SECTIONS 56030-56031 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 56030-56031

56030. The governing body of a county drainage district is a board
of directors of not less than five members.
If the district does not include a city or cities or any part
thereof, the board of supervisors of the county is the board of
directors of the district. If the district includes a city or cities
or any part thereof, the members of the board of directors shall be
as follows:
(a) The presiding officer of the governing body of each city is a
member of the board of directors;
(b) The chairman of the board of supervisors is a member of the
board of directors;
(c) A member of the governing body of each city included within
the district, other than the presiding officer, as appointed by the
governing body of the city is a member of the board of directors;
(d) Two members of the board of supervisors, other than the
chairman of the board of supervisors, as appointed by the board of
supervisors are members of the board of directors.

56031. The district board shall have power to fix the amount of
compensation per meeting to be paid each member of the board for his
or her services for each meeting attended by him or her; provided,
that the compensation shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) for each
meeting of the district board attended by him or her, together with
expenses necessarily incurred by him or her in traveling between his
or her place of residence and the place of meeting. However, no
member shall receive compensation for attending more than three
meetings of the board during any calendar month. This compensation
shall be in addition to any other fees or compensation allowed by law
for the other official positions specified in Section 56030 that are
occupied by members of the district board. For purposes of this
section, the determination of whether a director's activities on any
specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3
(commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2
of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses
is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.