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Senate adopts substitute for county government bill expanding local salary options and auditor authority
Summary
The Missouri Senate adopted and perfected a substitute to Senate Bill 1, which changes pay and auditing rules for assorted county offices and removes a planned online tax-sale provision after floor concerns.
The Missouri Senate adopted a substitute to Senate Bill 1 and later perfected and ordered the substitute printed after floor consideration Tuesday. The senator from Dallas carried the substitute and said it consolidates local government provisions previously included in a larger omnibus package that courts struck down.
The adopted substitute would let counties other than charter counties seek salary increases for coroners up to $14,000 above statutory compensation if approved by the local salary commission; allow coroners who temporarily fill a sheriff vacancy to receive the sheriff's pay while performing sheriff duties;…
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