Bill > HB1825

This bill modifies the composition of the county salary commission in nonchartered Missouri counties by removing the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the membership. The salary commission, which meets at least once every odd-numbered year to determine compensation for county officials, will now consist of nine members instead of eleven, including the recorder of deeds, county clerk, county commissioners, collector or treasurer, treasurer, assessor, auditor, public administrator, and coroner. The bill maintains the existing processes for setting compensation, which include electing a chair, keeping open meetings, and establishing salaries within legal maximum limits. Members continue to receive no additional compensation for serving on the commission, and a majority of members still constitutes a quorum. The bill retains provisions about how compensation can be adjusted, including potential cost-of-living increases that must be applied equally to all county officers. The changes align with the bill's title of removing the prosecuting attorney and sheriff from the county salary commission, streamlining the commission's membership while preserving its core functions of setting county official salaries.

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https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1825&year=2026&code=R