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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOCSD 99-06RESOLUTION NO.OCSD 99-06 ENDORSING PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS OF SANITATION DISTRICTS AND SANITARY DISTRICTS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ORANGE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT ENDORSING PROPOSED LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS OF SANITATION DISTRICTS AND SANITARY DISTRICTS WHEREAS,the County Sanitation District Act,California Health &Safety Code Section 4733,was last amended in 1986,and establishes the rate of compensation at $100.00 for each meeting,or each day of service,attended or provided by a member of the governing Board,with a maximum number of compensable meeting days of 6 per month;and, WHEREAS,the Sanitary District Act of 1923,California Health &Safety Code Section 6489,was last amended in 1986,and establishes the rate of compensation at $100.00 for each meeting,or each day of service,attended or provided by a member of the governing Board,with a maximum number of compensable meeting days of 6 per month;and, WHEREAS,California Water Code Sections 20200,20201,and 20202 were enacted and amended in 1988 and 1989,to allow the local governing Board of any Water District to adopt an Ordinance adjusting the compensation paid to Directors above the fixed amounts provided in the principal acts of such Districts, with the increase to not exceed an amount equal to 5%per year since the date of the last adjustment,and for not more than 10 days of service in a calendar month;and, WHEREAS,the demands upon the governing Board of Directors often require members of the Board to attend to District business on more than 6 days per month;and, WHEREAS,an adjustment to compensation,with an increase in the maximum days of service,is fair and equitable to off-set the inconvenience, hardship,and expense of the individual in providing this service. NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Directors of Orange County Sanitation District, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER: I Section 1 That the State Legislature consider the enactment of legislation to provide that the governing Board of Directors of a Sanitation District,or a Sanitary District,be authorized to adopt an Ordinance increasing the amount of compensation which may be received by members of the governing Board of either a Sanitation or Sanitary District above the amount of $100.00 per day,with the increase not to exceed an amount equal to 5%for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment,and that the authorized compensation shall not be for more than a total of 10 meetings,or 10 days in a calendar month. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held this 26th day of May,1999. ~~ ATTST: ~~ 2