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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Grubesic

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/24/08

HB

SHORT TITLE Eliminate Elected County Surveyors

SB 319

ANALYST Cox

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY08

FY09

see analysis

Recurring

County Funds

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received

Attorney General’s Office (AGO)

No Response from

Association of Counties

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 319 requests the abolition of the County Surveyor as an elected position. This Senate

Bill cited certain definitions of offices, requirements for abolition of elected offices, ballot

requirements, and elected office restoration provisions.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Counties can incur a salary saving, if a County Surveyor is not hired.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

Section 19 of this Senate Bill refers to the ‘EFFECTIVE DATE.’--The effective date of the

provisions of this act is July 1, 2008.

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