SB 0808 - Fiscal Note

Fiscal Note - SB 0808 - Revises number of public safety personnel that superintendents can appoint

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. NO. 3379-01

BILL NO. SB 808

SUBJECT: Department of Public Safety: Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies

TYPE: Original

DATE: January 28, 1998

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FISCAL SUMMARY

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All State Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
None
Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses

This fiscal note contains 4 pages.

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) assume this proposal would revise the number of public safety officers that the Superintendent of the MSHP would be allowed to appoint. This proposal would also allow for the members hired in conjunction with the community-oriented policing services federal grant to count against this cap.

MSHP officials assume that as a result of this proposal they would promote three lieutenants to captains and fourteen sergeants to lieutenants. The average salary increase for the new captains would be $275 per month per captain. The average salary increase for new lieutenants would be $260 per month per lieutenant. Therefore, MSHP officials estimate the total salary cost for the promotions would be $53,560 [($275 x 12 x 3) + ($260*12*14) = $53,580]. The fringe benefits associated with the promotions would include retirement, disability, and social security.

MSHP officials also stated that they would be required to pay the salaries of the community-oriented policing services (COPS) out of Highway Funds instead of using federal grant money due to this proposal. The total salaries for the remaining 27 officers would be $852,444. Fringe benefits would also be associated with these employees.

Officials of the Office of the Attorney General assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agency.

Officials of the State Highway Employees & Patrol Retirement System (HRS) assume

the increased number of Patrol employees would result in an increase in MSHP's salaried payroll for uniformed members. The retirement contribution rate to be effective July 1, 1998 will be 41.63% Based on the following additional salary payroll costs (as provided by MSHP) HRS officials have calculated an additional amount of retirement contribution to be paid by the MSHP.

Fiscal Year	Additional Salary Payroll Cost	Contribution Rate	Additional Cost
1999	$906,024	41.63%	$377,178
2000	$928,675	41.63%	$386,607
2001	$951,891	41.63%	$396,272

ASSUMPTION (continued)

HRS officials note the additional retirement contribution amounts are included in the cost figures as furnished by MSHP officials. Therefore, the figures the above column for "additional cost" are not to be added to the MSHP calculations.

Oversight assumes that this proposal is permissive and does not mandate the hiring/promoting of any FTEs. Any promotions/salary increases made should be addressed through the normal budgetary process. Oversight further assumes that the language of this proposal would remove the exemption which currently allows members of the patrol hired in conjunction with the community-oriented policing services (COPS) federal grant. Those employees would count against MSHP's personnel cap as a result of this proposal, however, the proposal does not mandate that MSHP find another funding stream for those patrolmen.

FISCAL IMPACT - State Government	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
	(10 Mo.)
	0	0	0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government	FY 1999	FY 2000	FY 2001
	(10 Mo.)
	0	0	0

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

DESCRIPTION

This proposal would increase the number of captains that the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol would be allowed to appoint to twenty-five (25). Current law limits the number of captains to twenty-two (22).

It would also increase the number of lieutenants that the superintendent of MSHP could appoint to sixty (60). Current law sets the limit of lieutenants at forty-six (46).

This proposal would also increase the total number of MSHP members allowed in Section 43.050, RSMo from nine hundred and forty (940) to nine hundred and ninety-three (993).

DESCRIPTION (continued)

This proposal would remove the exemption which makes members of the MSHP hired in conjunction with the community-oriented policing services federal grant not subject to the personnel cap.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol

State Highway Employees & Patrol Retirement System

Office of the Attorney General

Jeanne Jarrett, CPA

Director

January 28, 1998