SECOND REGULAR SESSION

SENATE BILL NO. 845

89TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


INTRODUCED BY SENATORS SCOTT AND BANKS.

Read 1st time January 29, 1998, and 1,000 copies ordered printed.

TERRY L. SPIELER, Secretary.

L3557.01I


AN ACT

To repeal section 84.160, RSMo Supp. 1997, relating to the police force in certain cities, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the same subject, with an emergency clause.


Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:

Section A.  Section 84.160, RSMo Supp. 1997, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 84.160, to read as follows:

84.160.  1.  Based upon rank and length of service, the board of police commissioners may authorize maximum amounts of compensation for members of the police force in accordance with the following tables.

2.  [From July 1, 1995, until June 30, 1996: ASST.

TKY. P.O. SGT. LIEUT. CAPT. MAJ. LT.COL. CHIEF CHIEF

YRS. SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY

0 23638 27415

1 23958 28460

2 24278 29428

3 24598 31224

4 24918 32114

5 25238 33268 40575

6 25525 34423 40703

7 26319 35242 41630 45882

8 26613 35371 41761 46011

9 27113 35501 41889 46141 50353

10 27277 35632 42019 46270 50483

11 27439 36048 42149 46400 50613 55452

12 27603 36178 42278 46530 50743 55582 57087 60117 71488

13 27765 36306 42409 46660 50873 55710 59060 62090 71747

14 27929 36436 42539 46789 51001 55840 59189 62220 72007

15 28092 36566 42667 46918 51131 55970 59319 62350 72265

16 28255 36695 42797 47048 51260 56100 59448 62479 72524

17 28418 36826 42927 47178 51391 56230 59578 62609 72784

18 28581 36954 43057 47308 51575 56358 59707 62739 73042

19 28744 37084 43186 47438 51649 56488 59837 62867 73303

20 28908 37213 43315 47566 51779 56618 59967 62998 73562

21 29070 37343 43444 47696 51908 56748 60096 63127 73820

22 29234 37473 43575 47826 52039 56877 60226 63257 74079

23 29396 37603 43705 47956 52168 57007 60355 63387 74339

24 29560 37732 43834 48086 52298 57135 60486 63517 74597

25 29723 37861 43964 48215 52427 57266 60615 63646 74857

26 29886 37991 44092 48344 52557 57396 60745 63775 75116

27 30049 38122 44223 48474 52687 57525 60874 63905 75376

28 30212 38251 44353 48604 52816 57655 61003 64034 75635

29 30375 38381 44482 48733 52946 57785 61134 64165 75893

30 30539 38509 44612 48863 53075 57914 61263 64294 76153

3.  From July 1, 1996, until June 30, 1997: ASST.

TKY. P.O. SGT. LIEUT. CAPT. MAJ. LT.COL. CHIEF CHIEF

YRS. SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY 0 24111 27963

1 24437 29030

2 24763 30017

3 25090 31848

4 25416 32756

5 25742 33934 41387

6 26036 35111 41517

7 27372 36652 43295 47717

8 27677 36786 43431 47852

9 28198 36921 43565 47987 52367

10 28368 37057 43700 48121 52502

11 28537 37490 43835 48256 52637 57670

12 28707 37625 43969 48391 52772 57805 59370 62522 74348

13 28876 37759 44105 48526 52907 57939 61422 64574 74617

14 29046 37894 44240 48661 53041 58074 61556 64709 74887

15 29215 38029 44374 48795 53176 58209 61692 64844 75156

16 29385 38163 44509 48930 53310 58344 61826 64978 75425

17 29555 38299 44644 49065 53446 58479 61961 65113 75695

18 29725 38433 44779 49200 53637 58613 62095 65248 75964

19 29894 38568 44913 49335 53715 58748 62230 65382 76235

20 30064 38702 45048 49469 53850 58883 62365 65518 76504

21 30233 38837 45182 49604 53984 59018 62500 65652 76773

22 30403 38972 45318 49739 54121 59152 62635 65787 77042

23 30572 39107 45453 49874 54254 59287 62769 65922 77312

24 30742 39242 45587 50009 54389 59421 62905 66057 77581

25 30911 39376 45722 50143 54525 59557 63039 66192 77851

26 31082 39511 45856 50278 54660 59692 63174 66326 78121

27 31251 39647 45992 50413 54795 59826 63309 66461 78391

28 31421 39781 46127 50548 54929 59961 63443 66595 78660

29 31590 39916 46261 50682 55064 60096 63579 66731 78929

30 31760 40050 46396 50817 55197 60231 63713 66866 79199

4.  From July 1, 1997:

ASST.

TKY. P.O. SGT. LIEUT. CAPT. MAJ. LT.COL. CHIEF CHIEF

YRS. SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY

0 24593 28522

1 24926 29610

2 25259 30617

3 25591 32485

4 25924 33411

5 26257 34612 42215

6 26557 35813 42347

7 28467 38118 45027 49626

8 28784 38257 45168 49766

9 29326 38398 45308 49906 54462

10 29502 38539 45448 50046 54602

11 29678 38983 45588 50186 54743 59977

12 29855 39130 45728 50327 54883 60117 61745 65023 77322

13 30031 39269 45869 50467 55024 60256 63879 67157 77602

14 30208 39409 46010 50607 55163 60397 64018 67297 77882

15 30384 39550 46149 50747 55303 60537 64160 67438 78162

16 30561 39689 46289 50887 55443 60678 64299 67577 78442

17 30737 39831 46430 51028 55584 60818 64440 67718 78723

18 30914 39970 46570 51168 55783 60957 64579 67858 79002

19 31089 40110 46710 51309 55864 61098 64719 67997 79284

20 31266 40250 46850 51448 56004 61238 64860 68139 79564

21 31442 40390 46989 51588 56144 61379 65000 68278 79844

22 31619 40531 47131 51729 56285 61518 65141 68419 80124

23 31795 40671 47271 51869 56425 61658 65280 68559 80405

24 31972 40811 47411 52010 56565 61798 65422 68699 80684

25 32148 40951 47551 52149 56706 61939 65561 68840 80965

26 32325 41091 47690 52289 56846 62080 65701 68979 81246

27 32501 41233 47832 52430 56986 62219 65842 69120 81527

28 32678 41372 47972 52570 57126 62359 65981 69259 81807

29 32853 41512 48112 52709 57266 62500 66123 69400 82086

30 33030 41652 48252 52850 57405 62640 66262 69541 82367

5.]  From July 1, 1998, until June 30, 1999:

SALARY MATRIX - TURNKEY THROUGH CHIEF OF POLICE - FISCAL YEAR

ASST.

TKY. P.O. SGT. LIEUT. CAPT. MAJ. LT.COL. CHIEF CHIEF

YRS. SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY

0 25085 29092

1 25425 30202

2 25764 31229

3 26103 33135

4 26442 34079

5 26782 35304 43059

6 27088 36529 43194

7 29036 38880 45928 50619

8 29935 39787 46975 51757

9 30499 39934 47120 51902 56640

10 30682 40081 47266 52048 56786

11 30865 40542 47412 52193 56933 62376

12 31049 40695 47557 52340 57078 62522 64215 67624 80415

13 31232 40840 47704 52486 57225 62666 66434 69843 80706

14 31416 40985 47850 52631 57370 62813 66579 69989 80997

15 31599 41132 47995 52777 57515 62958 66726 70136 81288

16 31783 41277 48141 52922 57661 63105 66871 70280 81580

17 31966 41424 48287 53069 57807 63251 67018 70427 81872

18 32151 41569 48433 53215 58014 63395 67162 70572 82162

19 32333 41714 48578 53361 58099 63542 67308 70717 82455

20 32517 41860 48724 53506 58244 63688 67454 70865 82747

21 32700 42006 48869 53652 58390 63834 67600 71009 83038

22 32884 42152 49016 53798 58536 63979 67747 71156 83329

23 33067 42298 49162 53944 58682 64124 67891 71301 83621

24 33251 42443 49307 54090 58828 64270 68039 71447 83911

25 33434 42589 49453 54235 58974 64417 68183 71594 84204

26 33618 42735 49598 54381 59120 64563 68329 71738 84496

27 33801 42882 49745 54527 59265 64708 68476 71885 84788

28 33985 43027 49891 54673 59411 64853 68620 72029 85079

29 34167 43172 50036 54817 59557 65000 68768 72176 85369

30 34351 43318 50182 54964 59701 65146 68912 72323 85662

3.  From July 1, 1999, until June 30, 2000:

ASST.

TKY. P.O. SGT. LIEUT. CAPT. MAJ. LT.COL. CHIEF CHIEF

YRS. SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY SALARY

0 25587 29674

1 25933 30806

2 26279 31854

3 26625 33797

4 26971 34761

5 27318 36010 43920

6 27630 37260 44058

7 29617 39658 46846 51631

8 31133 41379 48854 53827

9 31719 41531 49005 53978 58906

10 31909 41684 49157 54130 59058

11 32100 42164 49308 54281 59210 64871

12 32291 42323 49459 54434 59361 65023 66783 70329 83631

13 32482 42473 49612 54585 59514 65173 69092 72637 83934

14 32673 42625 49764 54737 59664 65325 69242 72788 84237

15 32863 42777 49915 54888 59816 65477 69395 72941 84540

16 33055 42928 50066 55039 59967 65629 69546 73091 84843

17 33245 43081 50219 55192 60120 65781 69698 73244 85147

18 33437 43232 50370 55343 60335 65931 69849 73395 85449

19 33626 43383 50522 55496 60423 66084 70000 73546 85754

20 33817 43534 50673 55646 60574 66235 70153 73699 86056

21 34008 43686 50823 55798 60725 66388 70304 73849 86359

22 34199 43838 50977 55950 60878 66538 70457 74002 86662

23 34389 43990 51128 56102 61029 66689 70607 74153 86966

24 34581 44141 51280 56254 61181 66841 70760 74305 87268

25 34771 44293 51431 56404 61333 66993 70911 74457 87572

26 34963 44444 51582 56556 61485 67146 71062 74608 87876

27 35153 44598 51735 56708 61636 67296 71215 74760 88180

28 35345 44748 51887 56860 61787 67447 71365 74911 88482

29 35534 44899 52038 57010 61939 67600 71519 75063 88784

30 35725 45051 52189 57163 62089 67751 71669 75216 89088

4.  Each of the above-mentioned salaries shall be payable in biweekly installments.  Each officer of police and patrolman whose regular assignment requires nonuniformed attire may receive, in addition to his salary, an allowance not to exceed three hundred sixty dollars per annum payable biweekly.  No additional compensation or compensatory time off for overtime, court time, or standby court time shall be paid or allowed to any officer of the rank of sergeant or above.

[6.]  5.  It is the duty of the municipal assembly or common council of the cities to make the necessary appropriation for the expenses of the maintenance of the police force in the manner herein and hereafter provided; provided, that in no event shall such municipal assembly or common council be required to appropriate for such purposes (including, but not limited to, costs of funding pensions or retirement plans) for any fiscal year a sum in excess of any limitation imposed by article X, section 21, Missouri Constitution; and provided further, that such municipal assembly or common council may appropriate a sum in excess of such limitation for any fiscal year by an appropriations ordinance enacted in conformity with the provisions of the charter of such cities.

[7.]  6.  The board of police commissioners shall pay additional compensation for all hours of service rendered by turnkeys, probationary patrolmen and patrolmen in excess of the established regular working period, and the rate of compensation shall be one and one-half times the regular hourly rate of pay to which each member shall normally be entitled; except that, the court time and court standby time shall be paid at the regular hourly rate of pay to which each member shall normally be entitled.  No credit shall be given or deductions made from payments for overtime for the purpose of retirement benefits.

[8.]  7.  Turnkeys, probationary patrolmen and patrolmen shall receive additional compensation for authorized overtime, court time and court standby time whenever the total accumulated time exceeds forty hours.  The accumulated forty hours shall be taken as compensatory time off at the officer's discretion with the approval of his supervisor.

[9.]  8.  The allowance of compensation or compensatory time off for court standby time shall be computed at the rate of one-third of one hour for each hour spent on court standby time.

[10.]  9.  The board of police commissioners may effect programs to provide additional compensation to its employees for successful completion of academic work at an accredited college or university, or for extra training and lead officer responsibilities in amounts not to exceed ten percent of their yearly salaries.

[11.]  10.  The board of police commissioners:

(1)  Shall provide or contract for life insurance coverage and for insurance benefits providing health, medical and disability coverage for officers and employees of the department;

(2)  Shall provide or contract for insurance coverage providing salary continuation coverage for officers and employees of the police department;

(3)  Shall provide health, medical, and life insurance coverage for retired officers and employees of the police department;

(4)  May pay an additional shift differential compensation to members of the police force for evening and night tour of duty in amount not to exceed ten percent of the officer's base hourly rate.

[12.]  11.  The board of police commissioners shall pay additional compensation to members of the police force up to and including the rank of police officer for any full hour worked between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., in amounts equal to five percent of the officer's base hourly pay.

[13.]  12.  The board of police commissioners, from time to time and in its discretion, may pay additional compensation to police officers, sergeants and lieutenants by paying commissioned officers in the aforesaid ranks for accumulated, unused vacation time.  Any such payments shall be made in increments of not less than forty hours, and at rates equivalent to the base straight-time rates being earned by said officers at the time of payment; except that, no such officer shall be required to accept payment for accumulated unused vacation time.

Section B.  Because immediate action is necessary to ensure adequate compensation of people charged with maintaining law and order in the city of St. Louis, this act is deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, peace and safety, and is hereby declared to be an emergency act within the meaning of the constitution, and this act shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.




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