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18-3-516. Publication of proceedings; publication of salary information of certain officials and employees.

(a) Each board of county commissioners shall post a comprehensive summary of the entire proceedings of all regular and special meetings held by the board on the county's official website in the manner provided in subsection (f) of this section and publish the comprehensive summary of the entire proceedings of all regular and special meetings held by them one (1) time in the county's designated official newspaper. The county clerk of each county shall within twelve (12) working days after adjournment of every meeting for which the next scheduled meeting will be called to order in two (2) weeks time or less, or within eighteen (18) working days after adjournment of every meeting for which the next scheduled meeting will be called to order in more than two (2) weeks time, furnish the paper with a copy of the proceedings. Except for salaries and wages published under subsection (b) of this section, the copy shall include any bill presented to the board stating the amount of the bill, the amount allowed, the purpose of the bill and the claimant. Claims for part-time employees may be summarized by department without listing each part-time employee. The newspaper shall publish the copy of proceedings within nine (9) days after receipt. The board shall post on its official website, and if practicable publish, notice of the time of all regular and special meetings. (b) Each board of county commissioners shall post on the county's official website in the manner provided in subsection (f) of this section and publish separate from the minutes of the proceedings: (i) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, the name, position, base annual salary of and amount of overtime pay paid to each full-time employee and each elected official. A brief statement shall accompany the salary publication specifying that all salaries are listed as base annual salaries or actual wages, not including any benefits such as health insurance costs, life insurance benefits and pension plans. The statement shall also indicate that any overtime that the employee earned and was paid by the county is included. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 85, § 2. (c) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 85, § 2. (d) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to undercover personnel working in the law enforcement field. (e) Any nonprofit corporation which receives at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its total annual budget from county funds, state funds or both in combination shall annually submit a list of all full-time positions employed by the corporation and the wages and salaries paid each position, without the name of the employee, to the commission, board, council or agency from which the funds are received. (f) For all publications required by statute to be posted on a county's official website, the publication shall be posted at times required for publication in a designated official newspaper. Until June 30, 2016, each board of county commissioners shall cause to be published in the designated official newspaper once per month, no less than twelve (12) times per year, a general public notice pertaining to access to county information. After June 30, 2016, this general public notice shall be published at least once per year.

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18-3-516. Publication of proceedings; publication of salary information of certain officials and employees.

(a) Each board of county commissioners shall post a comprehensive summary of the entire proceedings of all regular and special meetings held by the board on the county's official website in the manner provided in subsection (f) of this section and publish the comprehensive summary of the entire proceedings of all regular and special meetings held by them one (1) time in the county's designated official newspaper. The county clerk of each county shall within twelve (12) working days after adjournment of every meeting for which the next scheduled meeting will be called to order in two (2) weeks time or less, or within eighteen (18) working days after adjournment of every meeting for which the next scheduled meeting will be called to order in more than two (2) weeks time, furnish the paper with a copy of the proceedings. Except for salaries and wages published under subsection (b) of this section, the copy shall include any bill presented to the board stating the amount of the bill, the amount allowed, the purpose of the bill and the claimant. Claims for part-time employees may be summarized by department without listing each part-time employee. The newspaper shall publish the copy of proceedings within nine (9) days after receipt. The board shall post on its official website, and if practicable publish, notice of the time of all regular and special meetings. (b) Each board of county commissioners shall post on the county's official website in the manner provided in subsection (f) of this section and publish separate from the minutes of the proceedings: (i) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year, the name, position, base annual salary of and amount of overtime pay paid to each full-time employee and each elected official. A brief statement shall accompany the salary publication specifying that all salaries are listed as base annual salaries or actual wages, not including any benefits such as health insurance costs, life insurance benefits and pension plans. The statement shall also indicate that any overtime that the employee earned and was paid by the county is included. (ii) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 85, § 2. (c) Repealed By Laws 2014, Ch. 85, § 2. (d) Subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to undercover personnel working in the law enforcement field. (e) Any nonprofit corporation which receives at least twenty-five percent (25%) of its total annual budget from county funds, state funds or both in combination shall annually submit a list of all full-time positions employed by the corporation and the wages and salaries paid each position, without the name of the employee, to the commission, board, council or agency from which the funds are received. (f) For all publications required by statute to be posted on a county's official website, the publication shall be posted at times required for publication in a designated official newspaper. Until June 30, 2016, each board of county commissioners shall cause to be published in the designated official newspaper once per month, no less than twelve (12) times per year, a general public notice pertaining to access to county information. After June 30, 2016, this general public notice shall be published at least once per year.

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