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File #: 26-0034    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Time Certain Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 12/15/2025 In control: Board of Directors
On agenda: 2/10/2026 Final action:
Title: Conduct a Public Hearing to Determine the Necessity for the Board of Directors to be Compensated for up to 15 Days Per Calendar Month, and to Consider Meeting Compensation Amount for Calendar Year 2026.
Attachments: 1. Attachment 1: Notice of Public Hearing, 2. Attachment 2: 2026 Board Committee Appointments, 3. Attachment 3: 2025 Board Meeting Days Analysis, 4. Attachment 4: Draft Ordinance, 5. Attachment 5: GP-10
BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)

SUBJECT:
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Conduct a Public Hearing to Determine the Necessity for the Board of Directors to be Compensated for up to 15 Days Per Calendar Month, and to Consider Meeting Compensation Amount for Calendar Year 2026.


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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Open and conduct a Public Hearing to allow members of the public to provide comments on the need to compensate Directors for up to 15 days per calendar month, and Director meeting compensation amount for calendar year 2026;
B. Close the Public Hearing; and
C. Discuss, make a finding, and adopt the Ordinance PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS OF SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, DIVISION 10, CALIFORNIA WATER CODE, reflecting the number of meetings per calendar month Directors should be compensated and the Director meeting compensation amount for calendar year 2026; or
D. Provide direction to the Clerk, Board of Directors relevant to the authorized number of compensated meetings per month and meeting compensation amount for calendar year 2026.


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SUMMARY:
This item allows the Board to hold a Public Hearing to:
1. Consider the evidence and determine if there is an operational need for Directors to be compensated for up to 15 days per calendar month; and
2. Consider Directors' compensation for the calendar year 2026, pursuant to Chapter 2, Division 10 of the California Water Code.

PUBLIC HEARING
At its January 13, 2026 regular meeting, the Board set a Public Hearing to be held on February 10, 2026, to determine the necessity for Directors to be compensated for up to 15 days per calendar month and to consider Directors' meeting compensation for Calendar Year 2026. A Notice of Public Hearing has been published in a general circulation newspaper and community papers throughout Santa Clara County, notifying the public of the opportunity to comment at the...

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