Section 40227 - Expenses and compensation(a)Each member of the bay district board shall receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties.(b)Each member of the bay district board may receive compensation, to be determined by the bay district board subject to subdivision (c), for any of the following: (1)Attending a meeting of the bay district board or a committee of the bay district board.(2)Attending a meeting, upon authorization of the bay district board, while on official business of the bay district.(3)Active transportation travel to a meeting described in paragraph (1) or (2).(c)(1)The compensation provided for attending a meeting pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each meeting and shall not exceed two hundred dollars ($200) per day.(2)The compensation provided for active transportation travel pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) may be calculated on a per mile basis or at a fixed daily, weekly, monthly, or annual rate, and may consider benefits to using active transportation travel, including, but not limited to, reduced traffic, improved health outcomes, and reduced air pollution.(3)The compensation provided pursuant to subdivision (b) shall not exceed six thousand dollars ($6,000) in any one year.(d)Compensation pursuant to this section shall be fixed by ordinance. Any change to this ordinance shall be adopted at an open regular meeting of the bay district board.(e)For the purposes of this section, "active transportation travel" means walking, bicycling, and other forms of transportation that the bay district board has found reduce traffic, improve health outcomes, and reduce air pollution.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 40227
Amended by Stats 2022 ch 501 (AB 2721),s 1, eff. 1/1/2023.Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 135, Sec. 1.