Bylaw 9250 - Remuneration, Reimbursement, and Other Benefits

Each member of the Board of Education may receive the maximum monthly compensation as provided for in Education Code 35120.

 

On an annual basis, the Board may increase the compensation of Board members beyond the limit delineated in Education Code 35120 in an amount not to exceed five percent based on the present monthly rate of compensation.

 

Board members are not required to accept payment for meetings attended.

 

Any member who does not attend all Board meetings during the month, is eligible to receive only a percentage of the monthly compensation equal to the percentage of meetings attended, unless otherwise authorized by the Board in accordance with law.

 

Members may be paid for meetings missed when the Board, by resolution, finds that they were performing designated services of the district at the time of the meeting. During any fiscal year, members also may be paid for up to two meetings when the Board, by resolution, finds that they were absent because of illness, jury duty, or due to a hardship deemed acceptable by the Board.

 

Student Board representatives shall receive no compensation for meetings attended.

 

Board members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred when performing authorized services for the district.  Board members shall also be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred when performing services directed by the Board.

 

Expenses for travel, telephone, business meals, or other authorized purposes shall be in accordance with policies established for district personnel and at the same rate of reimbursement.

 

Authorized purposes may include, but are not limited to, attendance at educational seminars or conferences designed to improve Board members’ skills and knowledge; participation in regional, state, or national organizations whose activities affect the district’s interests; attendance at district or community events; and meetings with state or federal officials on issues of community concern.

 

Personal expenses shall be the responsibility of individual Board members. Personal expenses include, but are not limited to, the personal portion of any trip, tips or gratuities, alcohol, entertainment, laundry, expenses of any family member who is accompanying the Board member on district-related business, personal use of an automobile, and personal losses and traffic violation fees incurred while on district business.

 

Any questions regarding the propriety of a particular type of expense should be resolved by the Superintendent or designee before the expense is incurred.

Board members may use district-issued credit cards while on official district business and consistent with the limits established for district personnel. Personal expenses shall not be charged on a district-issued credit card, even if the Board member intends to subsequently reimburse the district for the personal charges.

 

Board members may participate in the health and welfare benefits program provided for district employees during their term of office.

 

Health and welfare benefits for Board members shall be no greater than that received by the district’s employees with the most generous schedule of benefits, currently the health benefits schedule for district teachers is used.

 

Health and welfare benefits provided to Board members shall be extended at the same level to their spouse/registered domestic partner and to their eligible dependent children as specified in law and the health plan.

 

Former Board members may participate in the health and welfare benefits program provided for district employees under the conditions specified below.

 

Health and welfare benefits for former Board members shall be no greater than that received by the district’s employees with the most generous schedule of benefits, currently the health benefits schedule for district teachers is used.

 

Any former Board member, leaving the Board after who have served at least one full term of office, may participate in the health and welfare benefits program at their own expense if coverage is in effect at the time of retirement/leaving office.

 

Health and welfare benefits provided to a former Board member shall be extended, at their own expense and at the same level, to their spouse/registered domestic partner and eligible dependent children as specified in law and the health plan.