EXPLANATION- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
[TRULY AGREED TO AND FINALLY PASSED]
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 1
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2025
0453S.04T
AN ACT
To repeal section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly,
second regular session, section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 271 merged with
senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first general assembly, first regular session,
section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly,
second regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 58 merged with
senate bill no. 210 merged with senate bill no. 507, ninety-third general assembly, first
regular session, section 57.317 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first
general assembly, second regular session, section 57.317 as enacted by senate bills nos.
53 & 60, one hundred first general assembly, first regular session, section 58.095 as
enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular
session, section 58.095 as enacted by house bill no. 2046, one hundredth general
assembly, second regular session, section 58.200 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one
hundred first general assembly, second regular session, section 58.200 as codified as
section 13145 in the 1939 revised statutes of Missouri, section 473.742 as enacted by
house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular session, and
section 473.742 as enacted by senate bill no. 808, ninety-fifth general assembly, second
regular session, and to enact in lieu thereof six new sections relating to county officials.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 1
1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular 2
session, section 50.327 as enacted by house bill no. 271 merged 3
with senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first general 4 SS SB 1 2
assembly, first regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by 5
house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, second 6
regular session, section 55.160 as enacted by house bill no. 58 7
merged with senate bill no. 210 merged with senate bill no. 8
507, ninety-third general assembly, first regular session, 9
section 57.317 as enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred 10
first general assembly, second regular session, section 57.317 11
as enacted by senate bills nos. 53 & 60, one hundred first 12
general assembly, first regular session, section 58.095 as 13
enacted by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general 14
assembly, second regular session, section 58.095 as enacted by 15
house bill no. 2046, one hundredth general assembly, second 16
regular session, section 58.200 as enacted by house bill no. 17
1606, one hundred first general assembly, second regular 18
session, section 58.200 as codified as section 13145 in the 19
1939 revised statutes of Missouri, section 473.742 as enacted 20
by house bill no. 1606, one hundred first general assembly, 21
second regular session, and section 473.742 as enacted by senate 22
bill no. 808, ninety-fifth general assembly, second regular 23
session, are repealed and six new sections enacted in lieu 24
thereof, to be known as sections 50.327, 55.160, 57.317, 58.095, 25
58.200, and 473.742, to read as follows:26
[50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other 1
provisions of law to the contrary, the salary 2
schedules contained in sections 49.082, 50.334, 3
50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 53.082, 53.083, 4
54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 5
473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for 6
those county officials. Except when it is 7
necessary to increase newly elected or reelected 8
county officials' salaries, in accordance with 9
Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of 10
Missouri, to comply with the requirements of 11
this section, the salary commission in all 12
counties except charter counties in this state 13 SS SB 1 3
shall be responsible for the computation of 14
salaries of all county officials; provided, 15
however, that any percentage salary adjustments 16
in a county shall be equal for all such 17
officials in that county. 18
2. Upon majority approval of the salary 19
commission, the annual compensation of part-time 20
prosecutors contained in section 56.265 and the 21
county offices contained in sections 49.082, 22
50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 53.082, 23
53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 24
473.742 may be increased by up to two thousand 25
dollars greater than the compensation provided 26
by the salary schedules; provided, however, that 27
any vote to increase compensation be effective 28
for all county offices in that county subject to 29
the salary commission. 30
3. Upon the majority approval of the 31
salary commission, the annual compensation of a 32
county coroner of any county not having a 33
charter form of government as provided in 34
section 58.095 may be increased up to fourteen 35
thousand dollars greater than the compensation 36
provided by the salary schedule of such section. 37
4. The salary commission of any county of 38
the third classification may amend the base 39
schedules for the computation of salaries for 40
county officials referenced in subsection 1 of 41
this section to include assessed valuation 42
factors in excess of three hundred million 43
dollars; provided that the percentage of any 44
adjustments in assessed valuation factors shall 45
be equal for all such officials in that county.] 46
50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of 1
law to the contrary, the salary schedules contained in 2
sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 3
53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 4
473.742 shall be set as a base schedule for those county 5
officials. Except when it is necessary to increase newly 6
elected or reelected county officials' salaries, in 7 SS SB 1 4
accordance with Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of 8
Missouri, to comply with the requirements of this section, 9
the salary commission in all counties except charter 10
counties in this state shall be responsible for the 11
computation of salaries of all county officials; provided, 12
however, that any percentage salary adjustments in a county 13
shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 14
2. Upon majority approval of the salary commission, 15
the annual compensation of part-time prosecutors contained 16
in section 56.265 and the county offices contained in 17
sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 18
53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742 19
may be increased by up to two thousand dollars greater than 20
the compensation provided by the salary schedules; provided, 21
however, that any vote to increase compensation be effective 22
for all county offices in that county subject to the salary 23
commission. 24
3. Upon the majority approval of the salary commission, 25
the annual compensation of a county coroner of any county 26
[of the second classification] not having a charter form of 27
government as provided in section 58.095 may be increased up 28
to fourteen thousand dollars greater than the compensation 29
provided by the salary schedule of such section. 30
4. The salary commission of any county of the third 31
classification may amend the base schedules for the 32
computation of salaries for county officials referenced in 33
subsection 1 of this section to include assessed valuation 34
factors in excess of three hundred million dollars; provided 35
that the percentage of any adjustments in assessed valuation 36
factors shall be equal for all such officials in that county. 37
[55.160. The auditor of each county of the 1
first classification not having a charter form 2 SS SB 1 5
of government and of each county of the second 3
classification shall keep an inventory of all 4
county property under the control and management 5
of the various officers and departments and 6
shall annually take an inventory of such 7
property at an original value of one thousand 8
dollars or more showing the amount, location and 9
estimated value thereof. The auditor shall keep 10
accounts of all appropriations and expenditures 11
made by the county commission, and no warrant 12
shall be drawn or obligation incurred without 13
the auditor's certification that an unencumbered 14
balance, sufficient to pay the same, remain in 15
the appropriate account or in the anticipated 16
revenue fund against which such warrant or 17
obligation is to be charged. The auditor shall 18
audit the accounts of all officers of the county 19
annually or upon their retirement from office. 20
The auditor shall audit, examine and adjust all 21
accounts, demands, and claims of every kind and 22
character presented for payment against the 23
county, and shall in the auditor's discretion 24
approve to the county commission of the county 25
all lawful, true, just and legal accounts, 26
demands and claims of every kind and character 27
payable out of the county revenue or out of any 28
county funds before the same shall be allowed 29
and a warrant issued therefor by the 30
commission. Whenever the auditor thinks it 31
necessary to the proper examination of any 32
account, demand or claim, the auditor may 33
examine the parties, witnesses, and others on 34
oath or affirmation touching any matter or 35
circumstance in the examination of such account, 36
demand or claim before the auditor allows same. 37
The auditor shall not be personally liable for 38
any cost for any proceeding instituted against 39
the auditor in the auditor's official capacity. 40
The auditor shall keep a correct account between 41
the county and all county and township officers, 42
and shall examine all records and settlements 43
made by them for and with the county commission 44
or with each other, and the auditor shall, 45
whenever the auditor desires, have access to all 46 SS SB 1 6
books, county records or papers kept by any 47
county or township officer or road overseer. 48
The auditor shall, during the first four days of 49
each month, strike a balance in the case of each 50
county and township officer, showing the amount 51
of money collected by each, the amount of money 52
due from each to the county, and the amount of 53
money due from any source whatever to such 54
office, and the auditor shall include in such 55
balance any fees that have been returned to the 56
county commission or to the auditor as unpaid 57
and which since having been returned have been 58
collected. Upon request, the auditor shall have 59
access to and the ability to audit and examine 60
claims of every kind and character for which a 61
county officer has a fiduciary duty.] 62
55.160. The auditor of each county of the first 1
classification not having a charter form of government and 2
of each county of the second classification shall keep an 3
inventory of all county property under the control and 4
management of the various officers and departments and shall 5
annually take an inventory of such property at an original 6
value of one thousand dollars or more showing the amount, 7
location and estimated value thereof. The auditor shall 8
keep accounts of all appropriations and expenditures made by 9
the county commission, and no warrant shall be drawn or 10
obligation incurred without the auditor's certification that 11
an unencumbered balance, sufficient to pay the same, remain 12
in the appropriate account or in the anticipated revenue 13
fund against which such warrant or obligation is to be 14
charged. The auditor shall audit the accounts of all 15
officers of the county annually or upon their retirement 16
from office. The auditor shall audit, examine and adjust 17
all accounts, demands, and claims of every kind and 18
character presented for payment against the county, and 19
shall in the auditor's discretion approve to the county 20 SS SB 1 7
commission of the county all lawful, true, just and legal 21
accounts, demands and claims of every kind and character 22
payable out of the county revenue or out of any county funds 23
before the same shall be allowed and a warrant issued 24
therefor by the commission. Whenever the auditor thinks it 25
necessary to the proper examination of any account, demand 26
or claim, the auditor may examine the parties, witnesses, 27
and others on oath or affirmation touching any matter or 28
circumstance in the examination of such account, demand or 29
claim before the auditor allows same. The auditor shall not 30
be personally liable for any cost for any proceeding 31
instituted against the auditor in the auditor's official 32
capacity. The auditor shall keep a correct account between 33
the county and all county and township officers, and shall 34
examine all records and settlements made by them for and 35
with the county commission or with each other, and the 36
auditor shall, whenever the auditor desires, have access to 37
all books, county records or papers kept by any county or 38
township officer or road overseer. The auditor shall, 39
during the first four days of each month, strike a balance 40
in the case of each county and township officer, showing the 41
amount of money collected by each, the amount of money due 42
from each to the county, and the amount of money due from 43
any source whatever to such office, and the auditor shall 44
include in such balance any fees that have been returned to 45
the county commission or to the auditor as unpaid and which 46
since having been returned have been collected. Upon 47
request, the auditor shall have access to and the ability to 48
audit and examine claims of every kind and character for 49
which a county officer has a fiduciary duty. 50
[57.317. 1. (1) Except in a noncharter 1
county of the first classification with more 2 SS SB 1 8
than one hundred fifty thousand and less than 3
two hundred thousand inhabitants, the county 4
sheriff in any county of the first or second 5
classification shall receive an annual salary 6
equal to eighty percent of the compensation of 7
an associate circuit judge of the county. 8
(2) The county sheriff in any county of 9
the third or fourth classification shall receive 10
an annual salary computed as the following 11
percentages of the compensation of an associate 12
circuit judge of the county. If there is an 13
increase in salary of less than ten thousand 14
dollars, the increase shall take effect on 15
January 1, 2022. If there is an increase of ten 16
thousand dollars or more, the increase shall be 17
paid over a period of five years in twenty 18
percent increments per year. The assessed 19
valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as 20
shown for the year next preceding the 21
computation. The provisions of this section 22
shall not permit or require a reduction in the 23
amount of compensation being paid for the office 24
of sheriff from the prior year. 25
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary 32
authorized in this section shall be payable to 33
the sheriff only if the sheriff has completed at 34
least twenty hours of classroom instruction each 35
calendar year relating to the operations of the 36
sheriff's office when approved by a professional 37
association of the county sheriffs of Missouri 38
26 Assessed Valuation Percentage
27 $18,000,000 to 99,999,999 45%
28 100,000,000 to 249,999,999 50%
29 250,000,000 to 449,999,999 55%
30 450,000,000 to 899,999,999 60%
31 900,000,000 and over 65% SS SB 1 9
unless exempted from the training by the 39
professional association. The professional 40
association approving the program shall provide 41
a certificate of completion to each sheriff who 42
completes the training program and shall send a 43
list of certified sheriffs to the treasurer of 44
each county. Expenses incurred for attending 45
the training session may be reimbursed to the 46
county sheriff in the same manner as other 47
expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 48
3. The county sheriff in any county other 49
than a charter county shall not receive an 50
annual compensation less than the compensation 51
described under this section.] 52
57.317. 1. (1) Except in a noncharter county of the 1
first classification with more than one hundred fifty 2
thousand and less than two hundred thousand inhabitants, the 3
county sheriff in any county of the first or second 4
classification shall receive an annual salary equal to 5
eighty percent of the compensation of an associate circuit 6
judge of the county. 7
(2) The county sheriff in any county of the third or 8
fourth classification shall receive an annual salary 9
computed as the following percentages of the compensation of 10
an associate circuit judge of the county. If there is an 11
increase in salary of less than ten thousand dollars, the 12
increase shall take effect on January 1, 2022. If there is 13
an increase of ten thousand dollars or more, the increase 14
shall be paid over a period of five years in twenty percent 15
increments per year. The assessed valuation factor shall be 16
the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the 17
computation. The provisions of this section shall not 18
permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation 19
being paid for the office of sheriff from the prior year. 20 SS SB 1 10
2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in 27
this section shall be payable to the sheriff only if the 28
sheriff has completed at least twenty hours of classroom 29
instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of 30
the sheriff's office when approved by a professional 31
association of the county sheriffs of Missouri unless 32
exempted from the training by the professional association. 33
The professional association approving the program shall 34
provide a certificate of completion to each sheriff who 35
completes the training program and shall send a list of 36
certified sheriffs to the treasurer of each county. 37
Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be 38
reimbursed to the county sheriff in the same manner as other 39
expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 40
3. The county sheriff in any county other than a 41
charter county shall not receive an annual compensation less 42
than the compensation described under this section. 43
[58.095. 1. The county coroner in any 1
county not having a charter form of government 2
shall receive an annual salary computed on a 3
basis as set forth in the following schedule as 4
well as any adjustment authorized under 5
subsection 3 of section 50.327. The provisions 6
of this section shall not permit or require a 7
21 Assessed Valuation Percentage
22 $18,000,000 to 99,999,999 45%
23 100,000,000 to 249,999,999 50%
24 250,000,000 to 449,999,999 55%
25 450,000,000 to 899,999,999 60%
26 900,000,000 and over 65% SS SB 1 11
reduction in the amount of compensation being 8
paid for the office of coroner on January 1, 9
1997: 10
2. One thousand dollars of the salary 23
authorized in this section shall be payable to 24
the coroner only if the coroner has completed at 25
least twenty hours of classroom instruction each 26
calendar year as established by the Coroner 27
Standards and Training Commission unless 28
exempted from the training by the Missouri 29
Coroners' and Medical Examiners' Association for 30
good cause. The Missouri Coroners' and Medical 31
Examiners' Association shall provide a 32
certificate of completion to each coroner who 33
completes the training program and shall send a 34
list of certified coroners to the treasurer of 35
each county and the department of health and 36
senior services. The Coroner Standards and 37
Training Commission may certify training 38
11 Assessed Valuation Salary
12 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000
13 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500
14 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000
15 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500
16 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000
17 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000
18 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000
19 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000
20 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000
21 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000
22 300,000,000 or more 16,000 SS SB 1 12
programs that satisfy the requirements of this 39
section in lieu of the training provided by the 40
Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 41
Association. Certified training completion 42
shall be submitted to the Missouri Coroners' and 43
Medical Examiners' Association which, upon 44
validating the certified training, shall submit 45
the individual's name to the county treasurer 46
and department of health and senior services 47
indicating the individual is compliant with the 48
training requirements. Expenses incurred for 49
attending the training session may be reimbursed 50
to the county coroner in the same manner as 51
other expenses as may be appropriated for that 52
purpose. All elected or appointed coroners, 53
deputy coroners, and assistants to the coroner 54
shall complete the annual training described in 55
this subsection within six months of election or 56
appointment. 57
3. The county coroner in any county not 58
having a charter form of government shall not, 59
except upon two-thirds vote of all the members 60
of the salary commission, receive an annual 61
compensation in an amount less than the total 62
compensation being received for the office of 63
county coroner in the particular county for 64
services rendered or performed on the date the 65
salary commission votes. 66
4. For the term beginning in 1997, the 67
compensation of the coroner, in counties in 68
which the salary commission has not voted to pay 69
one hundred percent of the maximum allowable 70
salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum 71
allowable salary established by this section. 72
The percentage applied shall be the same 73
percentage of the maximum allowable salary 74
received or allowed, whichever is greater, to 75
the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever 76
is greater, of that county for the year 77
beginning January 1, 1997. In those counties in 78
which the salary commission has voted to pay one 79
hundred percent of the maximum allowable salary, 80
the compensation of the coroner shall be based 81
on the maximum allowable salary in effect at 82 SS SB 1 13
each time a coroner's term of office commences 83
following the vote to pay one hundred percent of 84
the maximum allowable compensation. Subsequent 85
compensation shall be determined as provided in 86
section 50.333. 87
5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county 88
coroner in any county not having a charter form 89
of government may, upon the approval of the 90
county commission, receive additional 91
compensation for any month during which 92
investigations or other services are performed 93
for three or more decedents in the same incident 94
during such month. The additional compensation 95
shall be an amount that when added to the 96
regular compensation the sum shall equal the 97
monthly compensation of the county sheriff.] 98
58.095. 1. The county coroner in any county not 1
having a charter form of government shall receive an annual 2
salary computed on a basis as set forth in the following 3
schedule, as well as any adjustment authorized under 4
subsection 3 of section 50.327. The provisions of this 5
section shall not permit or require a reduction in the 6
amount of compensation being paid for the office of coroner 7
on January 1, 1997: 8
9 Assessed Valuation Salary
10 $18,000,000 to 40,999,999 $8,000
11 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 8,500
12 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 9,000
13 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 9,500
14 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 10,000
15 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 11,000
16 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 12,000 SS SB 1 14
2. One thousand dollars of the salary authorized in 21
this section shall be payable to the coroner only if the 22
coroner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom 23
instruction each calendar year as established by the coroner 24
standards and training commission unless exempted from the 25
training by the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 26
Association for good cause. The Missouri Coroners' and 27
Medical Examiners' Association shall provide a certificate 28
of completion to each coroner who completes the training 29
program and shall send a list of certified coroners to the 30
treasurer of each county and the department of health and 31
senior services. The coroner standards and training 32
commission may certify training programs that satisfy the 33
requirements of this section in lieu of the training 34
provided by the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 35
Association. Certified training completion shall be 36
submitted to the Missouri Coroners' and Medical Examiners' 37
Association which, upon validating the certified training, 38
shall submit the individual's name to the county treasurer 39
and department of health and senior services indicating the 40
individual is compliant with the training requirements. 41
Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be 42
reimbursed to the county coroner in the same manner as other 43
expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. All 44
elected or appointed coroners, deputy coroners, and 45
17 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 13,000
18 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 14,000
19 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 15,000
20 300,000,000 or more 16,000 SS SB 1 15
assistants to the coroner shall complete the annual training 46
described in this subsection within six months of election 47
or appointment. 48
3. The county coroner in any county not having a 49
charter form of government shall not, except upon two-thirds 50
vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an 51
annual compensation in an amount less than the total 52
compensation being received for the office of county coroner 53
in the particular county for services rendered or performed 54
on the date the salary commission votes. 55
4. For the term beginning in 1997, the compensation of 56
the coroner, in counties in which the salary commission has 57
not voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum 58
allowable salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum 59
allowable salary established by this section. The 60
percentage applied shall be the same percentage of the 61
maximum allowable salary received or allowed, whichever is 62
greater, to the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever 63
is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1, 64
1997. In those counties in which the salary commission has 65
voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable 66
salary, the compensation of the coroner shall be based on 67
the maximum allowable salary in effect at each time a 68
coroner's term of office commences following the vote to pay 69
one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation. 70
Subsequent compensation shall be determined as provided in 71
section 50.333. 72
5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county coroner in 73
any county not having a charter form of government may, upon 74
the approval of the county commission, receive additional 75
compensation for any month during which investigations or 76
other services are performed for three or more decedents in 77 SS SB 1 16
the same incident during such month. The additional 78
compensation shall be an amount that when added to the 79
regular compensation the sum shall equal the monthly 80
compensation of the county sheriff. 81
[58.200. When the office of sheriff shall 1
be vacant, by death or otherwise, the coroner of 2
the county is authorized to perform all the 3
duties which are by law required to be performed 4
by the sheriff, until another sheriff for such 5
county shall be appointed and qualified and such 6
coroner shall have notice thereof. In such 7
case, said coroner may appoint one or more 8
deputies, with the approbation of the judge of 9
the circuit court, and every such appointment, 10
with the oath of office endorsed thereon, shall 11
be filed in the office of the clerk of the 12
circuit court of the county. If the coroner 13
becomes the acting sheriff and the sheriff is no 14
longer receiving the sheriff's salary, the 15
coroner may be paid, in addition to the 16
coroner's salary, the difference between the 17
salaries of sheriff and coroner so that the 18
coroner receives the equivalent of the sheriff's 19
salary while serving as acting sheriff.] 20
58.200. When the office of sheriff shall be vacant, by 1
death or otherwise, the coroner of the county is authorized 2
to perform all the duties which are by law required to be 3
performed by the sheriff, until another sheriff for such 4
county shall be appointed and qualified[,] and such coroner 5
shall have notice thereof[, and]. In such case, said 6
coroner may appoint one or more deputies, with the 7
approbation of the judge of the circuit court; and every 8
such appointment, with the oath of office endorsed thereon, 9
shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit 10
court of the county. If the coroner becomes the acting 11
sheriff and the sheriff is no longer receiving the sheriff's 12
salary, the coroner may be paid, in addition to the 13 SS SB 1 17
coroner's salary, the difference between the salaries of 14
sheriff and coroner so that the coroner receives the 15
equivalent of the sheriff's salary while serving as acting 16
sheriff. 17
[473.742. 1. Each public administrator in 1
counties of the second, third or fourth 2
classification and in the City of St. Louis 3
shall make a determination within thirty days 4
after taking office whether such public 5
administrator shall elect to receive a salary as 6
defined herein or receive fees as may be allowed 7
by law to executors, administrators and personal 8
representatives. The election by the public 9
administrator shall be made in writing to the 10
county clerk. Should the public administrator 11
elect to receive a salary, the public 12
administrator's office may not then elect to 13
change at any future time to receive fees in 14
lieu of salary. Every public administrator who 15
begins his or her first term on or after January 16
1, 2023, shall be deemed to have elected to 17
receive a salary as provided in this section. 18
2. If a public administrator elects to be 19
placed on salary, the salary shall be based upon 20
the average number of open letters in the two 21
years preceding the term when the salary is 22
elected, based upon the following schedule: 23
(1) Zero to five letters: salary shall be 24
a minimum of seven thousand five hundred dollars; 25
(2) Six to fifteen letters: salary shall 26
be a minimum of fifteen thousand dollars; 27
(3) Sixteen to twenty-five letters: 28
salary shall be a minimum of twenty thousand 29
dollars; 30
(4) Twenty-six to thirty-nine letters: 31
salary shall be a minimum of twenty-five 32
thousand dollars; 33
(5) Public administrators with forty or 34
more letters shall be considered full-time 35
county officials and shall be paid according to 36
the assessed valuation schedule set forth below: 37 SS SB 1 18
(6) The public administrator in the City 57
of St. Louis shall receive a salary not less 58
than sixty-five thousand dollars; 59
(7) Two thousand dollars of the 60
compensation authorized in this section shall be 61
payable to the public administrator only if he 62
38 Assessed Valuation Salary
39 $ 8,000,000 to 40,999,999 $29,000
40 $ 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 $30,000
41 $ 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 $32,000
42 $ 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 $34,000
43 $ 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 $36,000
44 $ 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 $38,000
45 $ 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 $40,000
46 $ 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 $41,000
47 $ 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 $41,500
48 $ 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 $43,000
49 $ 300,000,000 to 449,999,999 $45,000
50 $ 450,000,000 to 599,999,999 $47,000
51 $ 600,000,000 to 749,999,999 $49,000
52 $ 750,000,000 to 899,999,999 $51,000
53 $ 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 $53,000
54 $ 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 $55,000
55 $ 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 $57,000
56 $ 1,350,000,000 and over $59,000 SS SB 1 19
or she has completed at least twenty hours of 63
instruction each calendar year relating to the 64
operations of the public administrator's office 65
when approved by a professional association of 66
the county public administrators of Missouri 67
unless exempted from the training by the 68
professional association. The professional 69
association approving the program shall provide 70
a certificate of completion to each public 71
administrator who completes the training program 72
and shall send a list of certified public 73
administrators to the treasurer of each county. 74
Expenses incurred for attending the training 75
session shall be reimbursed to the county public 76
administrator in the same manner as other 77
expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 78
3. If a public administrator is appointed 79
by the court as both a guardian and a 80
conservator to the same ward or protectee, it 81
shall be considered two letters. 82
4. Notwithstanding subsection 2 or 5 of 83
this section, upon majority approval by the 84
salary commission, a public administrator may be 85
paid according to the assessed valuation 86
schedule set forth in subdivision (5) of 87
subsection 2 of this section. If the salary 88
commission elects to pay a public administrator 89
according to the assessed valuation schedule, 90
the salary commission shall not elect to change 91
at any future time to pay the public 92
administrator's office according to the average 93
number of open letters in lieu of paying them 94
according to the assessed valuation schedule. 95
5. The initial compensation of the public 96
administrator who elects to be put on salary 97
shall be determined by the average number of 98
letters for the two years preceding the term 99
when the salary is elected. Salary increases or 100
decreases according to the minimum schedule set 101
forth in this section shall be adjusted only 102
after the number of open letters places the 103
workload in a different subdivision for two 104
consecutive years. Minimum salary increases or 105
decreases shall only take effect upon a new term 106 SS SB 1 20
of office of the public administrator. The 107
number of letters each year shall be determined 108
in accordance with the reporting requirements 109
set forth in law. 110
6. All fees collected by a public 111
administrator who elects to be salaried shall be 112
deposited in the county treasury or with the 113
treasurer for the City of St. Louis. 114
7. Any public administrator in a county of 115
the first classification without a charter form 116
of government with a population of less than one 117
hundred thousand inhabitants who elects to 118
receive fees in lieu of a salary pursuant to 119
this section may elect to join the Missouri 120
local government employees' retirement system 121
created pursuant to sections 70.600 to 70.755. 122
8. (1) A letter of guardianship and a 123
letter of conservatorship shall be counted as 124
separate letters. 125
(2) For purposes of this subsection: 126
(a) "Letter of conservatorship" means the 127
appointment of a conservatorship of an estate by 128
the court to a protectee adjudged to be disabled; 129
(b) "Letter of guardianship" means the 130
appointment of a guardianship by the court to a 131
ward adjudged to be incapacitated.] 132
473.742. 1. Each public administrator in counties of 1
the second, third or fourth classification and in the city 2
of St. Louis shall make a determination within thirty days 3
after taking office whether such public administrator shall 4
elect to receive a salary as defined herein or receive fees 5
as may be allowed by law to executors, administrators and 6
personal representatives. The election by the public 7
administrator shall be made in writing to the county clerk. 8
Should the public administrator elect to receive a salary, 9
the public administrator's office may not then elect to 10
change at any future time to receive fees in lieu of 11
salary. Every public administrator who begins his or her 12 SS SB 1 21
first term on or after January 1, 2024, shall be deemed to 13
have elected to receive a salary as provided in this section. 14
2. If a public administrator elects to be placed on 15
salary, the salary shall be based upon the average number of 16
open letters in the two years preceding the term when the 17
salary is elected, based upon the following schedule: 18
(1) Zero to five letters: salary shall be a minimum 19
of seven thousand five hundred dollars; 20
(2) Six to fifteen letters: salary shall be a minimum 21
of fifteen thousand dollars; 22
(3) Sixteen to twenty-five letters: salary shall be a 23
minimum of twenty thousand dollars; 24
(4) Twenty-six to thirty-nine letters: salary shall 25
be a minimum of twenty-five thousand dollars; 26
(5) Public administrators with forty or more letters 27
shall be considered full-time county officials and shall be 28
paid according to the assessed valuation schedule set forth 29
below: 30
31 Assessed Valuation Salary
32 $ 8,000,000 to 40,999,999 $29,000
33 $ 41,000,000 to 53,999,999 $30,000
34 $ 54,000,000 to 65,999,999 $32,000
35 $ 66,000,000 to 85,999,999 $34,000
36 $ 86,000,000 to 99,999,999 $36,000
37 $ 100,000,000 to 130,999,999 $38,000
38 $ 131,000,000 to 159,999,999 $40,000
39 $ 160,000,000 to 189,999,999 $41,000 SS SB 1 22
(6) The public administrator in the city of St. Louis 54
shall receive a salary not less than sixty-five thousand 55
dollars; 56
(7) Two thousand dollars of the compensation 57
authorized in this section shall be payable to the public 58
administrator only if he or she has completed at least 59
twenty hours of instruction each calendar year relating to 60
the operations of the public administrator's office when 61
approved by a professional association of the county public 62
administrators of Missouri unless exempted from the training 63
by the professional association. The professional 64
association approving the program shall provide a 65
certificate of completion to each public administrator who 66
completes the training program and shall send a list of 67
certified public administrators to the treasurer of each 68
county. Expenses incurred for attending the training 69
40 $ 190,000,000 to 249,999,999 $41,500
41 $ 250,000,000 to 299,999,999 $43,000
42 $ 300,000,000 to 449,999,999 $45,000
43 $ 450,000,000 to 599,999,999 $47,000
44 $ 600,000,000 to 749,999,999 $49,000
45 $ 750,000,000 to 899,999,999 $51,000
46
47
$ 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999 $53,000
48
49
$ 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999 $55,000
50
51
$ 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999 $57,000
52
53
$ 1,350,000,000 and over $59,000 SS SB 1 23
session shall be reimbursed to the county public 70
administrator in the same manner as other expenses as may be 71
appropriated for that purpose. 72
3. If a public administrator is appointed by the court 73
as both a guardian and a conservator to the same ward or 74
protectee, it shall be considered two letters. 75
4. Notwithstanding subsection 2 or 5 of this section 76
to the contrary, upon majority approval by the salary 77
commission, a public administrator may be paid according to 78
the assessed valuation schedule set forth in subdivision (5) 79
of subsection 2 of this section. If the salary commission 80
elects to pay a public administrator according to the 81
assessed valuation schedule, the salary commission shall not 82
elect to change at any future time to pay the public 83
administrator's office according to the average number of 84
open letters in lieu of paying them according to the 85
assessed valuation schedule. 86
5. The initial compensation of the public 87
administrator who elects to be put on salary shall be 88
determined by the average number of letters for the two 89
years preceding the term when the salary is elected. Salary 90
increases or decreases according to the minimum schedule set 91
forth in [subsection 1 of] this section shall be adjusted 92
only after the number of open letters places the workload in 93
a different subdivision for two consecutive years. Minimum 94
salary increases or decreases shall only take effect upon a 95
new term of office of the public administrator. The number 96
of letters each year shall be determined in accordance with 97
the reporting requirements set forth in law. 98
[4.] 6. All fees collected by a public administrator 99
who elects to be salaried shall be deposited in the county 100
treasury or with the treasurer for the city of St. Louis. 101 SS SB 1 24
[5.] 7. Any public administrator in a county of the 102
first classification without a charter form of government 103
with a population of less than one hundred thousand 104
inhabitants who elects to receive fees in lieu of a salary 105
pursuant to this section may elect to join the Missouri 106
local government employees' retirement system created 107
pursuant to sections 70.600 to 70.755. 108
8. (1) A letter of guardianship and a letter of 109
conservatorship shall be counted as separate letters. 110
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the following 111
terms mean: 112
(a) "Letter of conservatorship", the appointment of a 113
conservatorship of an estate by the court to a protectee 114
adjudged to be disabled; 115
(b) "Letter of guardianship", the appointment of a 116
guardianship by the court to a ward adjudged to be 117
incapacitated. 118