S.F. No. 0073

County attorneys-state contributions to salaries.

 

Sponsored By:                              Senator(s) Massie and Representative(s) Nicholas

 

AN ACT relating to county officers; modifying the amount of state payments to be made for the salary and expenses of county and prosecuting attorneys and full-time assistants; making an appropriation; and providing for an effective date.

 

2/12/02     Bill Number Assigned

2/13/02     S Received for Introduction

2/14/02     S Introduced and Referred to S07

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Devin, Hinchey, Larson and Schiffer.

Ayes 25    Nays 5    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/02     S07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Hanes, Harris and Kinnison

Nays:  Senator(s) Case and Goodenough

Ayes 3    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/15/02     S Placed on General File

2/15/02     S Rereferred to S02

2/21/02     S02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Cathcart, Harris, Hinchey and Larson

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/02     S Placed on General File

2/26/02     S Passed CoW

2/27/02     Amendment Failed

 

SF0073S2001/F

Page 1-line 3          After "assistants;" insert "modifying county qualifications for state assistance;".

Page 1-line 9          After "18‑3‑107(f)" insert "and by creating a new subsection (g)".

Page 2-After line 16                             Insert:

"(g)  Beginning July 1, 2003, any county that has an annual case load that is essentially equivalent in number and difficulty to a county which qualifies for greater reimbursement pursuant to subsection (f) of this section, regardless of population, shall be eligible for an equal state reimbursement as the qualifying county under subsection (f) of this section. The Wyoming supreme court shall determine, upon application, if a county qualifies pursuant to this subsection and shall notify the joint appropriations interim committee of the additional necessary funds on or before November 1 of each year.". HARRIS

 

2/27/02     S Passed 2nd Reading

2/28/02     S Amendments Adopted

 

SF0073S3001/A

Page 1-line 3     After "assistants;" insert "providing for salaries of county attorneys as specified;".

Page 1-line 9     Delete "18-3-107(f)" insert "18-3-107(a) and (f)".

Page 1-after line 15    Insert:

(a)  From and after January 1, 1979, the county assessor, part‑time county and prosecuting attorneys, part‑time county attorneys, county clerk, clerk of district court, county sheriff and county treasurer in their respective counties shall receive not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than twenty‑five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) as annual salaries. From and after January 1, 1983, the specified county officers shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00). Full‑time county and prosecuting attorneys shall receive not less than thirty‑five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) and not more than forty‑five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) as annual salaries. From and after January 1, 1995, the specified full‑time county officers shall receive an annual salary not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). Full‑time county attorneys shall receive not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) as annual salaries. Full‑time county and prosecuting attorneys shall receive not less than thirty‑five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) as annual salaries. From and after January 1, 1999, the specified full-time county officers shall receive an annual salary not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00). From and after January 1, 2003, full-time county attorneys shall receive not less than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00) as annual salaries. From and after January 1, 2003, full-time county and prosecuting attorneys shall receive not less than thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000,00) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) eighty thousand dollars ($80,000.00) as annual salaries. Salaries shall be paid in equal monthly installments. The board of county commissioners of each county shall meet not later than June 1, 1978, and on or before the same date each four (4) years thereafter, for the purpose of setting salaries, which shall not be changed during the term of each official for whom a salary is determined.".  LARSON

 

2/28/02     S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barton, Boggs, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Harris, Hawks, Job, Kinnison, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Miller, C., Mockler, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Vasey and Youngbauer.

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Devin and Hinchey.

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/1/02      H Received for Introduction

3/1/02      H Introduced and Referred to H07

3/4/02      H07 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Diercks, Edwards, Illoway, McOmie, Petersen and Ross

Nays:  Representative(s) Hines, Huckfeldt and McGraw

Ayes 6    Nays 3    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/02      H Rereferred to H02

3/6/02      H02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Baker, Burns, Jones, Reese and Sadler

Excused:  Representative(s) Philp and Tipton

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/6/02      H Placed on General File

3/7/02      H Amendments Adopted

 

SF0073HS001/AE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 5                                          Delete "making an appropriation;".

Page 4-lines 18 through 22                 Delete.

Page 5-line 2          After "Section" delete "3" insert "2. BAKER, CHAIRMAN

 

SF0073HW001/FE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0073HS001/AE).

Further amend as follows:

Page 4-line 18                                        After "Section 2." delete balance of the line.

Page 4-line 19        Delete the line through "($994,647.00)" insert "One million one hundred thirty-seven thousand one hundred forty-seven dollars ($1,137,147.00)".  NICHOLAS

 

SF0073HW002/FE  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-before line 1             In the catch title, delete and insert "County officers-pay."

Page 1-line 4                                          Delete "attorneys" insert "officers".

Page 3-line 7          After "." insert "From and after January 1, 2003, the specified full-time county officers shall receive an annual salary of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) nor more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00).".  LAW

 

3/7/02      H Failed CoW; Indef Postponed

 

ROLL CALL

 

Ayes:  Representative(s) Boswell, Deegan, Diercks, Esquibel, Iekel, Illoway, Johnson, L., Landon, Law, McGraw, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Morgan, Nelson, Nicholas, Parady, Reese, Robinson, Rose, Ross, Shivler, Slater, Thompson, Tipton and Warren.

Nays:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Baker, Burns, Childers, Cohee, Edwards, Eyre, Gay, Hageman, Hessenthaler, Hines, Huckfeldt, Johnson, W., Jones, Lockhart, Luthi, Meyer, Miller, D., Nagel, Osborn, Paseneaux, Petersen, Philp, Sadler, Samuelson, Simons, Simpson, Stafford, Tempest, Tomassi, Wasserburger, Watt, Willford and Wostenberg.

Ayes 26    Nays 34    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0