Special districts: board of directors: compensation.

(1) Existing law authorizes the board of trustees of a public cemetery district to approve an ordinance or resolution to compensate its members no more than $100 to attend a board meeting, for no more than 4 meetings per month, and authorizes a public cemetery district board of trustees to increase that compensation by no more than 5% annually. This bill would authorize a public cemetery district board of trustees to compensate its members for no more than 6 meetings in a calendar month. The bill would require the board of trustees, commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than 4 meetings in a calendar month, to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 4 meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (2) Under the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, each member of the board of directors of a fire protection district may receive compensation in an amount set by the board not to exceed $100 for attending each meeting of the board, not to exceed 4 meetings in any calendar month. This bill would authorize a fire protection district board of directors to compensate its members for no more than 6 meetings in any calendar month. The bill would require the board of directors, commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than 4 meetings in a calendar month, to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 4 meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (3) Existing law authorizes the board of directors of a hospital district to approve a resolution to compensate its members no more than $100 to attend a board meeting for no more than 5 meetings per month. This bill would authorize a hospital district board of directors to compensate its members for no more than 6 meetings in a calendar month and to increase that compensation by no more than 5% annually. The bill would require the board of directors, commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than 5 meetings in a calendar month, to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 5 meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (4) Existing law authorizes the board of directors of a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district to provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each of its members may receive an amount not to exceed $100 per day for each attendance at a meeting of the board, and prohibits board members from receiving any other compensation for meetings, or from receiving more than $500 compensation in any one calendar month. This bill would provide that board members shall not receive compensation for more than 6 meetings of the board in a calendar month and would authorize the board of directors, by specified ordinance, to increase the amount of compensation received for attending meetings of the board. The bill would require the board of directors, commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than 5 meetings in a calendar month, to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 5 meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (5) Existing law, the Recreation and Park District Law, provides that each member of the board of directors of a recreation and park district may receive compensation in an amount not to exceed $100 for attending each meeting of the board, and requires the maximum compensation in any calendar month to be $500. This bill would provide that board members shall not receive compensation for more than 6 meetings of the board in a calendar month. The bill would require the board of directors, commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than 5 meetings in a calendar month, to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 5 meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (6) Existing law requires each member of the board of directors of an airport district to receive compensation in an amount not to exceed $100 for each attendance at the meeting of the board held within the district, which amount is fixed by the board. Existing law prohibits a director from receiving pay for more than 4 meetings in any calendar month. This bill would authorize an airport district board of directors to compensate its members for no more than 6 meetings in a calendar month and to increase that compensation by no more than 5% annually. The bill would require the board of directors, commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than 4 meetings in a calendar month, to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 4 meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district.