Loading chat...

IN HB1116

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Matthew Lehman

Click for details

Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

HB 1116 Summary

  • Allows elected county and city officers to waive all or part of their compensation, expanding a right previously limited to town officers.

  • "Compensation" includes all money and employee benefits (life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, retirement benefits, and pension benefits) paid to the officer.

  • Officers must file a written notice with their fiscal officer before January 1 of the year being waived, specifying the position, calendar year, compensation waived, and acknowledging the waiver is irrevocable.

  • Any notice filed becomes irrevocable beginning January 1 of the covered year, and officers are neither entitled to nor may be paid the waived compensation.

  • Effective July 1, 2017, applying to IC 36-2 (counties), IC 36-4 (cities), and IC 36-5 (towns).

Legislative Description

County, city, and town officer salary waivers. Allows an elected officer of a county, city, or town to waive all or part of the officer's compensation. (Current law allows a town officer to waive all of the officer's compensation.)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

2/20/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules and Legislative Procedure2/20/2017
Local Government1/5/2017

Full Bill Text

No bill text available