BB 9250 — Remuneration, Reimbursement And Other Benefits

Remuneration

Each member of the Governing Board may receive the maximum monthly compensation as provided for by the law.

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

If a member does not attend all regularly scheduled Board meetings during the month, he/she is eligible to receive only a percentage of the monthly compensation equal to the percentage of the meetings attended unless otherwise authorized by the Board in accordance with law. (Education Code 1090, 35120)

Members may be paid for meetings missed when the Board, by resolution, finds that they were performing designated duties of the district at the time of the meeting or that they were absent because of illness, jury duty, or a hardship deemed acceptable by the Board. (Education Code 1090, 35120)

Reimbursement of Expenses

Board members shall be reimbursed for traveling expenses incurred when so authorized in advance by the Board. (Education Code 35044)

The rate of reimbursement shall be the same rate specified for district personnel.

Health and Welfare Benefits

Board members may participate in the health and welfare benefits program provided for district employees.

Retired Board Members

Any members whose first term of office began on or after January 1, 1995, and any other members retiring from the Board after at least one term, may continue the health and welfare benefits program at their own expense if coverage is in effect at the time of retirement. (Government Code 53201).

The district shall pay health insurance premiums for retired Board members who served n office after January 1, 1981, and who have served a total of 12 years or more. Theses payments shall be made to the same extent that they were being made before January 1, 1994, and under the same terms.

The Board may grant the same or a lesser benefit upon retirement to current Board members, provided that they served 12 years or more on the Board, and provided that their first term began before January 1, 1995. This benefit shall not be granted to Board members whose first term of office began on or after January 1, 1995.

Coverage under district paid health insurance plan will terminate on the first day of the month in which the former member reaches his/her 65th birthday or when he/she becomes eligible for full Medicare benefits, whichever occurs first.