(a) Each member of the south coast district board shall receive compensation of up to two hundred dollars ($200) for each day, or portion thereof, but not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) per month, while attending meetings of the south coast district board or any committee thereof or, upon authorization of the south coast district board, while on official business of the south coast district, and the actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member’s official duties. An increase in compensation to an amount greater than one hundred dollars ($100) for each day or one thousand dollars ($1,000) per month shall be approved by the south coast district board at an open regular meeting.
(b) The compensation of each member of the south coast district board may be increased beyond the amount provided in this section by the south coast district board at an open regular meeting, but the amount of the increase shall not exceed the greater of either of the following:
(1) An amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the compensation.
(2) Beginning January 1, 2025, an amount not exceeding 10 percent for each calendar year that is equal to the annual change in inflation as determined by the California Consumer Price Index.
(c) The south coast district board shall not provide for automatic future increases in compensation for its members.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 406, Sec. 4. (AB 2522) Effective January 1, 2025.)