331.234 - ORGANIZATION AND EXPENSES.

        331.234  ORGANIZATION AND EXPENSES.         1.  Within thirty days after the appointment of the members of the      commission, the county auditor shall give written notice of the date,      time, and location of the first meeting of the commission.  At the      first meeting the commission shall organize by electing a      chairperson, vice chairperson, and other officers as necessary.  The      commission shall adopt rules governing the conduct of its meetings,      subject to chapter 21.         2.  The members of the commission shall serve without      compensation, but they are entitled to travel and other necessary      expenses relating to their duties of office.         3.  The board shall make available to the commission in-kind      services such as office space, printing, supplies, and equipment and      shall pay the other necessary expenses of the commission including      compensation for secretarial, clerical, professional, and consultant      services.  The total annual expenses, not including the value of      in-kind expenses, to be paid from public funds shall not exceed one      hundred thousand dollars or an amount equal to thirty cents times the      population of the commission area, according to the most recent      certified federal census.  The commission may employ staff as      necessary.         4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the expenses of      the commission may be paid from the general fund of the county.      Expenses of the commission may also be paid from any combination of      public or private funds available for that purpose.  The commission's      annual expenses may exceed the amount in subsection 3 only if the      excess is paid from private funds.  If a proposed charter is      submitted to the electorate, private funds donated to the commission      may be used to promote passage of the proposed charter.         5.  In the case of a city-county consolidation charter commission      or a community commonwealth charter commission, the expenses of the      commission shall be paid by each city and county participating in the      charter process pursuant to section 331.233A.  Each participating      city's share shall be its pro rata share of the expenses based upon      the ratio that the population of the city bears to the total      population in the county.  The remainder shall be paid from the      general fund of the county.  The amount paid by each city and county      participating in the charter process shall be deposited in a      segregated account maintained by the county.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         88 Acts, ch 1229, §6; 91 Acts, ch 256, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1066, §6,      7, 31         Referred to in § 373.4