FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 126

94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 

 

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANZ.

                  Pre-filed December 14, 2006 and copies ordered printed.

D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

0711L.02I


 

AN ACT

To repeal sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 57.317, 58.095, and 473.742, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof thirteen new sections relating to salary schedules of county officials.




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


            Section A. Sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 57.317, 58.095, and 473.742, RSMo, are repealed and thirteen new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 57.317, 58.095, and 473.742, to read as follows:

            49.082. 1. A county commissioner in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall, subject to any other adjustment otherwise provided in this section, receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of commissioner on January 1, 1997.

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $19,140

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           19,800

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           21,120

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           22,440

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           23,760

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       25,080

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       26,400

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       27,060

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       27,390

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       28,380

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       29,700

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       31,700

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       33,700

             390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       35,700

             420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       37,700

             450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       39,700

             500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       41,700

             550,000,000 or more                                                 43,700

            2. In addition to any compensation provided pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, the presiding commissioner of any county not having a charter form of government shall receive two thousand dollars annual salary.

            3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to a commissioner only if the commissioner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the commissioner's office when approved by a professional association of the county commissioners of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each commissioner who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified commissioners to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to a county commissioner in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            4. A county commissioner in any county, other than a first classification charter county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county commissioner or presiding commissioner respectively for the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            50.334. 1. In all counties, except counties of the first classification having a charter form of government and counties of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, each recorder of deeds, if the recorder's office is separate from that of the circuit clerk, shall receive as total compensation for all services performed by the recorder, except as provided pursuant to section 50.333, an annual salary which shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as computed for the year next preceding the computation. The county recorder of deeds whose office is separate from that of the circuit clerk in any county, other than a county of the first classification having a charter form of government or a county of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county recorder of deeds in the particular county for services rendered or performed on January 1, 1997.

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $8,000,000 to 40,999,999                                           $29,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           30,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           32,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           34,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           36,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       38,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       40,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       41,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       43,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       45,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 59,000

            2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the recorder only if he has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the recorder's office when approved by a professional association of the county recorders of deeds of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each recorder who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified recorders to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session shall be reimbursed to the county recorder in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            50.343. 1. Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any first classification nonchartered county, including any county containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the annual salary of a county recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, county commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor or salaried public administrator may be computed on an assessed valuation basis, without regard to modification due to the existence of enterprise zones or financing under chapter 100, RSMo, as set forth in the following schedule except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid on January 1, 1997, for any of the offices subject to this section on January 1, 1997.

            (1) For a recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, presiding commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor, or salaried public administrator:

            Assessed Valuation                                                                Salary

            $450,000,001 to 600,000,000                                                 $47,000

            600,000,001 to 750,000,000                                                   49,000

            750,000,001 to 900,000,000                                                   51,000

            900,000,001 to 1,050,000,000                                                53,000

            1,050,000,001 to 1,200,000,000                                             55,000

            1,200,000,001 to 1,350,000,000                                             57,000

            [1,350,000,000 and over] 1,350,000,001 to 1,500,000,000    59,000

            1,500,000,001 to 1,650,000,000                                             61,000

            1,650,000,001 to 1,800,000,000                                             63,000

            1,800,000,001 to 1,950,000,000                                             65,000

            1,950,000,001 and over                                                         67,000

            (2) Presiding commissioners shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars more than the salary received by the associate commissioners.

            2. After December 31, 1990, in any county of the second classification which becomes a first classification county without a charter form of government, the annual compensation of county recorder of deeds, clerk, auditor, county commissioner, collector, treasurer, assessor and the public administrator in counties where the public administrator is paid a salary under the provisions of section 473.740, RSMo, may be set at the option of the salary commission. On or before October first of the year immediately prior to the beginning of the county fiscal year following the general election after the certification by the state equalizing agency that the county possesses an assessed valuation placing it in first classification status, the salary commission shall meet for the purpose of setting compensation for such county officials and such compensation shall be payable immediately except that no compensation of any county official shall be reduced and the compensation of presiding county commissioners in any of such counties shall be two thousand dollars more than the compensation paid to the associate commissioners in that county. Thereafter in all such counties the salary commission shall meet for the purpose of setting the compensation of the officers in this subsection who will be elected at the next general election, and such compensation shall be payable upon the beginning of the next term of office of such officers; except that, no compensation of any officer shall be reduced and the compensation of presiding county commissioners in any of such counties shall be two thousand dollars more than the compensation paid to the associate commissioners in that county. Two thousand dollars of the compensation established under the procedures authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be payable to a county officer only if the officer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction in the operation of the office in the same manner as provided by law for officers subject to the provisions of section 50.333. At the salary commission meeting which establishes the percentage rate to be applied to county officers during the next term of office, the salary commission may authorize the further adjustment of such officers' compensation as a cost-of-living component and effective January first of each year, the compensation for county officers may be adjusted by the county commission, not to exceed the percentage increase given to the other county employees.

            3. Other provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, at the option of a majority of the county salary commission members, the salary of associate commissioners of a county of the first classification without a charter form of government with a population of at least eighty-two thousand but not more than eighty-five thousand inhabitants may be set at no more than sixty-five percent of the amount on the salary schedule for the county affected.

            51.281. 1. The county clerk in any county, other than in a first classification county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of clerk on January 1, 1997.

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $29,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           30,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           32,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           34,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           36,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       38,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       40,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       41,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       43,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       45,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 59,000

            2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the clerk only if the clerk has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the clerk's office when approved by a professional association of the county clerks of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each clerk who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified clerks to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county clerk in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            3. [The county clerk may retain any fees to which he is entitled for services performed in the issuance of fish and game licenses or permits.

            4.] The county clerk in any county, other than a first classification charter county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county clerk in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            52.269. 1. In all counties, except first classification counties having a charter form of government and first classification counties not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the county collector shall receive an annual salary which shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county. The salary shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as provided in this subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount as shown for the year next preceding the annual salary computation. A county collector subject to the provisions of this section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received by the county collector in that county for services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The county collector shall receive the same percentage adjustments provided by the county salary commissions for county officers in that county pursuant to section 50.333, RSMo. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of county collector on January 1, 1997, or less than the total compensation being received for the services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The salary shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule:

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $29,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           30,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           32,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           34,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           36,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       38,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       40,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       41,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       43,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       45,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 59,000

            2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the collector only if the collector has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the collector's office when approved by a professional association of the county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each collector who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified collectors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county collector in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            3. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any fee provided for in section 52.250 or 52.275, when collected on ditch and levee taxes, shall not be collected on behalf of the county and deposited into the county general revenue fund. Such fee shall be retained by the collector as compensation for his services, in addition to any amount provided for such collector in this section.

            4. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, after the next general election following January 1, 1988, all fees collected by the collector shall be collected on behalf of the county and deposited in the county general revenue fund.

            53.082. 1. The county assessor in any county, other than in a first classification county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule provided in this subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of assessor on September 1, 1997.

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $29,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           30,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           32,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           34,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           36,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       38,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       40,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       41,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       43,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       45,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 59,000

            2. The compensation for county assessors in second, third and fourth classification counties for the term of office beginning September 1, 1997, shall be calculated pursuant to the salary schedule in this section using the percentage increase approved by the county salary commission when establishing the compensation for the office of county assessor at the salary commission meeting in 1997. This salary shall become effective on September 1, 1997.

            3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the assessor only if the assessor has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the assessor's office when approved by a professional association of the county assessors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each assessor who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified assessors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county assessor in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            4. The county assessor in any county, except a first classification county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county assessor in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            54.261. 1. The county treasurer in counties of the first classification, not having a charter form of government and containing a portion of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, and in counties of the second, third and fourth classifications of this state, shall receive as compensation for services performed by the treasurer an annual salary based upon the assessed valuation of the county. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction, nor shall require an increase, in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of treasurer on January 1, 2002.

            2. The amount of salary based upon assessed valuation shall be computed according to the following schedule:

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                        $29,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                          30,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                          32,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                          34,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                          36,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       38,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       40,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       41,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       43,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       45,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 59,000

            3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the treasurer only if the treasurer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the treasurer's office when approved by a professional association of the county treasurers or county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each treasurer who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified treasurers to the county commission of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county treasurer in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            4. The county treasurer in any county, other than a county of the first classification having a charter form of government or a county of the first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county treasurer in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            5. In the event of a vacancy due to death, resignation, or otherwise in the office of treasurer in any county except a county with a charter form of government, and when there is no deputy treasurer, the county commission shall appoint a qualified acting treasurer until such time as the vacancy is filled by the governor pursuant to section 105.030, RSMo, or the elected treasurer returns to work. The county commission shall employ and fix the compensation of clerical and other assistants necessary to enable the interim treasurer to efficiently perform the duties of the office.

            54.320. 1. The county collector-treasurer in counties of the third and fourth classifications adopting township organization shall receive an annual salary as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. A county collector-treasurer subject to the provisions of this section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received by the county treasurer ex officio collector in that county for services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The county collector-treasurer shall receive the same percentage adjustments provided by county salary commissions for county officers in that county pursuant to section 50.333, RSMo. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of county treasurer ex officio collector on January 1, 1997, or less than the total compensation being received for the services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The salary shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule:

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $29,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           30,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           32,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           34,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           36,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       38,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       40,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       41,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       43,000

            300,000,000 to [449,999,999] 329,999,999                45,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 59,000

 

In addition, the collector-treasurer shall collect on behalf of the county a fee for the collection of all back taxes and all delinquent taxes of two percent on all sums collected to be added to the face of the tax bill, and collected from the party paying the tax. The collector-treasurer shall collect on behalf of the county a fee of three percent on all licenses, including current railroad and utility taxes, surtax, back taxes, delinquent taxes and interest collected by the collector-treasurer, to be deducted from the amounts collected. The collector-treasurer shall collect on behalf of the county for the purpose of mailing statements and receipts required by section 139.350, RSMo, a fee of one-half of one percent on all licenses and all taxes, including current taxes, back taxes, delinquent taxes, and interest collected by the collector-treasurer, to be deducted from the amounts collected. All fees collected under this section shall be collected on behalf of the county and shall be deposited in the county treasury or as provided by law. Collector-treasurers in counties having a township form of government are entitled to collect such fees immediately upon an order of the circuit court under section 139.031, RSMo. If the protest is later sustained and a portion of the taxes so paid is returned to the taxpayer the county shall return that portion of the fee collected on the amount returned to the taxpayer. The collector-treasurer in each of the third and fourth classification counties which have adopted the township form of county government is entitled to employ deputies and assistants, and for the deputies and assistants is allowed not less than the amount allowed in 2003-2004, whichever is greater.

            2. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the collector-treasurer in each county of the third or fourth classification having a township form of government shall employ not fewer than one full- time deputy. The collector-treasurer may employ such number of deputies and assistants as may be necessary to perform the duties of the office of collector-treasurer promptly and correctly, as determined by the collector- treasurer. The office of the collector-treasurer shall be funded sufficiently to compensate deputies and assistants at a level no less than the compensation provided for other county employees. Such deputies and assistants shall be allowed adjustments in compensation at the same percentage as provided for other county employees, as effective January first each year.

            3. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the collector-treasurer only if such officer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the collector-treasurer's office when approved by a professional association of the county treasurers or county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each collector- treasurer who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified collector-treasurers to the county commission of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county collector-treasurer in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            55.091. 1. The county auditor in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall receive an annual salary computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of auditor on January 1, 1997.

            Assessed Valuation                                                                Salary

            $131,000,000 to 189,999,999                                                 $40,500

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                                   41,500

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                                   43,000

            300,000,000 to [399,999,999] 329,999,999                            45,000

            [400,000,000 to 499,999,999                                                  46,000

            500,000,000 or more] 330,000,000 to 359,999,999               47,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                                   49,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                                   51,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                                   53,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                                   55,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                                   57,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                             59,000

            2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the auditor only if the auditor has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the auditor's office when approved by a professional association of the county auditors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each auditor who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified auditors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county auditor in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            3. The county auditor in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received for the office of county auditor in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            56.265. 1. The county prosecuting attorney in any county, other than in a chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed using the following schedule, when applicable. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year immediately preceding the year for which the computation is done.

            (1) For a full-time prosecutor the prosecutor shall receive compensation equal to the compensation of an associate circuit judge;

            (2) For a part-time prosecutor:

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Amount

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $37,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           38,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           39,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           41,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           43,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       45,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       47,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       49,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       51,000

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       53,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       55,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       57,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       59,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       61,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       63,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       65,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       67,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 69,000

            2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the prosecuting attorney only if the prosecuting attorney has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the prosecuting attorney's office when approved by a professional association of the county prosecuting attorneys of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each prosecuting attorney who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified prosecuting attorneys to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county prosecuting attorney in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            3. As used in this section, the term "prosecuting attorney" includes the circuit attorney of any city not within a county.

            4. The prosecuting attorney of any county which becomes a county of the first classification during a four-year term of office or a county which passed the proposition authorized by section 56.363 shall not be required to devote full time to such office pursuant to section 56.067 until the beginning of the prosecuting attorney's next term of office or until the proposition otherwise becomes effective.

            5. The provisions of section 56.066 shall not apply to full-time prosecutors who are compensated pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.

            57.317. 1. The county sheriff in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of sheriff on January 1, 1997.

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $36,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           37,000

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           38,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           39,000

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           40,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       42,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       44,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       45,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       46,000

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       48,000

            300,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       50,000

            450,000,000 to 599,999,999                                       52,000

            600,000,000 to 749,999,999                                       54,000

            750,000,000 to 899,999,999                                       56,000

            900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999                                    58,000

            1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999                                 60,000

            1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999                                 62,000

            1,350,000,000 [and over] to 1,499,999,999               64,000

            1,500,000,000 to 1,649,999,999                                 66,000

            1,650,000,000 to 1,799,999,999                                 68,000

            1,800,000,000 to 1,949,999,999                                 70,000

            1,950,000,000 and over                                             72,000

            2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the sheriff only if the sheriff has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the sheriff's office when approved by a professional association of the county sheriffs of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each sheriff who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified sheriffs to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county sheriff in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            3. The county sheriff in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received for the office of county sheriff in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            58.095. 1. The county coroner in any county, other than in a first classification chartered county, shall receive an annual salary computed on a basis as set forth in the following schedule. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of coroner on January 1, 1997:

            Assessed Valuation                                                    Salary

            $18,000,000 to 40,999,999                                         $8,000

            41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                           8,500

            54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                           9,000

            66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                           9,500

            86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                           10,000

            100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                       11,000

            131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                       12,000

            160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                       13,000

            190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                       14,000

            250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                       15,000

            300,000,000 [or more] to 329,999,999                       16,000

            330,000,000 to 359,999,999                                       17,000

            360,000,000 to 389,999,999                                       18,000

            390,000,000 to 419,999,999                                       19,000

            420,000,000 to 449,999,999                                       20,000

            450,000,000 to 499,999,999                                       21,000

            500,000,000 to 549,999,999                                       22,000

            550,000,000 or more                                                 23,000

            2. One thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the coroner only if the coroner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the coroner's office when approved by a professional association of the county coroners of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each coroner who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified coroners to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county coroner in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

            3. The county coroner in any county, other than a first classification charter county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county coroner in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.

            4. For the term beginning in 1997, the compensation of the coroner, in counties in which the salary commission has not voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum allowable salary established by this section. The percentage applied shall be the same percentage of the maximum allowable salary received or allowed, whichever is greater, to the presiding commissioner or sheriff, whichever is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1, 1997. In those counties in which the salary commission has voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable salary, the compensation of the coroner shall be based on the maximum allowable salary in effect at each time a coroner's term of office commences following the vote to pay one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation. Subsequent compensation shall be determined as provided in section 50.333, RSMo.

            5. Effective January 1, 1997, the county coroner in any county, other than a county of the first classification with a charter form of government, may, upon the approval of the county commission, receive additional compensation for any month during which investigations or other services are performed for three or more decedents in the same incident during such month. The additional compensation shall be an amount that when added to the regular compensation the sum shall equal the monthly compensation of the county sheriff.

            473.742. 1. Each public administrator in counties of the second, third or fourth classification and in the city of St. Louis shall make a determination within thirty days after taking office whether such public administrator shall elect to receive a salary as defined herein or receive fees as may be allowed by law to executors, administrators and personal representatives. The election by the public administrator shall be made in writing to the county clerk. Should the public administrator elect to receive a salary, the public administrator's office may not then elect to change at any future time to receive fees in lieu of salary.

            2. If a public administrator elects to be placed on salary, the salary shall be based upon the average number of open letters in the two years preceding the term when the salary is elected, based upon the following schedule:

            (1) Zero to five letters: Salary shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred dollars;

            (2) Six to fifteen letters: Salary shall be a minimum of fifteen thousand dollars;

            (3) Sixteen to twenty-five letters: Salary shall be a minimum of twenty thousand dollars;

            (4) Twenty-six to thirty-nine letters: Salary shall be a minimum of twenty-five thousand dollars;

            (5) Public administrators with forty or more letters shall be considered full-time county officials and shall be paid according to the assessed valuation schedule set forth below:

            Assessed valuation                                                     Salary

            $8,000,000 to 40,999,999                                           $29,000

            $41,000,000 to 53,999,999                                         $30,000

            $54,000,000 to 65,999,999                                         $32,000

            $66,000,000 to 85,999,999                                         $34,000

            $86,000,000 to 99,999,999                                         $36,000

            $100,000,000 to 130,999,999                                     $38,000

            $131,000,000 to 159,999,999                                     $40,000

            $160,000,000 to 189,999,999                                     $41,000

            $190,000,000 to 249,999,999                                     $41,500

            $250,000,000 to 299,999,999                                     $43,000

            $300,000,000 to 449,999,999                                     $45,000

            $450,000,000 to 599,999,999                                     $47,000

            $600,000,000 to 749,999,999                                     $49,000

            $750,000,000 to 899,999,999                                     $51,000

            $900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999                                  $53,000

            $1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999                               $55,000

            $1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999                               $57,000

            $1,350,000,000 [and over] to 1,499,999,999             $59,000

            $1,500,000,000 to 1,649,999,999                               $61,000

            $1,650,000,000 to 1,799,999,999                               $63,000

            $1,800,000,000 to 1,949,999,999                               $65,000

            $1,950,000,000 and over                                           $67,000;

            (6) The public administrator in the city of St. Louis shall receive a salary not less than sixty-five thousand dollars.

            3. The initial compensation of the public administrator who elects to be put on salary shall be determined by the average number of letters for the two years preceding the term when the salary is elected. Salary increases or decreases according to the minimum schedule set forth in subsection 1 of this section shall be adjusted only after the number of open letters places the workload in a different subdivision for two consecutive years. Minimum salary increases or decreases shall only take effect upon a new term of office of the public administrator. The number of letters each year shall be determined in accordance with the reporting requirements set forth in law.

            4. All fees collected by a public administrator who elects to be salaried shall be deposited in the county treasury or with the treasurer for the city of St. Louis.

            5. Any public administrator in a county of the first classification without a charter form of government with a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants who elects to receive fees in lieu of a salary pursuant to this section may elect to join the Missouri local government employees' retirement system created pursuant to sections 70.600 to 70.755, RSMo.