Abolishing county compensation boards

Topics:State government Cities & counties

Same legislation: HF 2514

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 6, 2024
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2024
Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2024
Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2514
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Became HF 2514 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2514 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Instead of using a separate board, county supervisors will now be responsible for deciding the pay for certain elected officials. These supervisors must increase these officials' salaries based on inflation, though there is a limit on how much they can go up each year. To give these officials a raise, the supervisors must also provide a cost-of-living pay adjustment for all other county employees.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill eliminates county compensation boards. The bill grants county boards of supervisors the responsibility of annually preparing and reviewing the compensation schedule for certain elected county officers. Under current law, a county compensation board annually prepares a recommended compensation schedule for certain elected county officers for a succeeding fiscal year subject to adoption by the county board of supervisors. The bill requires the county board of supervisors to increase an elected county officer’s annual salary based on the consumer price index but not by more than percent each year. The bill permits the county board of supervisors to increase elected county officer salaries by resolution and budgetary procedures, but the salary increase shall not go into effect until the next regular election for which the affected position was on the ballot. For purposes of determining salary increases, the bill requires the county board of supervisors to initially use the salary of a position as of the effective date of the bill. The bill prohibits the county board of supervisors from adopting a salary increase for the auditor, treasurer, recorder, county attorney, or supervisors unless the county board of supervisors provides county employees with an annual cost-of-living pay adjustment.

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House subcommittee

Named February 6, 2024. On February 8, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§331.212 §331.321 §331.322 §331.323 §331.907

Repeals§331.905

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Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 279Cleared committee88th GA SF 77Cleared committee89th GA HF 125Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

HF 2345Renumbered HF 2514Cleared committeefrom HF 2345

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

HF 125 Abolishing county compensation boards
89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
Cleared committee
SF 77 Abolishing county compensation boards
89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
Cleared committee
HF 279 Abolishing county compensation boards
88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

SF 2226 Relating to county compensation boards and salary increases for elected county officers
90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
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