FIRST REGULAR SESSION

House Concurrent Resolution No. 5

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

0943L.01I

AN ACT

Relating to disapproving the recommendations of the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Whereas, Article XIII, Section 3 of the Missouri Constitution charges the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials with setting the amounts of compensation paid to statewide elected officials, legislators, and judges; and

            Whereas, the Constitution provides the Commission with a four-month window prior to its constitutional deadline for making salary recommendations to hold public hearings around the state to gather testimony related to salaries for affected state officials and to carefully consider whether pay increases are warranted; and

            Whereas, the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation of Elected Officials has recommended that statewide elected officials, legislators, and judges receive a cost-of-living adjustment only if a cost-of-living adjustment is approved by the Missouri General Assembly for all state employees; and

            Whereas, in addition, the Commission recommended a pay increase of $1,500 annually to each of the state's associate circuit court judges and that judges be allowed a per diem for attending an annual three-day judicial conference which equals the per diem received by member of the Missouri General Assembly. Such recommendations are not contingent upon the approval of a cost-of-living adjustment for all state employees; and

            Whereas, the Commission's recommendations shall take effect unless disapproved by the General Assembly through a concurrent resolution process passed by two-thirds majorities in each legislative chamber before February 1, 2009:

            Now, therefore, be it resolved by the members of the House of Representatives of the Ninety-fifth General Assembly, First Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, that the recommendations of the Missouri Citizens' Commission on Compensation for Elected Officials be disapproved; and

            Be it further resolved that the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives be instructed to prepare a properly inscribed copy of this resolution for Governor Jay Nixon.

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