COUNTY COLLECTOR QUALIFICATIONS (52.010, 54.033, 54.330, 115.342)

This act establishes minimum qualifications for the offices county collector and county treasurer-collector. Except for county collectors in charter counties, a candidate for such offices must be at least 21 years of age, a resident of the state and the county in which the candidate will serve for one year prior to filing for office, and a registered voter.

Candidates for county collector and county treasurer-collector must be current in the payment of state and local taxes.

County collector-treasurers are given the sole authority to appoint their deputies and must remain in office until a successor is elected.

Once elected, collectors and collector-treasurers must reside in the county for the duration of their terms.

In addition, this act specifies that, in the event of a vacancy in the office of county collector-treasurer, the procedure for a county collector vacancy applies rather than the procedure for a county treasurer vacancy.

All candidates for public office must declare their ability to meet statutory bond requirements when filing for office.

These provisions are identical to the perfected version of SCS/SB 671 (2012).

COUNTY/CITY CONTRACTS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY (50.332 & 52.320)

This act allows Jefferson County officers to contract with municipalities in Jefferson County to perform the same type of duties for the municipality as the county officer is performing for the county. Under current law, county officers in all counties except charter counties may enter such contracts.

In addition, this act allows the Jefferson County collector to contract with cities in the county to collect municipal taxes. This section currently only applies to first class counties.

These provisions are identical to SB 815 (2012).

MEGHAN LUECKE