BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Providing Notice of Time and Place of Public Hearing for the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors to Consider Directors' Compensation for Calendar year 2018, Pursuant to Chapter 2, Division 10 of the California Water Code.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Set a time and place for a public hearing for the Board of Directors to consider Directors' compensation for calendar year 2018, pursuant to Chapter 2, Division 10 of the California Water Code, for 6:00 p.m. on January 23, 2018, at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California; and
B. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish notice of public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within the county.
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SUMMARY:
This item is presented to the Board pursuant to California Water Code Sections 20200-20207, and in compliance with Board Governance Policy GP-10-6.1.
California Water Code Section 20202 authorizes the Board to annually consider, through the public hearing and ordinance adoption process, compensation increases at a rate not to exceed an amount equal to five percent (5%) annually. Board Governance Policy GP-10.6.1 states that Board members are eligible to receive compensation per day, up to 10 days per month, in accordance with the statutory requirements, for meetings, events, and activities identified in GP-10.6.1.1 - 10.6.1.12, all of which are deemed by the Board to constitute the performance of official duties.
Any Board approved change in the Directors' meeting compensation will be effective beginning 60 days after date of ordinance adoption.
The Board's last compensation adjustment was effective January 2016. In accordance with the regulatory process, the Board held a public hearing on October 27, 2015 for the public to comment on the Directors' meeting compensation amount; and at their November 24, 2015 meeting the Board adopted an ordinance enacting a compensation increase of ...
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