HCS SCS SB 1086 -- POLICE OFFICER COMPENSATION

SPONSOR:  Kennedy (Kratky)

COMMITTEE ACTION:  Voted "do pass by consent" by the Committee on
Crime Prevention and Public Safety by a vote of 12 to 0.

This substitute eliminates the compensation tables for St. Louis
police officers and allows the St. Louis Board of Police
Commissioners to compute and establish the annual salary of each
member of the police force without receiving prior authorization
from the General Assembly.

The substitute contains an emergency clause.

FISCAL NOTE:  No impact on state funds in FY 2007, FY 2008, and
FY 2009.

PROPONENTS:  Supporters say that the bill allows the St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners to raise the pay of its officers
without having to petition the General Assembly.

Testifying for the bill were Senator Kennedy; and St. Louis
Police Leadership Organization.

OPPONENTS:  There was no opposition voiced to the committee.

Kristina Jenkins, Legislative Analyst

Missouri House of Representatives
93rd General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated November 29, 2006 at 9:47 am