Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON JOINT LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date:02/23/2012
ATTENDANCE
Time:08:05 AM to 08:56 AM
Aguilar
E
Balmer
E
Place:HCR 0112
Conti
E
Fields
E
This Meeting was called to order by
Gardner B.
*
Senator Foster
Labuda
X
Lee
*
This Report was prepared by
Neville
X
Raegan Robb
Nicholson
X
Pace
*
Roberts
E
Soper
X
Swerdfeger
*
Szabo
E
Bradford
X
Foster
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Presentation by the County Elected Officials' Salary Commission-


08:07 AM -- Presentation by the County Elected Officials' Salary Commission

County Elected Officials' Salary Commission members Linda Romer-Todd, representing the general public as chair; Teak Siminton, Eagle County Clerk and Recorder; and Joseph Pelle, Boulder County Sheriff; introduced themselves to the Joint Local Government Committee. The salaries of county commissioners, sheriffs, treasurers, assessors, clerk and recorders, coroners, and county surveyors, are set in Section 30-3-105, C.R.S. Senate Bill 05-188 created the County Elected Officials' Salary Commission to review and recommend salary adjustments for county elected officials. Under the changes made by Senate Bill 10-182, the commission must submit to the House and Senate Local Government Committees a report that recommends salaries to be paid to county elected officials in each category of county (Section 30-3-105, C.R.S.) every odd year. The next report will be delivered to the Joint Local Government committee in January 2013. Ms. Romer-Todd presented to the committee a list of current commission members and her written comments (Attachment A) and a copy of the PowerPoint presentation (Attachment B) she delivered on the County Elected Officials' Salary Commission. Ms. Romer-Todd highlighted the need to fill committee vacancies. She discussed slides showing salary comparisons of county elected officials.

JtLocal0223AttachA.pdf JtLocal0223AttachB.pdf










08:18 AM

The commission members responded to questions from the committee clarifying the source of county elected officials' salaries and the role of the committee in the determination of those salaries. Discussion ensued.


08:28 AM

Discussion continued on the case for raising county elected officials' salaries.


08:38 AM

Discussion continued. Sheriff Pelle stated that it has been seven years since a change was made to the salaries of county elected officials.


08:48 AM

The commission delivered closing remarks. Discussion continued.


08:56 AM

The committee adjourned.