FROM: Chad P. Wanke, Board Chairman
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION
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RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Introduce Ordinance No. OC SAN-62 entitled: "An Ordinance of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Sanitation District Pertaining to the Compensation of the Members of the Board of Directors, and Repealing Ordinance No. OCSD-34";
B. Motion to read Ordinance No. OC SAN-62 by title only and waive reading of said entire Ordinance;
C. Set September 27, 2023 as the date for the second reading, public hearing, and adoption of Ordinance No. OC SAN-62; and
D. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish summaries of the Ordinance as required by law.
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BACKGROUND
At the request of Board Chairman Chad Wanke, staff reviewed and provided information regarding an increase to the Board of Directors compensation. An increase must be accomplished through two readings for adoption of an Ordinance. The current rate of compensation is $212.50 per meeting or day of service which became operative in January of 2008. Each Director may receive compensation for up to six meetings/days of service per month; and the Board Chairperson may receive compensation for up to 10 meetings/days of service per month.
A survey was recently completed for Directors' compensation of local special districts similar to Orange County Sanitation District (OC San). The results of the survey are included below.
Current legislation allows the per meeting/day stipend to be increased by an amount not to exceed 5% of the present compensation for each calendar year following the operative date of the last increase.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Comply with transparency and communication requirements, including the Brown Act
* Comply with Health & Safety Code 4733; Water Code 20201
* Offer competitive compensation and benefits
PROBLEM
The stipend for Board of Directors meeting attendance was last reviewed in 2007. The Directors hav...
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