County air pollution control districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: board members: compensation.

Plain English Breakdown

The exact amounts for daily and annual limits on compensation are not specified in the provided official summary.

Air Quality Board Member Pay

AB-471 allows members of the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District board to receive compensation and expense reimbursement for their work, subject to certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

• Allows board members to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred while performing board duties.
• Requires a resolution by the district board before any member can receive compensation.
• Sets daily and annual limits on the amount of compensation that can be provided.
• Requires the board to submit a report containing details about member payments to lawmakers within three years if compensation is provided.

Who It Names or Affects

• Members of the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District board
• The district itself

Terms To Know

Compensation

Money given as payment for work or services.

Reimbursement

Returning money to someone who has paid for something on behalf of another person or organization.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies if the board meets specific membership requirements.
• It does not specify exact amounts for compensation, but sets daily and annual limits.

Official Summary Text

AB 471, Hart.
County air pollution control districts: Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District: board members: compensation.
Existing law provides for the creation of a county air pollution control district in every county not included within other specified districts. Existing law requires, under certain circumstances, the membership of the governing board of each county air pollution control district to include one or more members who are mayors, city council members, or both, and one or more members who are county supervisors.
This bill would provide that a member of the board is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties, as specified. The bill would require, upon adoption of a resolution by the county district board, each member of the board to receive compensation, subject to specified daily and annual limits, while attending meetings of the board or any committee of the board or while engaged in the
official business of the county district, as specified. The bill would require a county district board that elects to provide compensation to its board to submit a report containing specified information to the relevant committees of the Legislature within 3 years of the commencement of that compensation. The bill would provide that these provisions apply only to a county district board subject to the above-described membership requirement.
Existing law establishes the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District, governed by a 7-member board, and prescribes the powers and duties of the district board with respect to the control of air pollution in the district.
This bill would provide that a member of the board is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties, as specified. The bill would require, upon adoption of a resolution by the district board, each member
of the board to receive compensation, subject to specified daily and annual limits, while attending meetings of the board or any committee of the board or while engaged in the official business of the county district, as specified. The bill would require the district board, if it elects to provide compensation to its board, to submit a report containing specified information to the relevant committees of the Legislature within 3 years of the commencement of that compensation.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the boards.

Current Bill Text

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