Section 170017 Of Chapter 2. Governing Body From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 2.
170017
. (a) The board of directors may provide, by ordinance or
resolution, that each of its members may receive compensation in an
amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) for each day of
service. A member of the board of directors shall not receive
compensation for more than eight days of service a month. A member of
the board of directors shall not receive compensation for being
present at more than one meeting, hearing, event, or training program
on each day of service. A board member shall be present for at least
half of the time set for the meeting, or for the duration of the
meeting, whichever is less, in order to be eligible for compensation.
(b) By a two-thirds vote of the majority, the board of directors
may, by ordinance or resolution, modify the amount of compensation
provided pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The board of directors, by ordinance or resolution, may
provide for the chair to receive an amount, not to exceed five
hundred dollars ($500) a month, in addition to all other compensation
provided pursuant to this section.
(d) The board of directors may provide, by ordinance or
resolution, that its members may receive their actual and necessary
traveling and incidental expenses incurred while on official
business. Reimbursement of these expenses is subject to Article 2.3
(commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2
of Title 5 of the Government Code, except that the provisions of this
section shall prevail over the provisions of Section 53232.1 of the
Government Code to the extent of any conflict.
(e) The members of the board of directors shall not receive, in
compensation, any benefits permitted to be paid to members of
legislative bodies pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section
53200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
This subdivision does not prohibit a member of the board of directors
from electing to participate in a plan of health and welfare
benefits if the costs of those benefits are paid by the board member
and the authority incurs no expense other than those expenses
associated with processing the application of the board member
seeking the benefits.
(f) A member of the board of directors may waive any or all of the
payments permitted by this section.
(g) For the purposes of this section, a "day of service" means any
of the following:
(1) A meeting of the authority conducted pursuant to the Ralph M.
Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of
Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(2) Representation of the authority at a public event, if the
board of directors has previously approved the member's
representation at a board of directors' meeting and the member
delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding the
member's representation at the next board of directors' meeting
following the public event.
(3) Representation of the authority at a public meeting or a
public hearing conducted by another public agency, if the board of
directors has previously approved the member's representation at a
board of directors' meeting and the member delivers a written report
to the board of directors regarding the member's representation at
the next board of directors' meeting following the public meeting or
public hearing.
(4) Representation of the authority at a meeting of a public
benefit nonprofit corporation on whose board the authority has
membership, if the board of directors has previously approved the
member's representation at a board of directors' meeting and the
member delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding
the member's representation at the next board of directors' meeting
following the corporation's meeting.
(5) Participation in a training program on a topic that is
directly related to the authority, if the board of directors has
previously approved the member's participation at a board of
directors' meeting, and the member delivers a written report to the
board of directors regarding the member's participation at the next
board of directors' meeting following the training program.
(6) Representation of the authority at an official meeting, if the
board of directors has previously approved the member's
representation at a meeting of the board of directors and the member
delivers a written report to the board of directors regarding the
member's representation at the next meeting of the board of directors
following the official meeting.