File #: 2023-3100    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Non-Consent Status: Passed
File created: 7/12/2023 In control: STEERING COMMITTEE
On agenda: 7/26/2023 Final action: 7/26/2023
Title: BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION
Sponsors: Kelly Lore
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. Ordinance No. OCSD-34
Related files: 2023-3188, 2023-3137
FROM: Chad P. Wanke, Board Chairman

SUBJECT:

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION
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RECOMMENDATION

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RECOMMENDATION:

Review and discuss Orange County Sanitation District's Board of Directors amount of stipend adopted by Ordinance No. OCSD-34.
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BACKGROUND

At the request of the Board Chairman Chad Wanke, staff reviewed and provided information regarding Board of Directors compensation. The Board of Directors per meeting/day stipend was last updated 15 years ago.

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.

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Review and discuss the possibility of increasing the per meeting/day stipend.


TIMING CONCERNS

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RAMIFICATIONS OF NOT TAKING ACTION

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PRIOR COMMITTEE/BOARD ACTIONS

November 2007 - Adopted Ordinance No. OCSD-34 establishing Board of Directors' Compensation, and Repealing Ordinance Nos. OCSD-14 and OCSD-23.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Organization
Compensation Amount & Maximum Number of Meetings
Mileage
Costa Mesa Sanitary District
$295 per meeting - 6 per month
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East Bay Municipal Water District
$1,530 per month
IRS Standard
El Toro Water District
$219 per meeting - 10 per month
IRS Standard
Irvine Ranch Water District
$315 per meeting - 10 per month
IRS Standard
LA County San District
$125 per meeting
IRS Standard
Midway City Sanitary District
$300 per meeting -...

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