COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



LR No.: 1753-01

Bill No.: SB 513

Subject: City of St. Louis: Police Officers, Vacation

Type: Original

Date: March 4, 2003




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Local Government (Up to $1,000,000) (Up to $1,000,000) (Up to $1,000,000)




FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department stated that by changing the words from may to shall would have substantial fiscal impact. Officials stated that to require "equivalent compensation in lieu of the actual holiday" would be difficult to estimate the impact, however, officials estimate impact in the "neighborhood of $1,000,000" annually.



Police officials stated that the Department provides the vacation and holidays described in Section 84.140. This proposal would remove the discretion of the Board to reduce expenditures by limiting leave time. Each day of vacation or holiday time costs the Department approximately $268,000 in lost patrol time.



Oversight will show fiscal impact to the City of St. Louis to be "Up to $1,000,000".

Oversight assumes no state fiscal impact.









FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
CITY OF ST. LOUIS GENERAL FUND
Cost to City of St. Louis
compensation for holidays (Up to $1,000,000) (Up to $1,000,000) (Up to $1,000,000)
TOTAL NET EFFECT TO CITY OF ST. LOUIS GENERAL REVENUE FUND (Up to $1,000,000) (Up to $1,000,000) (Up to $1,000,000)



FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



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



DESCRIPTION



This act removes the deference given to the Board of Police when granting paid vacation based on the number of years of service by the member and only applies to the St. Louis City police department. Further, the act removes the deference given to the board when granting paid holidays to the member, but allows for compensation time in lieu of the actual holiday.

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











OURCES OF INFORMATION



St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department



NOT RESPONDING



None











































Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

March 4, 2003