[§78-18.3]  Prohibition on certain increasesin salaries for certain state and county officers or employees.  Any law tothe contrary notwithstanding, neither the State nor any of the counties shallprovide or pay to the following state or county officers or employees anyadjustment or increase in the officer's or employee's respective salary orcompensation where such adjustment or increase constitutes a mandatoryadjustment or increase which is, directly or indirectly, dependent upon andrelated to negotiated salary adjustments or increases received under collectivebargaining agreements by civil service or other public employees covered bycollective bargaining:  any elected or appointed officer or employee in theexecutive and judicial branches of state government and the executive branch ofany county government (1) whose salary or compensation is fixed, limited, orotherwise specified by statute, ordinance, or other legislative enactmentwhether or not in express dollar amounts or express dollar amount ceilings; (2)who is not subject to chapter 76; and (3) who is excluded from collectivebargaining and not subject to chapter 89C. [L 1982, c 129, pt of §34A; gen ch1985; am L 2000, c 253, §150]

 

Case Notes

 

  Power of legislature to enact laws of statewide concern notlimited by article VIII, §2 of state constitution; §46-21.5 and this sectionnot unconstitutional under article VIII, §2 of state constitution as provisionsintended to allow for integrated, equitable, and reasonable salaries amongtop-level officers of all jurisdictions was a matter of statewide concern andthus was a matter within the powers of the legislature.  67 H. 412, 689 P.2d757.

  Constitutional.  67 H. 412, 689 P.2d 757.