Fund Commissioners of the Revenue for State Work Only

Item 70 #1h

Language
Page 53, line 4, strike "$16,076,334" and insert "$14,804,491".
Page 53, line 4, strike "$16,076,334" and insert "$14,804,491".
Page 53, line 10, strike "A." and insert "A.1."
Page 53, after line 24, insert:
"2.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Compensation Board shall approve and reimburse the salaries shown in this act for all elected city and county Commissioners of the Revenue.  The Compensation Board shall only provide reimbursement of these offices' staff salaries, pursuant to Compensation Board salary scales, for that work performed by Commissioners of the Revenue associated with the processing of state income taxes as determined by Compensation Board staffing standards.  The Compensation Board may approve such other expenses for performing work associated with state income taxes as the Compensation Board deems appropriate.  Any additional positions necessary to implement this policy shall be provided by the Compensation Board within the amounts included in this item.  However, no state funds shall be used by the Compensation Board to reimburse staff salaries or other expenses associated with any other duty performed by these offices."

Explanation
(This amendment restricts general fund support for elected city and county Commissioners of the Revenue to that portion of their work associated with the processing of state income taxes. Many Commissioners of the Revenue provide services supporting local programs and initiatives. Currently, in many localities, this local work far exceeds the amount of work performed for the state.)