211.351. Juvenile officers, appointment--costs paid, how--grievance review committee of circuit, appointment, members. - Missouri Statutes

Juvenile officers, appointment--costs paid, how--grievance reviewcommittee of circuit, appointment, members.

211.351. 1. The juvenile court shall appoint a juvenile officer andother necessary juvenile court personnel to serve under the direction ofthe court in each county of the first and second class and the circuitjudge in circuits comprised of third and fourth class counties:

(1) May appoint a juvenile officer and other necessary personnel toserve the judicial circuit; or

(2) Circuit judges of any two or more adjoining circuits may byagreement, confirmed by judicial order, appoint a juvenile officer andother necessary personnel to serve their respective judicial circuits and,in such a case, the juvenile officers and other persons appointed shallserve under the joint direction of the judges so agreeing.

2. In the event a juvenile officer and other juvenile court personnelare appointed to serve as provided in subdivisions (1) and (2) ofsubsection 1 of this section, the total cost to the counties for thecompensation of these persons shall be prorated among the several countiesand upon a ratio to be determined by a comparison of the respectivepopulations of the counties.

3. In each judicial circuit, a grievance review committee shall beappointed by the circuit court en banc to serve as final administrativeauthority of a grievance regarding personnel policy or action thatnegatively affects an employee of the family court and/or juvenile courtwho is not governed by the Missouri circuit court personnel system. Thegrievance review committee may be comprised of either the circuit court enbanc, a committee of not less than three circuit or associate circuitjudges, or other body established by local court rule.

(L. 1957 p. 642 § 211.340, A.L. 1995 H.B. 174, et al.)