Air districts: governing boards: compensation.

Existing law provides for the creation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in those portions of the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino included within the area of the South Coast Air Basin, as specified. Existing law provides that the south coast district is governed by a district board consisting of 13 members and that each member of the board shall receive compensation of $100 for each day, or portion thereof, but not to exceed $1,000 per month, while attending meetings of the board or any committee thereof or, upon authorization of the board, while on official business of the district, and the actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's official duties. This bill would raise the limits of the above-described compensation each member of the board receives to up to $200 for each day, or portion thereof, but not to exceed $2,000 per month, as specified. The bill would provide that the compensation of each member of the board may be increased beyond this amount by the board at an open regular meeting, as specified. Existing law provides for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District to have a governing board of 11 members, including 3 public members that receive compensation of $100 for each day, or a portion thereof, but not to exceed $1,000 per month, while attending meetings of the district governing board or any committee of the district governing board or, upon authorization of the district governing board, while on official business of the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District, and the actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's official duties. This bill would raise the limits of the above-described compensation to up to $200 for each day, or a portion thereof, not to exceed $2,000 per month, as specified, and would require that each member of the governing board receive the compensation. The bill would provide that the compensation of each member of the district governing board may be increased beyond this amount by the district governing board at an open regular meeting, as specified. Existing law provides that the bay district board is the governing body of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Existing law requires that each member of the bay district board receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties. Existing law authorizes each member to receive compensation, to be determined by the bay district board, not to exceed $100 for each meeting and not to exceed $200 per day for attending a meeting of, or any committee meeting of, the bay district board, or, upon authorization of the bay district board, attending a meeting while on official business of the bay district. Existing law prohibits the compensation from exceeding $6,000 in any one year. This bill would provide that each member of the bay district board is entitled to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties. The bill would raise the limits of the above-described compensation to not exceed $200 per day, not exceed $2,000 per month, and not exceed $24,000 in any one year. The bill would authorize the compensation of each member of the bay district board to be increased beyond this amount by the bay district board at an open regular meeting, as specified. Existing law requires that the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, at a minimum, be governed by a district board composed of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento. Existing law requires each member of the Sacramento district board to receive actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties, and authorizes compensation, to be determined by the Sacramento district board, not to exceed $100 for each day attending the meetings of the district board and committee meetings thereof, or upon authorization of the district board, while on official business of the Sacramento district. Existing law prohibits the compensation from exceeding $6,000 in any one year. This bill would authorize members to receive compensation for their service, as determined by the district board at an open regular meeting, not to exceed $200 per day of attending board and committee meetings, or for conducting official business as authorized by the board. The bill would prohibit the compensation from exceeding $12,000 in any one year. The bill would authorize the district board, by resolution adopted at an open regular meeting, to increase the amount of compensation provided not more than once every 12 months, as specified. Existing law authorizes the board of supervisors of any county, by a vote of its members, to form a unified air pollution control district with other counties, upon ratification by the boards of supervisors, with membership from each county, as specified. Existing law requires each member of the unified district board, upon adoption of a resolution, to receive the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, plus a compensation of $100 for each day attending the meetings of the unified district board or any committee of the unified district board or, upon authorization by the unified district board, while engaged in official business of the unified district. Existing law prohibits the compensation from exceeding $3,600 in any one year. This bill would require the resolution be adopted at an open regular meeting and would raise the above-described compensation limits to up to $200 for each day. The bill would prohibit the compensation from exceeding $7,200 in any one year. The bill would authorize the compensation of each member of a unified district board to be increased beyond this amount by the unified district board at an open regular meeting, as specified. This bill would prohibit the above-described district boards from providing for automatic future increases in compensation for their members. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the boards.