(a)The County Official Compensation Task Force is created to review the compensation of county-level officials as provided for in various State statutes and to make recommendations to the General Assembly on any appropriate changes to those statutes, including implementation dates.
(b)The members of the Task Force shall be as follows:
(1)the Director of Revenue or the Director's designee, who shall serve as the chair of the Task Force;
(2)two representatives from a statewide organization that represents chief county assessment officers, with one representative from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Director of Revenue;
(3)two representatives from a statewide
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(a) The County Official Compensation Task Force is created to review the compensation of county-level officials as provided for in various State statutes and to make recommendations to the General Assembly on any appropriate changes to those statutes, including implementation dates. (b) The members of the Task Force shall be as follows: (1) the Director of Revenue or the Director's designee, who shall serve as the chair of the Task Force; (2) two representatives from a statewide organization that represents chief county assessment officers, with one representative from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Director of Revenue; (3) two representatives from a statewide organization that represents county auditors, with one representative from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Director of Revenue; (4) two representatives from a statewide organization that represents county clerks and recorders, with one representative from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Director of Revenue; (5) two representatives from a statewide organization that represents circuit clerks, with one representative from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; (6) two representatives from a statewide organization that represents county treasurers, with one representative from a county with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and one representative from a county with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Director of Revenue; (7) four representatives from a statewide organization that represents county board members, with 2 representatives from counties with a 2020 population of fewer than 25,000 persons and 2 representatives from counties with a 2020 population of 25,000 or more, to be appointed by the Governor; and (8) four members from the General Assembly, with one member appointed by the President of the Senate, one member appointed by the Senate Minority Leader, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one member appointed by the House Minority Leader. (c) The Department of Revenue shall provide administrative and other support to the Task Force. (d) The Task Force's review shall include, but is not limited to, the following subjects: (1) a review and comparison of current statutory provisions and requirements for compensation of county-level officials; (2) the proportion of salary and related costs borne by State government compared to local government; (3) job duties, education requirements, and other requirements of those serving as county-level officials; and (4) current compensation levels for county-level officials as compared to comparable positions in non-governmental positions and comparable positions in other levels of government. (e) On or before September 1, 2024, the Task Force members shall be appointed. On or before February 1, 2025, the Task Force shall prepare a status report that summarizes its work. The Task Force shall also prepare a comprehensive report either (i) on or before May 1, 2025 or (ii) on or before December 31, 2025, if all appointments to the Task Force are not made by September 1, 2024. The comprehensive report shall summarize the Task Force's findings and make recommendations on the implementation of changes to the compensation of chief county assessment officers, county auditors, county clerks and recorders, county coroners, county treasurers, and circuit clerks that will ensure compensation is competitive for recruitment and retention and will ensure parity exists among compensation levels within each profession, each county, and across the State. (f) The Task Force is dissolved on January 1, 2026.