S.B. 15 County Forms of Government Amendments: transcript

Thank you. Uh, first off, this is, uh, bill from the interim committee, uh, political subdivisions. And, uh, it's not a super difficult one. It, it strikes out, uh, two and a half lines, uh, down on line 51, 52, and 53. And basically all it does is it, as I think about it, it's, it's taking consideration of the population is 225,000 people or more for a, for a full-time county commission in an expanded county commission form of government. Under the section there, it's just taken away and given them the option to be full time. Uh, in some counties that's been a hindrance and instead to answer that, then they just hire staff to do it. So, you know, economically wise, it might be, uh, in the best interest of the public to, to have the elected officials full time. And that's the extent of the bill.

Thank you Mr. Chair. I move, uh, we pass favorably. SB 15. The motion is that we recommend favorably Senate Bill 15.

Appreciate your, your motion

Waive. The motion is

Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this was a political subdivision committee bill. It was recommended that we, uh, repeal, uh, four lines in this bill, which makes it possible to either part-time or full-time county employee or elected officials that if it's the desire of the citizens that they be full-time. That's all it does.

Okay. Uh, make a motion then under suspended of the rules that, uh, the Senate Bill 15 passed.

Madam Reading Clerk for items on the Senate third reading calendar, Senate Bill 15 County Forms of Government Amendments by Senator Winterton. This bill was heard in political subdivisions with the vote of 8 0 4. The house sponsors Representative Kohler Representative Kohler SB 15 on the Senate Third Reading calendar representative.

Thank you Mr. Speaker. I apologize. I was looking on something else. This bill has two simple changes. Um, it came through the political subdivision interim committee and relates to counties that are larger than 225,000 in population. Specifically, it removes the prohibition that a county of that size cannot use the a, either a county commission or a, um, expanded county commission form. With the language that's in there, those, uh, types of government were prohibited. Now they are allowed. The second change is another removal, which also allows without a county vote as prescribed earlier, uh, allows those counties of the same size to change from a full-time county executive to a part-time or vice versa, uh, basically by an elect, uh, by a vote of the legislative body. And those are the two changes.