | printed and published a notice of said lands and lots 14 | |
| 671 | + | stating that said land and lots will be sold at public 15 | |
| 672 | + | auction to discharge the taxes, penalty, interest, and costs 16 | |
| 673 | + | due thereon at the time of sale in or adjacent to the 17 | |
| 674 | + | courthouse of such county, on the fourth Monday in August 18 | |
| 675 | + | next thereafter, commencing at ten o'clock of said day and 19 | |
| 676 | + | continuing from day to day thereafter until all are 20 SB 1 20 | |
| 677 | + | offered. Such auction may also be conducted by electronic 21 | |
| 678 | + | media, including the internet, at the same time and at the 22 | |
| 679 | + | discretion of the county collector. 23 | |
| 680 | + | 4. The county collector, on or before the day of sale, 24 | |
| 681 | + | shall insert at the foot of the list on his or her record a 25 | |
| 682 | + | copy of the notice and certify on his or her record 26 | |
| 683 | + | immediately following the notice the name of the newspaper 27 | |
| 684 | + | of the county in which the notice was printed and published 28 | |
| 685 | + | and the dates of insertions thereof in the newspaper. 29 | |
| 686 | + | 5. The expense of such printing shall be paid out of 30 | |
| 687 | + | the county treasury and shall not exceed the rate provided 31 | |
| 688 | + | for in chapter 493, relating to legal publications, notices 32 | |
| 689 | + | and advertisements, and the cost of printing at the rate 33 | |
| 690 | + | paid by the county shall be taxed as part of the costs of 34 | |
| 691 | + | the sale of any land or lot contained in the list. 35 | |
| 692 | + | 6. The county collector shall cause the affidavit of 36 | |
| 693 | + | the printer, editor or publisher of the newspaper in which 37 | |
| 694 | + | the list of delinquent lands and notice of sale was 38 | |
| 695 | + | published, as provided by section 493.060, with the list and 39 | |
| 696 | + | notice attached, to be recorded in the office of the 40 | |
| 697 | + | recorder of deeds of the county, and the recorder shall not 41 | |
| 698 | + | charge or receive any fees for recording the same. 42 | |
| 699 | + | 7. The county collector may have a separate list of 43 | |
| 700 | + | such lands, without legal descriptions or the names of the 44 | |
| 701 | + | record owners, printed in a newspaper of general circulation 45 | |
| 702 | + | published in such county for three consecutive weeks before 46 | |
| 703 | + | the sale of such lands for a parcel or lot of land that: 47 | |
| 704 | + | (1) Has an assessed value of one thousand five hundred 48 | |
| 705 | + | dollars or less and has been advertised previously; or 49 | |
| 706 | + | (2) Is a lot in a development of twenty or more lots 50 | |
| 707 | + | and such lot has an assessed value of one thousand five 51 | |
| 708 | + | hundred dollars or less. 52 SB 1 21 | |
| 709 | + | The notice shall state that legal descriptions and the names 53 | |
| 710 | + | of the record owners of such lands shall be posted at any 54 | |
| 711 | + | county courthouse within the county and the office of the 55 | |
| 712 | + | county collector. 56 | |
| 713 | + | 8. If, in the opinion of the county collector, an 57 | |
| 714 | + | adequate legal description of the delinquent land and lots 58 | |
| 715 | + | cannot be obtained through researching the documents 59 | |
| 716 | + | available through the recorder of deeds, the collector may 60 | |
| 717 | + | commission a professional land surveyor to prepare an 61 | |
| 718 | + | adequate legal description of the delinquent land and lots 62 | |
| 719 | + | in question. The costs of any commissioned land survey 63 | |
| 720 | + | deemed necessary by the county collector shall be taxed as 64 | |
| 721 | + | part of the costs of the sale of any land or lots contained 65 | |
| 722 | + | in the list prepared under this section. 66 | |
| 723 | + | 140.190. 1. On the day mentioned in the notice, the 1 | |
| 724 | + | county collector shall commence the sale of such lands, and 2 | |
| 725 | + | shall continue the same from day to day until each parcel 3 | |
| 726 | + | assessed or belonging to each person assessed shall be sold 4 | |
| 727 | + | as will pay the taxes, interest and charges thereon, or 5 | |
| 728 | + | chargeable to such person in said county. 6 | |
| 729 | + | 2. (1) The person or land bank agency offering at 7 | |
| 730 | + | said sale, whether in person or by electronic media, to pay 8 | |
| 731 | + | the required sum for a tract shall be considered the 9 | |
| 732 | + | purchaser of such land; provided, no sale shall be made to 10 | |
| 733 | + | any person or designated agent who: 11 | |
| 734 | + | (a) Is currently delinquent on any tax payments on any 12 | |
| 735 | + | property, other than a delinquency on the property being 13 | |
| 736 | + | offered for sale, and who does not sign an affidavit stating 14 | |
| 737 | + | such at the time of sale. Failure to sign such affidavit as 15 | |
| 738 | + | well as signing a false affidavit may invalidate such sale; 16 | |
| 739 | + | (b) Is a member of the governing body of a land bank 17 | |
| 740 | + | agency; 18 SB 1 22 | |
| 741 | + | (c) Is an employee of a land bank agency; 19 | |
| 742 | + | (d) Is an elected or appointed official of the 20 | |
| 743 | + | governing body, or an employee of such official, of the 21 | |
| 744 | + | political subdivision in which a land bank agency is 22 | |
| 745 | + | located; or 23 | |
| 746 | + | (e) Is related within the second degree of 24 | |
| 747 | + | consanguinity to a person described in paragraphs (b) to (d) 25 | |
| 748 | + | of this subdivision. 26 | |
| 749 | + | (2) No bid shall be received from any person not a 27 | |
| 750 | + | resident of the state of Missouri or a foreign corporation 28 | |
| 751 | + | or entity all deemed nonresidents. A nonresident shall file 29 | |
| 752 | + | with said collector an agreement in writing consenting to 30 | |
| 753 | + | the jurisdiction of the circuit court of the county in which 31 | |
| 754 | + | such sale shall be made, and also filing with such collector 32 | |
| 755 | + | an appointment of some citizen of said county as agent of 33 | |
| 756 | + | said nonresident, and consenting that service of process on 34 | |
| 757 | + | such agent shall give such court jurisdiction to try and 35 | |
| 758 | + | determine any suit growing out of or connected with such 36 | |
| 759 | + | sale for taxes. After the delinquent auction sale, any 37 | |
| 760 | + | certificate of purchase shall be issued to the agent. After 38 | |
| 761 | + | meeting the requirements of section 140.405, the property 39 | |
| 762 | + | shall be conveyed to the agent on behalf of the nonresident, 40 | |
| 763 | + | and the agent shall thereafter convey the property to the 41 | |
| 764 | + | nonresident. A collector may preclude a prospective bidder 42 | |
| 765 | + | from participating in a sale for failure to comply with any 43 | |
| 766 | + | of the provisions of this section. 44 | |
| 767 | + | 3. All such written consents to jurisdiction and 45 | |
| 768 | + | selective appointments shall be preserved by the county 46 | |
| 769 | + | collector and shall be binding upon any person or 47 | |
| 770 | + | corporation claiming under the person consenting to 48 | |
| 771 | + | jurisdiction and making the appointment herein referred to; 49 | |
| 772 | + | provided further, that in the event of the death, disability 50 SB 1 23 | |
| 773 | + | or refusal to act of the person appointed as agent of said 51 | |
| 774 | + | nonresident the county clerk shall become the appointee as 52 | |
| 775 | + | agent of said nonresident. 53 | |
| 776 | + | 4. No person residing in any home rule city with more 54 | |
| 777 | + | than seventy-one thousand but fewer than seventy-nine 55 | |
| 778 | + | thousand inhabitants shall be eligible to offer to purchase 56 | |
| 779 | + | lands under this section unless such person has, no later 57 | |
| 780 | + | than ten days before the sale date, demonstrated to the 58 | |
| 781 | + | satisfaction of the official charged by law with conducting 59 | |
| 782 | + | the sale that the person is not the owner of any parcel of 60 | |
| 783 | + | real property that has two or more violations of the 61 | |
| 784 | + | municipality's building or housing codes. A prospective 62 | |
| 785 | + | bidder may make such a demonstration by presenting 63 | |
| 786 | + | statements from the appropriate collection and code 64 | |
| 787 | + | enforcement officials of the municipality. This subsection 65 | |
| 788 | + | shall not apply to any taxing authority or land bank agency, 66 | |
| 789 | + | and entities shall be eligible to bid at any sale conducted 67 | |
| 790 | + | under this section without making such a demonstration. 68 | |
| 566 | 791 | [473.742. 1. Each public administrator in 1 | |
| 567 | 792 | counties of the second, third or fourth 2 | |
| 568 | 793 | classification and in the City of St. Louis 3 | |
| 569 | 794 | shall make a determination within thirty days 4 | |
| 570 | 795 | after taking office whether such public 5 | |
| 571 | 796 | administrator shall elect to receive a salary as 6 | |
| 572 | 797 | defined herein or receive fees as may be allowed 7 | |
| 573 | 798 | by law to executors, administrators and personal 8 | |
| 574 | 799 | representatives. The election by the public 9 | |
| 575 | 800 | administrator shall be made in writing to the 10 | |
| 576 | 801 | county clerk. Should the public administrator 11 | |
| 577 | 802 | elect to receive a salary, the public 12 | |
| 578 | 803 | administrator's office may not then elect to 13 | |
| 579 | 804 | change at any future time to receive fees in 14 | |
| 580 | 805 | lieu of salary. Every public administrator who 15 | |
| 581 | 806 | begins his or her first term on or after January 16 | |
| 582 | 807 | 1, 2023, shall be deemed to have elected to 17 | |
| 583 | - | receive a salary as provided in this section. 18 | |
| 808 | + | receive a salary as provided in this section. 18 SB 1 24 | |
| 584 | 809 | 2. If a public administrator elects to be 19 | |
| 585 | 810 | placed on salary, the salary shall be based upon 20 | |
| 586 | 811 | the average number of open letters in the two 21 | |
| 587 | 812 | years preceding the term when the salary is 22 | |
| 588 | 813 | elected, based upon the following schedule: 23 | |
| 589 | 814 | (1) Zero to five letters: salary shall be 24 | |
| 590 | 815 | a minimum of seven thousand five hundred dollars; 25 | |
| 591 | 816 | (2) Six to fifteen letters: salary shall 26 | |
| 592 | 817 | be a minimum of fifteen thousand dollars; 27 | |
| 593 | 818 | (3) Sixteen to twenty-five letters: 28 | |
| 594 | 819 | salary shall be a minimum of twenty thousand 29 | |
| 595 | 820 | dollars; 30 | |
| 596 | 821 | (4) Twenty-six to thirty-nine letters: 31 | |
| 597 | 822 | salary shall be a minimum of twenty-five 32 | |
| 598 | 823 | thousand dollars; 33 | |
| 599 | 824 | (5) Public administrators with forty or 34 | |
| 600 | 825 | more letters shall be considered full-time 35 | |
| 601 | 826 | county officials and shall be paid according to 36 | |
| 602 | - | the assessed valuation schedule set forth below: 37 SS SB 1 18 | |
| 603 | - | (6) The public administrator in the City 57 | |
| 604 | - | of St. Louis shall receive a salary not less 58 | |
| 605 | - | than sixty-five thousand dollars; 59 | |
| 606 | - | (7) Two thousand dollars of the 60 | |
| 607 | - | compensation authorized in this section shall be 61 | |
| 608 | - | payable to the public administrator only if he 62 | |
| 827 | + | the assessed valuation schedule set forth below: 37 | |
| 609 | 828 | 38 Assessed Valuation Salary | |
| 610 | 829 | 39 $ 8,000,000 to 40,999,999 $29,000 | |
| 611 | 830 | 40 $ 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 $30,000 | |
| 612 | 831 | 41 $ 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 $32,000 | |
| 613 | 832 | 42 $ 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 $34,000 | |
| 614 | 833 | 43 $ 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 $36,000 | |
| 615 | 834 | 44 $ 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 $38,000 | |
| 616 | 835 | 45 $ 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 $40,000 | |
| 617 | 836 | 46 $ 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 $41,000 | |
| 618 | 837 | 47 $ 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 $41,500 | |
| 619 | 838 | 48 $ 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 $43,000 | |
| 620 | - | 49 $ 300,000,000 to 449,999,999 $45,000 | |
| 621 | - | 50 $ 450,000,000 to 599,999,999 $47,000 | |
| 622 | - | 51 $ 600,000,000 to 749,999,999 $49,000 | |
| 623 | - | 52 $ 750,000,000 to 899,999,999 $51,000 | |
| 624 | - | 53 $ 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 $53,000 | |
| 625 | - | 54 $ 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 $55,000 | |
| 626 | - | 55 $ 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 $57,000 | |
| 627 | - | 56 $ 1,350,000,000 and over $59,000 SS SB 1 19 | |
| 839 | + | 49 $ 300,000,000 to 449,999,999 $45,000 SB 1 25 | |
| 840 | + | (6) The public administrator in the City 57 | |
| 841 | + | of St. Louis shall receive a salary not less 58 | |
| 842 | + | than sixty-five thousand dollars; 59 | |
| 843 | + | (7) Two thousand dollars of the 60 | |
| 844 | + | compensation authorized in this section shall be 61 | |
| 845 | + | payable to the public administrator only if he 62 | |
| 628 | 846 | or she has completed at least twenty hours of 63 | |
| 629 | 847 | instruction each calendar year relating to the 64 | |
| 630 | 848 | operations of the public administrator's office 65 | |
| 631 | 849 | when approved by a professional association of 66 | |
| 632 | 850 | the county public administrators of Missouri 67 | |
| 633 | 851 | unless exempted from the training by the 68 | |
| 634 | 852 | professional association. The professional 69 | |
| 635 | 853 | association approving the program shall provide 70 | |
| 636 | 854 | a certificate of completion to each public 71 | |
| 637 | 855 | administrator who completes the training program 72 | |
| 638 | 856 | and shall send a list of certified public 73 | |
| 639 | 857 | administrators to the treasurer of each county. 74 | |
| 640 | 858 | Expenses incurred for attending the training 75 | |
| 641 | 859 | session shall be reimbursed to the county public 76 | |
| 642 | 860 | administrator in the same manner as other 77 | |
| 643 | 861 | expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 78 | |
| 644 | 862 | 3. If a public administrator is appointed 79 | |
| 645 | 863 | by the court as both a guardian and a 80 | |
| 646 | 864 | conservator to the same ward or protectee, it 81 | |
| 647 | 865 | shall be considered two letters. 82 | |
| 648 | 866 | 4. Notwithstanding subsection 2 or 5 of 83 | |
| 649 | 867 | this section, upon majority approval by the 84 | |
| 650 | 868 | salary commission, a public administrator may be 85 | |
| 869 | + | 50 $ 450,000,000 to 599,999,999 $47,000 | |
| 870 | + | 51 $ 600,000,000 to 749,999,999 $49,000 | |
| 871 | + | 52 $ 750,000,000 to 899,999,999 $51,000 | |
| 872 | + | 53 $ 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 $53,000 | |
| 873 | + | 54 $ 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 $55,000 | |
| 874 | + | 55 $ 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 $57,000 | |
| 875 | + | 56 $ 1,350,000,000 and over $59,000 SB 1 26 | |
| 651 | 876 | paid according to the assessed valuation 86 | |
| 652 | 877 | schedule set forth in subdivision (5) of 87 | |
| 653 | 878 | subsection 2 of this section. If the salary 88 | |
| 654 | 879 | commission elects to pay a public administrator 89 | |
| 655 | 880 | according to the assessed valuation schedule, 90 | |
| 656 | 881 | the salary commission shall not elect to change 91 | |
| 657 | 882 | at any future time to pay the public 92 | |
| 658 | 883 | administrator's office according to the average 93 | |
| 659 | 884 | number of open letters in lieu of paying them 94 | |
| 660 | 885 | according to the assessed valuation schedule. 95 | |
| 661 | 886 | 5. The initial compensation of the public 96 | |
| 662 | 887 | administrator who elects to be put on salary 97 | |
| 663 | 888 | shall be determined by the average number of 98 | |
| 664 | 889 | letters for the two years preceding the term 99 | |
| 665 | 890 | when the salary is elected. Salary increases or 100 | |
| 666 | 891 | decreases according to the minimum schedule set 101 | |
| 667 | 892 | forth in this section shall be adjusted only 102 | |
| 668 | 893 | after the number of open letters places the 103 | |
| 669 | 894 | workload in a different subdivision for two 104 | |
| 670 | 895 | consecutive years. Minimum salary increases or 105 | |
| 671 | - | decreases shall only take effect upon a new term | |
| 896 | + | decreases shall only take effect upon a new term 106 | |
| 672 | 897 | of office of the public administrator. The 107 | |
| 673 | 898 | number of letters each year shall be determined 108 | |
| 674 | 899 | in accordance with the reporting requirements 109 | |
| 675 | 900 | set forth in law. 110 | |
| 676 | 901 | 6. All fees collected by a public 111 | |
| 677 | 902 | administrator who elects to be salaried shall be 112 | |
| 678 | 903 | deposited in the county treasury or with the 113 | |
| 679 | 904 | treasurer for the City of St. Louis. 114 | |
| 680 | 905 | 7. Any public administrator in a county of 115 | |
| 681 | 906 | the first classification without a charter form 116 | |
| 682 | 907 | of government with a population of less than one 117 | |
| 683 | 908 | hundred thousand inhabitants who elects to 118 | |
| 684 | 909 | receive fees in lieu of a salary pursuant to 119 | |
| 685 | 910 | this section may elect to join the Missouri 120 | |
| 686 | 911 | local government employees' retirement system 121 | |
| 687 | 912 | created pursuant to sections 70.600 to 70.755. 122 | |
| 688 | 913 | 8. (1) A letter of guardianship and a 123 | |
| 689 | 914 | letter of conservatorship shall be counted as 124 | |
| 690 | 915 | separate letters. 125 | |
| 691 | 916 | (2) For purposes of this subsection: 126 | |
| 692 | 917 | (a) "Letter of conservatorship" means the 127 | |
| 693 | 918 | appointment of a conservatorship of an estate by 128 | |
| 694 | - | the court to a protectee adjudged to be disabled; 129 | |
| 919 | + | the court to a protectee adjudged to be disabled; 129 SB 1 27 | |
| 695 | 920 | (b) "Letter of guardianship" means the 130 | |
| 696 | 921 | appointment of a guardianship by the court to a 131 | |
| 697 | 922 | ward adjudged to be incapacitated.] 132 | |
| 698 | 923 | 473.742. 1. Each public administrator in counties of 1 | |
| 699 | 924 | the second, third or fourth classification and in the city 2 | |
| 700 | 925 | of St. Louis shall make a determination within thirty days 3 | |
| 701 | 926 | after taking office whether such public administrator shall 4 | |
| 702 | 927 | elect to receive a salary as defined herein or receive fees 5 | |
| 703 | 928 | as may be allowed by law to executors, administrators and 6 | |
| 704 | 929 | personal representatives. The election by the public 7 | |
| 705 | 930 | administrator shall be made in writing to the county clerk. 8 | |
| 706 | 931 | Should the public administrator elect to receive a salary, 9 | |
| 707 | 932 | the public administrator's office may not then elect to 10 | |
| 708 | 933 | change at any future time to receive fees in lieu of 11 | |
| 709 | - | salary. Every public administrator who begins his or her 12 | |
| 934 | + | salary. Every public administrator who begins his or her 12 | |
| 710 | 935 | first term on or after January 1, 2024, shall be deemed to 13 | |
| 711 | 936 | have elected to receive a salary as provided in this section. 14 | |
| 712 | 937 | 2. If a public administrator elects to be placed on 15 | |
| 713 | 938 | salary, the salary shall be based upon the average number of 16 | |
| 714 | 939 | open letters in the two years preceding the term when the 17 | |
| 715 | 940 | salary is elected, based upon the following schedule: 18 | |
| 716 | 941 | (1) Zero to five letters: salary shall be a minimum 19 | |
| 717 | 942 | of seven thousand five hundred dollars; 20 | |
| 718 | 943 | (2) Six to fifteen letters: salary shall be a minimum 21 | |
| 719 | 944 | of fifteen thousand dollars; 22 | |
| 720 | 945 | (3) Sixteen to twenty-five letters: salary shall be a 23 | |
| 721 | 946 | minimum of twenty thousand dollars; 24 | |
| 722 | 947 | (4) Twenty-six to thirty-nine letters: salary shall 25 | |
| 723 | 948 | be a minimum of twenty-five thousand dollars; 26 | |
| 724 | 949 | (5) Public administrators with forty or more letters 27 | |
| 725 | - | shall be considered full-time county officials and shall be 28 | |
| 950 | + | shall be considered full-time county officials and shall be 28 SB 1 28 | |
| 726 | 951 | paid according to the assessed valuation schedule set forth 29 | |
| 727 | 952 | below: 30 | |
| 728 | 953 | 31 Assessed Valuation Salary | |
| 729 | 954 | 32 $ 8,000,000 to 40,999,999 $29,000 | |
| 730 | 955 | 33 $ 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 $30,000 | |
| 731 | 956 | 34 $ 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 $32,000 | |
| 732 | 957 | 35 $ 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 $34,000 | |
| 733 | 958 | 36 $ 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 $36,000 | |
| 734 | 959 | 37 $ 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 $38,000 | |
| 735 | 960 | 38 $ 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 $40,000 | |
| 736 | - | 39 $ 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 $41,000 SS SB 1 22 | |
| 737 | - | (6) The public administrator in the city of St. Louis 54 | |
| 738 | - | shall receive a salary not less than sixty-five thousand 55 | |
| 739 | - | dollars; 56 | |
| 740 | - | (7) Two thousand dollars of the compensation 57 | |
| 741 | - | authorized in this section shall be payable to the public 58 | |
| 742 | - | administrator only if he or she has completed at least 59 | |
| 743 | - | twenty hours of instruction each calendar year relating to 60 | |
| 744 | - | the operations of the public administrator's office when 61 | |
| 745 | - | approved by a professional association of the county public 62 | |
| 746 | - | administrators of Missouri unless exempted from the training 63 | |
| 747 | - | by the professional association. The professional 64 | |
| 748 | - | association approving the program shall provide a 65 | |
| 749 | - | certificate of completion to each public administrator who 66 | |
| 750 | - | completes the training program and shall send a list of 67 | |
| 751 | - | certified public administrators to the treasurer of each 68 | |
| 752 | - | county. Expenses incurred for attending the training 69 | |
| 961 | + | 39 $ 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 $41,000 | |
| 753 | 962 | 40 $ 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 $41,500 | |
| 754 | 963 | 41 $ 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 $43,000 | |
| 755 | 964 | 42 $ 300,000,000 to 449,999,999 $45,000 | |
| 756 | 965 | 43 $ 450,000,000 to 599,999,999 $47,000 | |
| 757 | 966 | 44 $ 600,000,000 to 749,999,999 $49,000 | |
| 758 | 967 | 45 $ 750,000,000 to 899,999,999 $51,000 | |
| 759 | 968 | 46 | |
| 760 | 969 | 47 | |
| 761 | 970 | $ 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 $53,000 | |
| 762 | 971 | 48 | |
| 763 | 972 | 49 | |
| 764 | 973 | $ 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 $55,000 | |
| 765 | 974 | 50 | |
| 766 | 975 | 51 | |
| 767 | 976 | $ 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 $57,000 | |
| 768 | 977 | 52 | |
| 769 | 978 | 53 | |
| 770 | - | $ 1,350,000,000 and over $59,000 SS SB 1 23 | |
| 979 | + | $ 1,350,000,000 and over $59,000 SB 1 29 | |
| 980 | + | (6) The public administrator in the city of St. Louis 54 | |
| 981 | + | shall receive a salary not less than sixty-five thousand 55 | |
| 982 | + | dollars; 56 | |
| 983 | + | (7) Two thousand dollars of the compensation 57 | |
| 984 | + | authorized in this section shall be payable to the public 58 | |
| 985 | + | administrator only if he or she has completed at least 59 | |
| 986 | + | twenty hours of instruction each calendar year relating to 60 | |
| 987 | + | the operations of the public administrator's office when 61 | |
| 988 | + | approved by a professional association of the county public 62 | |
| 989 | + | administrators of Missouri unless exempted from the training 63 | |
| 990 | + | by the professional association. The professional 64 | |
| 991 | + | association approving the program shall provide a 65 | |
| 992 | + | certificate of completion to each public administrator who 66 | |
| 993 | + | completes the training program and shall send a list of 67 | |
| 994 | + | certified public administrators to the treasurer of each 68 | |
| 995 | + | county. Expenses incurred for attending the training 69 | |
| 771 | 996 | session shall be reimbursed to the county public 70 | |
| 772 | 997 | administrator in the same manner as other expenses as may be 71 | |
| 773 | 998 | appropriated for that purpose. 72 | |
| 774 | 999 | 3. If a public administrator is appointed by the court 73 | |
| 775 | 1000 | as both a guardian and a conservator to the same ward or 74 | |
| 776 | 1001 | protectee, it shall be considered two letters. 75 | |
| 777 | 1002 | 4. Notwithstanding subsection 2 or 5 of this section 76 | |
| 778 | 1003 | to the contrary, upon majority approval by the salary 77 | |
| 779 | 1004 | commission, a public administrator may be paid according to 78 | |
| 780 | 1005 | the assessed valuation schedule set forth in subdivision (5) 79 | |
| 781 | 1006 | of subsection 2 of this section. If the salary commission 80 | |
| 782 | 1007 | elects to pay a public administrator according to the 81 | |
| 783 | 1008 | assessed valuation schedule, the salary commission shall not 82 | |
| 784 | 1009 | elect to change at any future time to pay the public 83 | |
| 785 | - | administrator's office according to the average number of 84 | |
| 1010 | + | administrator's office according to the average number of 84 SB 1 30 | |
| 786 | 1011 | open letters in lieu of paying them according to the 85 | |
| 787 | 1012 | assessed valuation schedule. 86 | |
| 788 | 1013 | 5. The initial compensation of the public 87 | |
| 789 | 1014 | administrator who elects to be put on salary shall be 88 | |
| 790 | 1015 | determined by the average number of letters for the two 89 | |
| 791 | 1016 | years preceding the term when the salary is elected. Salary 90 | |
| 792 | 1017 | increases or decreases according to the minimum schedule set 91 | |
| 793 | 1018 | forth in [subsection 1 of] this section shall be adjusted 92 | |
| 794 | 1019 | only after the number of open letters places the workload in 93 | |
| 795 | 1020 | a different subdivision for two consecutive years. Minimum 94 | |
| 796 | 1021 | salary increases or decreases shall only take effect upon a 95 | |
| 797 | 1022 | new term of office of the public administrator. The number 96 | |
| 798 | 1023 | of letters each year shall be determined in accordance with 97 | |
| 799 | 1024 | the reporting requirements set forth in law. 98 | |
| 800 | 1025 | [4.]6. All fees collected by a public administrator 99 | |
| 801 | 1026 | who elects to be salaried shall be deposited in the county 100 | |
| 802 | - | treasury or with the treasurer for the city of St. Louis. 101 | |
| 1027 | + | treasury or with the treasurer for the city of St. Louis. 101 | |
| 803 | 1028 | [5.]7. Any public administrator in a county of the 102 | |
| 804 | 1029 | first classification without a charter form of government 103 | |
| 805 | 1030 | with a population of less than one hundred thousand 104 | |
| 806 | 1031 | inhabitants who elects to receive fees in lieu of a salary 105 | |
| 807 | 1032 | pursuant to this section may elect to join the Missouri 106 | |
| 808 | 1033 | local government employees' retirement system created 107 | |
| 809 | 1034 | pursuant to sections 70.600 to 70.755. 108 | |
| 810 | 1035 | 8. (1) A letter of guardianship and a letter of 109 | |
| 811 | 1036 | conservatorship shall be counted as separate letters. 110 | |
| 812 | - | (2) For purposes of this subsection | |
| 1037 | + | (2) For purposes of this subsection the following 111 | |
| 813 | 1038 | terms mean: 112 | |
| 814 | 1039 | (a) "Letter of conservatorship", the appointment of a 113 | |
| 815 | 1040 | conservatorship of an estate by the court to a protectee 114 | |
| 816 | - | adjudged to be disabled; 115 | |
| 1041 | + | adjudged to be disabled; 115 SB 1 31 | |
| 817 | 1042 | (b) "Letter of guardianship", the appointment of a 116 | |
| 818 | 1043 | guardianship by the court to a ward adjudged to be 117 | |
| 819 | 1044 | incapacitated. 118 | |
| 820 | 1045 | |