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IA SF2029
IA SF2029A bill for an act relating to the compensation of county officers.(See SF 2437.)
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Introduced
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
In Committee
01/12/2026
01/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to required considerations for determining the salary of county officers. The bill requires a county compensation board to use the statistical mean of certain law enforcement positions for comparison. The bill provides that in determining the average salary of police chiefs employed by cities of similar population to the population of the county, the county compensation board shall use the salaries of city police chiefs employed by cities with a population between one thousand less than and one thousand more than the population of the county. The bill provides that in the case of noncompliance with provisions for recommending and setting salaries of county officers, the attorney general may bring an action against a county for a writ of mandamus to compel the county to comply with such provisions.
AI Summary
This bill modifies how county compensation boards determine the salaries of county officers, specifically focusing on the sheriff's pay. It mandates that when setting a sheriff's salary, the board must use the statistical mean, which is the average value, of salaries paid to comparable law enforcement positions, including state patrol administrators, the division of criminal investigation, and city police chiefs in cities with populations similar to the county's. To define "similar population" for city police chiefs, the bill specifies using the average salaries from cities whose populations are within one thousand people less than or more than the county's population. Furthermore, if a county fails to follow these rules for recommending and setting salaries, the attorney general can take legal action to force the county to comply.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2437. S.J. 370. (on 02/23/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF2029 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF2029.html |
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