HB 3496

                               SECOND REGULAR SESSION
                        HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
                  HOUSE BILL NO. 3496
                         103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
    7451H.03C  JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
                                          AN ACT
    To repeal sections 48.010, 49.082, 50.327, 50.333, 50.334, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261,
      54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof thirteen new
      sections relating to county finances.
    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
       Section A. Sections 48.010, 49.082, 50.327, 50.333, 50.334, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082,
2 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742, RSMo, are repealed and thirteen new sections
3 enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 48.010, 49.082, 50.327, 50.333, 50.334,
4 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 58.095, and 473.742, to read as follows:
       48.010. 1. For the purposes of this chapter, "assessed valuation" shall mean the
2 valuation of all real and personal property as determined and finally established by the state
3 agency charged with the duty of equalizing assessments.
42. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for the purpose of
5 establishing county classification, the valuation of nonclassed property and abated
6 property may be included in the total valuation of all real and personal property in the
7 county.
       49.082. 1. A county commissioner in any county, other than in a first classification
2 chartered county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and
3 not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall,
4 subject to any other adjustment otherwise provided in this section, receive an annual salary
5 computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the
6 amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this
7 section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for
8 the office of commissioner on January 1, 1997.
    EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
    intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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9Assessed Valuation  Salary
10$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $19,140
1141,000,000 to 53,999,999  19,800
1254,000,000 to 65,999,999  21,120
1366,000,000 to 85,999,999  22,440
1486,000,000 to 99,999,999  23,760
15100,000,000 to 130,999,999  25,080
16131,000,000 to 159,999,999  26,400
17160,000,000 to 189,999,999  27,060
18190,000,000 to 249,999,999  27,390
19250,000,000 to 299,999,999  28,380
20300,000,000 or more  29,700
21     2. A county commissioner who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive
22 an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
23Assessed Valuation  Salary
24Under $51,000,000  $23,800
25$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $25,800
26$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $27,800
27$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $29,800
28$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $31,700
29$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $33,700
30$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $35,700
31$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $37,700
32$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $39,700
33$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $41,600
34$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $43,600
35$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $45,600
36$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $47,600
37$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $49,600
38$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $51,500
39$10,000,000,001 or more  $53,500
40      3. In addition to any compensation provided pursuant to subsection 1 of this section,
41 the presiding commissioner of any county not having a charter form of government shall
42 receive two thousand dollars annual salary.
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43[3.] 4. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to
44 a commissioner only if the commissioner has completed at least twenty hours of classroom
45 instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the commissioner's office when
46 approved by a professional association of the county commissioners of Missouri unless
47 [exempted from the training] an alternative option is approved by the professional
48 association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of
49 completion to each commissioner who completes the training program and shall send a list of
50 certified commissioners to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the
51 training session may be reimbursed to a county commissioner in the same manner as other
52 expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
53[4.] 5. A county commissioner in any county, other than a first classification charter
54 county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not
55 containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not,
56 except upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual
57 compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of
58 county commissioner or presiding commissioner respectively for the particular county for
59 services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
        50.327. 1. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the salary
2 schedules contained in sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 53.082,
3 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 473.742 shall be set as a base schedule
4 for those county officials. Except when it is necessary to increase newly elected or reelected
5 county officials' salaries, in accordance with Section 13, Article VII, Constitution of
6 Missouri, to comply with the requirements of this section, the salary commission in all
7 counties except charter counties in this state shall be responsible for the computation of
8 salaries of all county officials; provided, however, that any percentage salary adjustments in a
9 county shall be equal for all such officials in that county and any salary adjustment after
10 August 28, 2026, shall not decrease the current salary of any official. To the extent that
11 the salary of any official exceeds the amount set forth in the salary schedules contained
12 in sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091,
13 56.265, 58.095, and 473.742 on August 28, 2026, such salary shall only be increased as a
14 result of further increases to assessed value as provided in such sections or in section
15 50.333.
162. In addition to the amounts set forth in the salary schedules contained in
17 sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269, 53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091,
18 56.265, 58.095, and 473.742, salaries shall be adjusted each year on the anniversary date
19 of each official's current term. The amount of adjustment shall be based on the
20 following calculation:
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21     (1) Beginning with the difference between the last completed assessed value for
22 the county minus the assessed value for the county for the year prior to the last
23 completed assessed value;
24     (2) Dividing the difference by the amount of the last completed assessed value to
25 determine the annual assessed value growth;
26     (3) Multiplying the annual assessed value growth according to the chart below;
27  Annual Assessed Value Growth  Amount
28  Negative  No change
29  0-2.99%  1
30  3.00-5.99%  0.5
31  6.00-6.99%  0.33
32  7.00-7.99%  0.25
33  8.00-9.99%  0.20
34  10% or more  0.13
35(4) Multiplying the product of the calculation in subdivision (3) of this subsection
36 by the official's current salary; and
37(5) Adding the product of the calculation set forth in subdivision (4) of this
38 subsection to the current salary amount.
39
40 Adjustments made under this subsection shall not equal or exceed the salary for the next
41 highest assessed valuation contained in sections 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 52.269,
42 53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091, 56.265, 58.095, and 473.742.
433. Upon majority approval of the salary commission, the annual compensation of
44 part-time prosecutors contained in section 56.265 and the county offices contained in sections
45 49.082, 50.334, 50.343, 51.281, 51.282, 52.269, 53.082, 53.083, 54.261, 54.320, 55.091,
46 58.095, and 473.742 may be increased [by up to two thousand dollars] greater than the
47 compensation provided by the salary schedules; provided, however, that any vote to increase
48 compensation be effective for all county offices in that county subject to the salary
49 commission.
50[3.] 4. Upon the majority approval of the salary commission, the annual compensation
51 of a county coroner of any county not having a charter form of government as provided in
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52 section 58.095 may be increased up to fourteen thousand dollars greater than the
53 compensation provided by the salary schedule of such section.
54[4.] 5. The salary commission of any county of the third classification may amend the
55 base schedules for the computation of salaries for county officials referenced in subsection 1
56 of this section to include assessed valuation factors in excess of three hundred million dollars;
57 provided that the percentage of any adjustments in assessed valuation factors shall be equal
58 for all such officials in that county.
         50.333. 1. There shall be a salary commission in every nonchartered county.
22. The clerk or court administrator of the circuit court of the judicial circuit in which
3 such county is located shall set a date, time and place for the salary commission meeting and
4 serve as temporary [chairman] chair of the salary commission until the members of the
5 commission elect a [chairman] chair from their number. Upon written request of a majority
6 of the salary commission members the clerk or court administrator of the circuit court shall
7 forthwith set the earliest date possible for a meeting of the salary commission. The circuit
8 clerk or court administrator shall give notice of the time and place of any meeting of the
9 salary commission. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in
10 such county at least five days prior to such meeting. Such notice shall contain a general
11 description of the business to be discussed at such meeting.
123. The members of the salary commission shall be:
13(1) The recorder of deeds if the recorder's office is separate from that of the circuit
14 clerk;
15(2) The county clerk;
16(3) [The prosecuting attorney;
17(4) The sheriff;
18(5)] The county commissioners;
19[(6)] (4) The collector or treasurer ex officio collector;
20[(7)] (5) The treasurer or treasurer ex officio collector;
21[(8)] (6) The assessor;
22[(9)] (7) The auditor;
23[(10)] (8) The public administrator; and
24[(11)] (9) The coroner.
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26 In a county with more than one hundred fifty thousand but fewer than two hundred
27 thousand inhabitants, the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff shall be members of the
28 salary commission. In any county that utilizes assistant prosecuting attorneys, such
29 assistant prosecuting attorneys shall be members of the salary commission.
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304. Members of the salary commission shall receive no additional compensation for
31 their services as members of the salary commission. A majority of members shall constitute a
32 quorum.
33[4.] 5. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 610.021 and 610.022, all meetings
34 of a county salary commission shall be open meetings and all votes taken at such meetings
35 shall be open records. Any vote taken at any meeting of the salary commission shall be taken
36 by recorded yeas and nays.
37[5.] 6. In every county, the salary commission shall meet at least once before
38 November thirtieth of each odd-numbered year and may meet in any even-numbered year.
39 The salary commission may meet as many times as it deems necessary and may meet after
40 November thirtieth and prior to December fifteenth of any odd-numbered year if the
41 commission has met at least once prior to November thirtieth of that year. At any meeting of
42 the salary commission, the members shall elect a [chairman] chair from their number. The
43 county clerk shall present a report on the financial condition of the county to the commission
44 once the [chairman] chair is elected, and shall keep the minutes of the meeting.
45[6.] 7. For purposes of this section, the 1988 base compensation is the compensation
46 paid on September 1, 1987, plus the same percentage increase paid or allowed, whichever is
47 greater, to the presiding commissioner or the sheriff, whichever is greater, of that county for
48 the year beginning January 1, 1988. Such increase shall be expressed as a percentage of the
49 difference between the maximum allowable compensation and the compensation paid on
50 September 1, 1987. [At its meeting in 1987 and at any meeting held in 1988, the salary
51 commission shall determine the compensation to be paid to every county officer holding
52 office on January 1, 1988.] The salary commission shall establish the compensation for each
53 office at an amount not greater than that set by law as the maximum compensation. If the
54 salary commission votes to increase compensation, but not to pay the maximum amount
55 authorized by law for any officer or office, then the increase in compensation shall be the
56 same percentage increase for all officers and offices and shall be expressed as a percentage of
57 the difference between the maximum allowable compensation and the compensation being
58 received at the time of the vote. If two-thirds of the members of the salary commission vote
59 to decrease the compensation being received at the time of the vote below that compensation,
60 all officers shall receive the same percentage decrease. The commission may vote not to
61 increase or decrease the compensation and that compensation shall continue to be the salary
62 of such offices and officers during the subsequent term of office.
63[7.] 8. For the year 1989 and every second year thereafter, the salary commission
64 shall meet in every county as many times as it deems necessary on or prior to November
65 thirtieth of any such year for the purpose of determining the amount of compensation to be
66 paid to county officials. For each year in which the commission meets, the members shall
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67 elect a [chairman] chair from their number. The county clerk shall present a report on the
68 financial condition of the county to the commission once the [chairman] chair is elected, and
69 shall keep minutes of the meeting. The salary commission shall then consider the
70 compensation to be paid for the next term of office for each county officer to be elected at
71 their next general election. If the commission votes not to increase or decrease the
72 compensation, the salary being paid during the term in which the vote was taken shall
73 continue as the salary of such offices and officers during the subsequent term of office. If the
74 salary commission votes to increase the compensation, all officers or offices whose
75 compensation is being considered by the commission at that time shall receive the same
76 percentage of the maximum allowable compensation. However, for any county in which all
77 offices' and officers' salaries have been set at one hundred percent of the maximum allowable
78 compensation, the commission may vote to increase the compensation of all offices except
79 that of full-time prosecuting attorneys at that or any subsequent meeting of the salary
80 commission without regard to any law or maximum limitation established by law. Such
81 increase shall be expressed as a percentage of the compensation being paid during the term of
82 office when the vote is taken, and each officer or office whose compensation is being
83 established by the salary commission at that time shall receive the same percentage increase
84 over the compensation being paid for that office during the term when the vote is taken. This
85 increase shall be in addition to any increase mandated by an official's salary schedule because
86 of changes in assessed valuation during the current term. If the salary commission votes to
87 decrease the compensation, a vote of two-thirds or more of all the members of the salary
88 commission shall be required before the salary or other compensation of any county office
89 shall be decreased below the compensation being paid for the particular office on the date the
90 salary commission votes, and all officers and offices shall receive the same percentage
91 decrease.
92[8.] 9. The salary commission shall issue, not later than December fifteenth of any
93 year in which it meets, a report of compensation to be paid to each officer and the
94 compensation so set shall be paid beginning with the start of the subsequent term of office of
95 each officer. The report of compensation shall be certified to the clerk of the county
96 commission for the county and shall be in substantially the following form:
97The salary commission for ______County hereby certifies that it has met pursuant to
98 law to establish compensation for county officers to be paid to such officers during the next
99 term of office for the officers affected. The salary commission reports that there shall be (no
100 increase in compensation) (an increase of ______percent) (a decrease of ______percent)
101 (county officer's salaries set at ______percent of the maximum allowable compensation).
102
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103 Salaries shall be adjusted each year on the official's year of incumbency for any change in the
104 last completed assessment that would affect the maximum allowable compensation for that
105 office.
106[9.] 10. For the meeting in 1989 and every meeting thereafter, in the event a salary
107 commission in any county fails, neglects or refuses to meet as provided in this section, or in
108 the event a majority of the salary commission is unable to reach an agreement and so reports
109 or fails to certify a salary report to the clerk of the county commission by December fifteenth
110 of any year in which a report is required to be certified by this section, then the compensation
111 being paid to each affected office or officer on such date shall continue to be the
112 compensation paid to the affected office or officer during the succeeding term of office.
113[10.] 11. Other provisions of law notwithstanding, in every instance where an officer
114 or employee of any county is paid a mileage allowance or reimbursement, the county
115 commission shall allow or reimburse such officers or employees out of the county treasury at
116 the highest rate paid to any county officer for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in
117 the performance of their official duties. The county commission of any county may elect to
118 pay a mileage allowance for any county commissioner for travel going to and returning from
119 the place of holding commission meetings and for all other necessary travel on official county
120 business in the personal motor vehicle of the commissioner presenting the claim. The
121 governing body of any county of the first classification [not having a charter form of
122 government] may provide by order for the payment of mileage expenses of elected and
123 appointed county officials by payment of a certain amount monthly which would reflect the
124 average monthly mileage expenses of such officer based on the amount allowed pursuant to
125 state law for the payment of mileage for state employees. Any order entered for such purpose
126 shall not be construed as salary, wages or other compensation for services rendered.
127[11.] 12. The term "maximum allowable compensation" as used in this section means
128 the highest compensation which may be paid to the specified officer or office in the particular
129 county based on the salary schedule established by law for the specified officer or office. If
130 the salary commission at its meeting in 1987 voted for one hundred percent of the maximum
131 allowable compensation and does not change such vote at its meeting held within thirty days
132 after May 13, 1988, as provided in subsection 6 of this section, the one hundred percent shall
133 be calculated on the basis of the total allowable compensation permitted after May 13, 1988.
134[12.] 13. At the salary commission meeting which establishes the percentage rate to
135 be applied to county officers during the next term of office, the salary commission may
136 authorize the further adjustment of such officers' compensation as a cost-of-living component
137 and effective January first of each year, the compensation for county officers may be adjusted
138 by the county commission, and if the adjustment of compensation is authorized, the
139 percentage increase shall be the same for all county officers, not to exceed the percentage
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140 increase given to the other county employees. The compensation for all county officers may
141 be set as a group, although the change in compensation will not become effective until the
142 next term of office for each officer.
143[13. At the salary commission meeting in 1997 which establishes the salaries for
144 those officers to be elected at the general election in 1998, the salary commission of each
145 noncharter county may provide salary increases for associate county commissioners elected in
146 1996. This one-time increase is necessitated by the change from two- to four-year terms for
147 associate commissioners pursuant to house bill 256, passed by the first regular session of the
148 eighty-eighth general assembly in 1995.]
          50.334. 1. In all counties, except counties of the first classification having a charter
2 form of government and counties of the first classification not having a charter form of
3 government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand
4 or more, each recorder of deeds, if the recorder's office is separate from that of the circuit
5 clerk, shall receive as total compensation for all services performed by the recorder, except as
6 provided pursuant to section 50.333, an annual salary which shall be computed on an assessed
7 valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be
8 the amount thereof as computed for the year next preceding the computation. The county
9 recorder of deeds whose office is separate from that of the circuit clerk in any county, other
10 than a county of the first classification having a charter form of government or a county of the
11 first classification not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a
12 city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds
13 vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation in an
14 amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county recorder of
15 deeds in the particular county for services rendered or performed on January 1, 1997.
16Assessed Valuation  Salary
17$ 8,000,000 to 40,999,999  $29,000
1841,000,000 to 53,999,999  30,000
1954,000,000 to 65,999,999  32,000
2066,000,000 to 85,999,999  34,000
2186,000,000 to 99,999,999  36,000
22100,000,000 to 130,999,999  38,000
23131,000,000 to 159,999,999  40,000
24160,000,000 to 189,999,999  41,000
25190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
26250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
27300,000,000 or more  45,000
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28     2. A recorder of deeds who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an
29 annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
30Assessed Valuation  Salary
31Under $51,000,000  $36,100
32$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
33$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
34$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
35$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
36$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
37$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
38$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
39$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
40$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
41$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
42$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
43$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
44$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
45$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
46$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
473. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the
48 recorder only if he has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar
49 year relating to the operations of the recorder's office when approved by a professional
50 association of the county recorders of deeds of Missouri unless [exempted from the training]
51 an alternative option is approved by the professional association. The professional
52 association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each recorder
53 who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified recorders to the treasurer
54 of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session shall be reimbursed to
55 the county recorder in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that
56 purpose.
        51.281. 1. The county clerk in any county, other than in a first classification county,
2 shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule. The assessed
3 valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the
4 computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the
5 amount of compensation being paid for the office of clerk on January 1, 1997.
6Assessed Valuation  Salary
7$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $29,000
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841,000,000 to 53,999,999  30,000
954,000,000 to 65,999,999  32,000
1066,000,000 to 85,999,999  34,000
1186,000,000 to 99,999,999  36,000
12100,000,000 to 130,999,999  38,000
13131,000,000 to 159,999,999  40,000
14160,000,000 to 189,999,999  41,000
15190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
16250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
17300,000,000 or more  45,000
18     2. A county clerk who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an
19 annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
20Assessed Valuation  Salary
21Under $51,000,000  $36,100
22$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
23$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
24$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
25$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
26$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
27$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
28$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
29$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
30$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
31$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
32$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
33$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
34$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
35$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
36$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
373. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the
38 clerk only if the clerk has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each
39 calendar year relating to the operations of the clerk's office when approved by [a professional]
40 the Missouri association of [the] county clerks [of Missouri] and election authorities unless
41 [exempted from the training] an alternative option is approved by the professional
42 association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of
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43 completion to each clerk who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified
44 clerks to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session
45 may be reimbursed to the county clerk in the same manner as other expenses as may be
46 appropriated for that purpose.
47[3.] 4. The county clerk may retain any fees to which he is entitled for services
48 performed in the issuance of fish and game licenses or permits.
49[4.] 5. The county clerk in any county, other than a first classification charter county
50 or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and not containing
51 any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon
52 two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an annual compensation
53 in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the office of county clerk in
54 the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission
55 votes.
        52.269. 1. In all counties, except first classification counties having a charter form of
2 government and first classification counties not having a charter form of government and not
3 containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the county
4 collector shall receive an annual salary which shall be paid in equal monthly installments by
5 the county. The salary shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as provided in this
6 subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount as shown for the year next
7 preceding the annual salary computation. A county collector subject to the provisions of this
8 section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being
9 received by the county collector in that county for services rendered or performed for the
10 period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The county collector shall
11 receive the same percentage adjustments provided by the county salary commissions for
12 county officers in that county pursuant to section 50.333. The provisions of this section shall
13 not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of
14 county collector on January 1, 1997, or less than the total compensation being received for the
15 services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February
16 29, 1988. The salary shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule:
17Assessed Valuation  Salary
18$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $29,000
1941,000,000 to 53,999,999  30,000
2054,000,000 to 65,999,999  32,000
2166,000,000 to 85,999,999  34,000
2286,000,000 to 99,999,999  36,000
23100,000,000 to 130,999,999  38,000
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24131,000,000 to 159,999,999  40,000
25160,000,000 to 189,999,999  41,000
26190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
27250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
28300,000,000 or more  45,000
29     2. A county collector who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an
30 annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
31Assessed Valuation  Salary
32Under $51,000,000  $36,100
33$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
34$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
35$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
36$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
37$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
38$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
39$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
40$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
41$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
42$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
43$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
44$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
45$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
46$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
47$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
483. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the
49 collector only if the collector has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction
50 each calendar year relating to the operations of the collector's office when approved by a
51 professional association of the county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the
52 training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program
53 shall provide a certificate of completion to each collector who completes the training program
54 and shall send a list of certified collectors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred
55 for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county collector in the same
56 manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
57[3.] 4. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any fee provided for in
58 section 52.250 or 52.275, when collected on ditch and levee taxes, shall not be collected on
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59 behalf of the county and deposited into the county general revenue fund. Such fee shall be
60 retained by the collector as compensation for his services, in addition to any amount provided
61 for such collector in this section.
62[4.] 5. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, after the next general
63 election following January 1, 1988, all fees collected by the collector shall be collected on
64 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
2 county, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule
3 provided in this subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as
4 shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not
5 permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of
6 assessor on September 1, 1997.
7Assessed Valuation  Salary
8$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $29,000
941,000,000 to 53,999,999  30,000
1054,000,000 to 65,999,999  32,000
1166,000,000 to 85,999,999  34,000
1286,000,000 to 99,999,999  36,000
13100,000,000 to 130,999,999  38,000
14131,000,000 to 159,999,999  40,000
15160,000,000 to 189,999,999  41,000
16190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
17250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
18300,000,000 or more  45,000
19     2. A county assessor who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an
20 annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
21Assessed Valuation  Salary
22Under $51,000,000  $36,100
23$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
24$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
25$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
26$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
27$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
28$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
29$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
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30$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
31$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
32$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
33$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
34$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
35$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
36$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
37$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
383. The compensation for county assessors in second, third and fourth classification
39 counties for the term of office beginning September 1, 1997, shall be calculated pursuant to
40 the salary schedule in this section using the percentage increase approved by the county salary
41 commission when establishing the compensation for the office of county assessor at the salary
42 commission meeting in 1997. This salary shall become effective on September 1, 1997.
43[3.] 4. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to
44 the assessor only if the assessor has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction
45 each calendar year relating to the operations of the assessor's office when approved by a
46 professional association of the county assessors of Missouri unless [exempted from the
47 training] an alternative option is approved by the professional association. The
48 professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to
49 each assessor who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified assessors
50 to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be
51 reimbursed to the county assessor in the same manner as other expenses as may be
52 appropriated for that purpose.
53[4.] 5. The county assessor in any county, except a first classification county, shall
54 not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an
55 annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the
56 office of county assessor in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the
57 date the salary commission votes.
        54.261. 1. The county treasurer in counties of the first classification, not having a
2 charter form of government and containing a portion of a city with a population of three
3 hundred thousand or more, and in counties of the second, third and fourth classifications of
4 this state, shall receive as compensation for services performed by the treasurer an annual
5 salary based upon the assessed valuation of the county. The provisions of this section shall
6 not permit or require a reduction, nor shall require an increase, in the amount of compensation
7 being paid for the office of treasurer on January 1, 2002.
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82. The amount of salary based upon assessed valuation shall be computed according
 9 to the following schedule:
10Assessed Valuation  Salary
11$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $29,000
1241,000,000 to 53,999,999  30,000
1354,000,000 to 65,999,999  32,000
1466,000,000 to 85,999,999  34,000
1586,000,000 to 99,999,999  36,000
16100,000,000 to 130,999,999  38,000
17131,000,000 to 159,999,999  40,000
18160,000,000 to 189,999,999  41,000
19190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
20250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
21300,000,000 or more  45,000
22     3. A county treasurer who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an
23 annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
24Assessed Valuation  Salary
25Under $51,000,000  $36,100
26$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
27$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
28$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
29$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
30$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
31$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
32$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
33$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
34$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
35$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
36$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
37$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
38$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
39$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
40$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
414. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the
42 treasurer only if the treasurer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction
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43 each calendar year relating to the operations of the treasurer's office when approved by a
44 professional association of the county treasurers or county collectors of Missouri unless
45 [exempted from the training] an alternative option is approved by the professional
46 association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of
47 completion to each treasurer who completes the training program and shall send a list of
48 certified treasurers to the county commission of each county. Expenses incurred for attending
49 the training session shall be reimbursed to the county treasurer in the same manner as other
50 expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
51[4.] 5. The county treasurer in any county, other than a county of the first
52 classification having a charter form of government or a county of the first classification not
53 having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population
54 of three hundred thousand or more, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members
55 of the commission, receive an annual compensation in an amount less than the total
56 compensation being received for the office of county treasurer in the particular county for
57 services rendered or performed on the date the salary commission votes.
58[5.] 6. In the event of a vacancy due to death, resignation, or otherwise in the office of
59 treasurer in any county except a county with a charter form of government, and when there is
60 no deputy treasurer, the county commission shall appoint a qualified acting treasurer until
61 such time as the vacancy is filled by the governor pursuant to section 105.030 or the elected
62 treasurer returns to work. The county commission shall employ and fix the compensation of
63 clerical and other assistants necessary to enable the interim treasurer to efficiently perform the
64 duties of the office.
        54.320. 1. The county collector-treasurer in counties of the third and fourth
2 classifications adopting township organization shall receive an annual salary as set forth in
3 the following schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown
4 for the year next preceding the computation. A county collector-treasurer subject to the
5 provisions of this section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total
6 compensation being received by the county treasurer ex officio collector in that county for
7 services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February
8 29, 1988. The county collector-treasurer shall receive the same percentage adjustments
9 provided by county salary commissions for county officers in that county pursuant to section
10 50.333. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of
11 compensation being paid for the office of county treasurer ex officio collector on January 1,
12 1997, or less than the total compensation being received for the services rendered or
13 performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The salary
14 shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule:
15Assessed Valuation  Salary
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16$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $29,000
1741,000,000 to 53,999,999  30,000
1854,000,000 to 65,999,999  32,000
1966,000,000 to 85,999,999  34,000
2086,000,000 to 99,999,999  36,000
21100,000,000 to 130,999,999  38,000
22131,000,000 to 159,999,999  40,000
23160,000,000 to 189,999,999  41,000
24190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
25250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
26300,000,000 to 449,999,999  45,000
27
28 In addition, the collector-treasurer shall collect on behalf of the county a fee for the collection
29 of all back taxes and all delinquent taxes of two percent on all sums collected to be added to
30 the face of the tax bill, and collected from the party paying the tax. The collector-treasurer
31 shall collect on behalf of the county a fee of three percent on all licenses, including current
32 railroad and utility taxes, surtax, back taxes, delinquent taxes and interest collected by the
33 collector-treasurer, to be deducted from the amounts collected. The collector-treasurer shall
34 collect on behalf of the county for the purpose of mailing statements and receipts required by
35 section 139.350 a fee of one-half of one percent on all licenses and all taxes, including current
36 taxes, back taxes, delinquent taxes, and interest collected by the collector-treasurer, to be
37 deducted from the amounts collected. All fees collected under this section shall be collected
38 on behalf of the county and shall be deposited in the county treasury or as provided by law.
39 Collector-treasurers in counties having a township form of government are entitled to collect
40 such fees immediately upon an order of the circuit court under section 139.031. If the protest
41 is later sustained and a portion of the taxes so paid is returned to the taxpayer the county shall
42 return that portion of the fee collected on the amount returned to the taxpayer. The collector-
43 treasurer in each of the third and fourth classification counties which have adopted the
44 township form of county government is entitled to employ deputies and assistants, and for the
45 deputies and assistants is allowed not less than the amount allowed in 2003-2004, whichever
46 is greater.
472. A county collector-treasurer who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall
48 receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
49Assessed Valuation  Salary
50Under $51,000,000  $36,100
51$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
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52$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
53$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
54$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
55$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
56$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
57$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
58$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
59$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
60$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
61$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
62$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
63$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
64$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
65$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
663. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the collector-treasurer in
67 each county of the third or fourth classification having a township form of government shall
68 employ not fewer than one full-time deputy. The collector-treasurer may employ such
69 number of deputies and assistants as may be necessary to perform the duties of the office of
70 collector-treasurer promptly and correctly, as determined by the collector-treasurer. The
71 office of the collector-treasurer shall be funded sufficiently to compensate deputies and
72 assistants at a level no less than the compensation provided for other county employees. Such
73 deputies and assistants shall be allowed adjustments in compensation at the same percentage
74 as provided for other county employees, as effective January first each year.
75[3.] 4. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to
76 the collector-treasurer only if such officer has completed at least twenty hours of classroom
77 instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the collector-treasurer's office
78 when approved by a professional association of the county treasurers or county collectors of
79 Missouri unless [exempted from the training] an alternative option is approved by the
80 professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a
81 certificate of completion to each collector-treasurer who completes the training program and
82 shall send a list of certified collector-treasurers to the county commission of each county.
83 Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county
84 collector-treasurer in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that
85 purpose.
      55.091. 1. The county auditor in any county, other than in a first classification
 2 chartered county or a first classification county not having a charter form of government and
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3 not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, shall
4 receive an annual salary computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following
5 schedule. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year
6 next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a
7 reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of auditor on January 1,
8 1997.
9Assessed Valuation  Salary
10$131,000,000 to 189,999,999  $40,500
11190,000,000 to 249,999,999  41,500
12250,000,000 to 299,999,999  43,000
13300,000,000 to 399,999,999  45,000
14400,000,000 to 499,999,999  46,000
15500,000,000 or more  47,000
16     2. A county auditor who begins a term after August 28, 2026, shall receive an
17 annual salary computed as set forth in the following schedule.
18Assessed Valuation  Salary
19Under $51,000,000  $36,100
20$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
21$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
22$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
23$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
24$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
25$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
26$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
27$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
28$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
29$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
30$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
31$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
32$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
33$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
34$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
353. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the
36 auditor only if the auditor has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each
37 calendar year relating to the operations of the auditor's office when approved by a
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38 professional association of the county auditors of Missouri unless [exempted from the
39 training] an alternative option is approved by the professional association. The
40 professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to
41 each auditor who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified auditors to
42 the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred attending the training session may be
43 reimbursed to the county auditor in the same manner as other expenses as may be
44 appropriated for that purpose.
45[3.] 4. The county auditor in any county, other than a first classification charter
46 county, shall not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission,
47 receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received for the office
48 of county auditor in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the date the
49 salary commission votes.
        58.095. 1. The county coroner in any county not having a charter form of
2 government shall receive an annual salary computed on a basis as set forth in the following
3 schedule, as well as any adjustment authorized under subsection [3] 4 of section 50.327. The
4 provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of
5 compensation being paid for the office of coroner on January 1, 2025:
6Assessed Valuation  Salary
7$18,000,000 to 40,999,999  $8,000
841,000,000 to 53,999,999  8,500
954,000,000 to 65,999,999  9,000
1066,000,000 to 85,999,999  9,500
1186,000,000 to 99,999,999  10,000
12100,000,000 to 130,999,999  11,000
13131,000,000 to 159,999,999  12,000
14160,000,000 to 189,999,999  13,000
15190,000,000 to 249,999,999  14,000
16250,000,000 to 299,999,999  15,000
17300,000,000 or more  16,000
182. (1) One thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to
19 the coroner, deputy coroner, and assistants only if the coroner, deputy coroner, or assistant has
20 completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year as presented by a
21 state-recognized and -accredited or nationally recognized and accredited credentialing
22 organization that certifies individuals to conduct death investigations. Certified training
23 completion shall be submitted to a professional association of the county coroners of Missouri
24 which, upon validating the certified training, shall submit the individual's name to the county
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25 treasurer and department of health and senior services indicating the individual is compliant
26 with the training requirements.
27(2) Expenses incurred for attending the training session shall be reimbursed to the
28 county coroner in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose
29 to the extent that such expenses are not fully reimbursed under paragraph (c) of subdivision
30 (2) of subsection 1 of section 58.208.
313. The county coroner in any county not having a charter form of government shall
32 not, except upon two-thirds vote of all the members of the salary commission, receive an
33 annual compensation in an amount less than the total compensation being received for the
34 office of county coroner in the particular county for services rendered or performed on the
35 date the salary commission votes.
364. For the term beginning in 1997, the compensation of the coroner, in counties in
37 which the salary commission has not voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum
38 allowable salary, shall be a percentage of the maximum allowable salary established by this
39 section. The percentage applied shall be the same percentage of the maximum allowable
40 salary received or allowed, whichever is greater, to the presiding commissioner or sheriff,
41 whichever is greater, of that county for the year beginning January 1, 1997. In those counties
42 in which the salary commission has voted to pay one hundred percent of the maximum
43 allowable salary, the compensation of the coroner shall be based on the maximum allowable
44 salary in effect at each time a coroner's term of office commences following the vote to pay
45 one hundred percent of the maximum allowable compensation. Subsequent compensation
46 shall be determined as provided in section 50.333.
         473.742. 1. Each public administrator in counties of the second, third or fourth
2 classification and in the City of St. Louis shall make a determination within thirty days after
3 taking office whether such public administrator shall elect to receive a salary as defined
4 herein or receive fees as may be allowed by law to executors, administrators and personal
5 representatives. The election by the public administrator shall be made in writing to the
6 county clerk. Should the public administrator elect to receive a salary, the public
7 administrator's office may not then elect to change at any future time to receive fees in lieu of
8 salary. Every public administrator who begins his or her first term on or after January 1,
9 2024, shall be deemed to have elected to receive a salary as provided in this section.
102. If a public administrator elects to be placed on salary, the salary shall be based
11 upon the average number of open letters in the two years preceding the term when the salary
12 is elected, based upon the following schedule:
13(1) Zero to five letters: salary shall be a minimum of seven thousand five hundred
14 dollars;
15(2) Six to fifteen letters: salary shall be a minimum of fifteen thousand dollars;
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16(3) Sixteen to twenty-five letters: salary shall be a minimum of twenty thousand
17 dollars;
18(4) Twenty-six to thirty-nine letters: salary shall be a minimum of twenty-five
19 thousand dollars;
20(5) Public administrators with forty or more letters shall be considered full-time
21 county officials and shall be paid according to the assessed valuation schedule set forth
22 below:
23Assessed Valuation  Salary
24$     8,000,000 to 40,999,999        $29,000
25$    41,000,000 to 53,999,999        $30,000
26$    54,000,000 to 65,999,999        $32,000
27$    66,000,000 to 85,999,999        $34,000
28$    86,000,000 to 99,999,999        $36,000
29$ 100,000,000 to 130,999,999  $38,000
30$ 131,000,000 to 159,999,999  $40,000
31$ 160,000,000 to 189,999,999  $41,000
32$ 190,000,000 to 249,999,999  $41,500
33$ 250,000,000 to 299,999,999  $43,000
34$ 300,000,000 to 449,999,999  $45,000
35$ 450,000,000 to 599,999,999  $47,000
36$ 600,000,000 to 749,999,999  $49,000
37$ 750,000,000 to 899,999,999  $51,000
38$ 900,000,000 to 1,049,999,999       $53,000
39$ 1,050,000,000 to 1,199,999,999     $55,000
40$ 1,200,000,000 to 1,349,999,999     $57,000
41$ 1,350,000,000    and over  $59,000
42     (6) A public administrator with forty or more letters who begins a term after
43 August 28, 2026, shall receive an annual salary computed as set forth in the following
44 schedule.
45Assessed Valuation  Salary
46Under $51,000,000  $36,100
47$51,000,000 to $100,000,000  $39,100
48$100,000,001 to $150,000,000  $42,100
49$150,000,001 to $200,000,000  $45,100
50$200,000,001 to $250,000,000  $48,100
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51$250,000,001 to $300,000,000  $51,100
52$300,000,001 to $350,000,000  $54,100
53$350,000,001 to $400,000,000  $57,100
54$400,000,001 to $450,000,000  $60,100
55$450,000,001 to $500,000,000  $63,100
56$500,000,001 to $550,000,000  $66,100
57$550,000,001 to $600,000,000  $69,100
58$600,000,001 to $1,000,000,000  $72,100
59$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000  $75,100
60$5,000,000,001 to $10,000,000,000  $78,100
61$10,000,000,001 or more  $81,100
62(7) The public administrator in the City of St. Louis shall receive a salary not less
63 than sixty-five thousand dollars;
64[(7)] (8) Two thousand dollars of the compensation authorized in this section shall be
65 payable to the public administrator only if he or she has completed at least twenty hours of
66 instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the public administrator's office
67 when approved by a professional association of the county public administrators of Missouri
68 unless [exempted from the training] an alternative option is approved by the professional
69 association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of
70 completion to each public administrator who completes the training program and shall send a
71 list of certified public administrators to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for
72 attending the training session shall be reimbursed to the county public administrator in the
73 same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.
743. If a public administrator is appointed by the court as both a guardian and a
75 conservator to the same ward or protectee, it shall be considered two letters.
764. Notwithstanding subsection 2 or 5 of this section to the contrary, upon majority
77 approval by the salary commission, a public administrator may be paid according to the
78 assessed valuation schedule set forth in subdivision (5) of subsection 2 of this section. If the
79 salary commission elects to pay a public administrator according to the assessed valuation
80 schedule, the salary commission shall not elect to change at any future time to pay the public
81 administrator's office according to the average number of open letters in lieu of paying them
82 according to the assessed valuation schedule.
835. The initial compensation of the public administrator who elects to be put on salary
84 shall be determined by the average number of letters for the two years preceding the term
85 when the salary is elected. Salary increases or decreases according to the minimum schedule
86 set forth in this section shall be adjusted only after the number of open letters places the
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87 workload in a different subdivision for two consecutive years. Minimum salary increases or
88 decreases shall only take effect upon a new term of office of the public administrator. The
89 number of letters each year shall be determined in accordance with the reporting requirements
90 set forth in law.
916. All fees collected by a public administrator who elects to be salaried shall be
92 deposited in the county treasury or with the treasurer for the City of St. Louis.
937. Any public administrator in a county of the first classification without a charter
94 form of government with a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants who
95 elects to receive fees in lieu of a salary pursuant to this section may elect to join the Missouri
96 local government employees' retirement system created pursuant to sections 70.600 to 70.755.
978. (1) A letter of guardianship and a letter of conservatorship shall be counted as
98 separate letters.
99(2) For purposes of this subsection, the following terms mean:
100(a) "Letter of conservatorship", the appointment of a conservatorship of an estate by
101 the court to a protectee adjudged to be disabled;
102(b) "Letter of guardianship", the appointment of a guardianship by the court to a ward
103 adjudged to be incapacitated.
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