State Ex Rel. George v. Verkamp

GEORGE W. DRAPER III, Judge.

This appeal turns on whether a midterm increase in compensation for a fulltime prosecuting attorney violates article VII, section 13 of the Missouri Constitution, which prohibits the compensation of state, county, and municipal officers from being increased during the term of office. Here, the midterm increase in compensation resulted from the application of a statutory formula for calculating compensation in place before Courtney M. George (hereinafter, “George”) was elected or took office as the Prosecuting Attorney of Phelps County. As such, this increase in…