SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1447

92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 

 

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEMBKE.

         Read 1st time February 10, 2004, and copies ordered printed.

STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk

4527L.01I


 

AN ACT

To repeal section 84.160, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to maximum amounts of compensation for police officers.





Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:


            Section A. Section 84.160, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 84.160, to read as follows:

            84.160. 1. Based upon rank and length of service, the board of police commissioners may authorize maximum amounts of compensation for members of the police force in accordance with the following tables. The amounts of compensation set out in the following tables shall be the maximum amount of compensation payable to commissioned employees in each of the categories, except as expressly provided in this section.

            2. From July 1, [2002] 2004, until June 30, [2003] 2005: SALARY MATRIX-POLICE OFFICER THROUGH CHIEF OF POLICE-FISCAL YEARAsst.

            P.O.           Sgt.           Lieut.        Capt          Maj.          Lt. Col.     Chief         Chief

Yrs.     Salary        Salary       Salary       Salary       Salary       Salary       Salary       Salary

[0           32981

 1            34182

 2            35293

 3            37356

 4            38377

 5            39703           48095

 6            41029           48241

 7            43573           51200           56276

8            45398           53329           58605

 9            47288           55528           61011           66443

10          47457           55695           61178           66611

11          47985           55863           61344           66779           73020

12          48161           56029           61513           66946           73188           75129           79038           93704

13          48327           56197           61680           67114           73353           77673           81582           94037

14          48493           56365           61847           67280           73521           77839           81749           94371

15          48662           56531           62014           67447           73688           78008           81918           94705

16          48828           56698           62180           67614           73856           78174           82083           95040

17          48997           56866           62349           67782           74024           78343           82252           95374

18          49163           57033           62516           68019           74189           78508           82418           95707

19          49329           57200           62684           68116           74357           78675           82584           96043

20          49497           57367           62850           68283           74525           78843           82754           96378

21          49664           57533           63017           68450           74692           79010           82919           96711

22          49831           57702           63185           68617           74858           79179           83087           97045

23          49999           57869           63352           68785           75025           79344           83254           97380

24          50165           58035           63520           68952           75192           79514           83421           97712

25          50333           58203           63686           69120           75361           79679           83590           98048

26          50500           58369           63853           69287           75528           79846           83755           98383

27          50669           58538           64021           69453           75694           80015           83923           98718

28          50835           58705           64188           69621           75860           80180           84088           99052

29          51001           58871           64353           69788           76029           80349           84257           99384

30          51168           59039           64522           69953           76196           80514           84426           99720]

 0            34481

 1            35682

 2            36793

 3            38856

 4            39877

 5            41203           49595

 6            42529           49741

 7            45073           52700           57776

 8            46898           54829           60105

 9            48788           57028           62511           67943

10          48957           57159           62678           68111

11          49485           57363           62844           68279           74520

12          49661           57529           63013           68446           74688           76629           80538            95204

13          49827           57697           63180           68614           74853           79173           83082            95537

14          49993           57865           63347           68780           75021           79339           83249            95871

15          50162           58031           63514           68947           75188           79508           83418            96205

16          50328           58198           63680           69114           75356           79674           83583            96540

17          50497           58366           63849           69282           75524           79843           83752            96874

18          50663           58533           64016           69519           75689           80008           83918            97207

19          50829           58700           64184           69616           75857           80175           84084            97543

20          50997           58867           64350           69783           76025           80343           84254            97878

21          51164           59033           64517           69950           76192           80510           84419            98211

22          51331           59202           64685           70117           76358           80679           84587            98545

23          51499           59369           64852           70285           76525           80844           84754            98880

24          51665           59535           65020           70452           76692           81014           84921            99212

25          51833           59703           65186           70620           76861           81179           85090            99548

26          52000           59869           65353           70787           77028           81346           85255            99883

27          52169           60038           65521           70953           77194           81515           85423           100218

28          52335           60205           65688           71121           77360           81680           85588           100552

29          52501           60371           65853           71288           77529           81849           85757           100884

30          52668           60539           66022           71453           77696           82014           85926           101220

            3. Each of the above-mentioned salaries shall be payable in biweekly installments. Each officer of police and patrolman whose regular assignment requires nonuniformed attire may receive, in addition to his or her salary, an allowance not to exceed three hundred sixty dollars per annum payable biweekly. No additional compensation or compensatory time off for overtime, court time, or standby court time shall be paid or allowed to any officer of the rank of sergeant or above. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this section shall prohibit the payment of additional compensation pursuant to this subsection to officers of the ranks of sergeants and above, provided that funding for such compensation shall not:

            (1) Be paid from the general funds of either the city or the board of police commissioners of the city; or

            (2) Be violative of any federal law or other state law.

            4. It is the duty of the municipal assembly or common council of the cities to make the necessary appropriation for the expenses of the maintenance of the police force in the manner herein and hereafter provided; provided, that in no event shall such municipal assembly or common council be required to appropriate for such purposes (including, but not limited to, costs of funding pensions or retirement plans) for any fiscal year a sum in excess of any limitation imposed by article X, section 21, Missouri Constitution; and provided further, that such municipal assembly or common council may appropriate a sum in excess of such limitation for any fiscal year by an appropriations ordinance enacted in conformity with the provisions of the charter of such cities.

            5. The board of police commissioners shall pay additional compensation for all hours of service rendered by probationary patrolmen and patrolmen in excess of the established regular working period, and the rate of compensation shall be one and one-half times the regular hourly rate of pay to which each member shall normally be entitled; except that, the court time and court standby time shall be paid at the regular hourly rate of pay to which each member shall normally be entitled. No credit shall be given or deductions made from payments for overtime for the purpose of retirement benefits.

            6. Probationary patrolmen and patrolmen shall receive additional compensation for authorized overtime, court time and court standby time whenever the total accumulated time exceeds forty hours. The accumulated forty hours shall be taken as compensatory time off at the officer's discretion with the approval of his supervisor.

            7. The allowance of compensation or compensatory time off for court standby time shall be computed at the rate of one-third of one hour for each hour spent on court standby time.

            8. The board of police commissioners may effect programs to provide additional compensation to its employees for successful completion of academic work at an accredited college or university, in amounts not to exceed ten percent of their yearly salaries or for field training officer and lead officer responsibilities in amounts not to exceed three percent of their yearly salaries for field training officer responsibilities and an additional three percent of their yearly salaries for lead officer responsibilities. The board may designate up to one hundred fifty employees as field training officers and up to fifty employees as lead officers.

            9. The board of police commissioners:

            (1) Shall provide or contract for life insurance coverage and for insurance benefits providing health, medical and disability coverage for officers and employees of the department;

            (2) Shall provide or contract for insurance coverage providing salary continuation coverage for officers and employees of the police department;

            (3) Shall provide health, medical, and life insurance coverage for retired officers and employees of the police department. Health, medical and life insurance coverage shall be made available for purchase to the spouses or dependents of deceased retired officers and employees of the police department who receive pension benefits pursuant to sections 86.200 to 86.364, RSMo, at the rate that such dependent's or spouse's coverage would cost under the appropriate plan if the deceased were living;

            (4) May pay an additional shift differential compensation to members of the police force for evening and night tour of duty in an amount not to exceed ten percent of the officer's base hourly rate.

            10. The board of police commissioners shall pay additional compensation to members of the police force up to and including the rank of police officer for any full hour worked between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in amounts equal to five percent of the officer's base hourly pay.

            11. The board of police commissioners, from time to time and in its discretion, may pay additional compensation to police officers, sergeants and lieutenants by paying commissioned officers in the aforesaid ranks for accumulated, unused vacation time. Any such payments shall be made in increments of not less than forty hours, and at rates equivalent to the base straight-time rates being earned by said officers at the time of payment; except that, no such officer shall be required to accept payment for accumulated unused vacation time.