Effective 13 May 1988, see footnote

51.282. Compensation of certain county clerks — training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation — certain fees may be retained (Clay County). — 1. The county clerk in any county of the first class not having a charter form of government and which contains a portion of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more shall receive an annual salary computed on an assessed valuation basis as set forth in the following schedule. Except as provided in section 50.333, the amount provided by this section shall be the total compensation for all services performed by such clerk. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount thereof as shown for the year next preceding the computation. The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation received by any person holding the office of clerk on January 1, 1988.

2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the clerk only if he has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the clerk's office when approved by a professional association of the county clerks of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each clerk who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified clerks to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county clerk in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose.

3. The salary provided in this section shall be the total compensation received by the county clerk, except that he may retain any fees to which he is entitled for services performed in the issuance of fish and game licenses or permits.

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(L. 1988 S.B. 431)

Effective 5-13-88

CROSS REFERENCE:

Compensation in certain first classification counties, 50.343