BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Public Hearing - 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 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. 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 2020;
B. Close the Public Hearing; and
C. Discuss, make a finding and adopt an Ordinance reflecting the number of meetings per calendar month Directors should be compensated and the Director meeting compensation amount for calendar year 2020; or
D. Provide direction to the Clerk of the Board relevant to the authorized number of compensated meetings per month and meeting compensation amount for calendar year 2020.
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SUMMARY:
This item allows the Board to hold a public hearing to:
a. Determine necessity for Directors to be compensated for up to 15 days per calendar month; and
b. Consider Directors' meeting compensation for calendar year 2020
PUBLIC HEARING
At its January 14, 2020, regular meeting, the Board set a public hearing to be held on February 11, 2020, 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 2020. A Notice of Public Hearing has been published in a newspaper of general circulation, as well as community papers throughout Santa Clara County, notifying the public of the opportunity to provide comment at the public hearing if they so choose (Attachment 1).
The public hearing is held pursuant to Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) Act (District Act) Section 33(c), Government Code Section 53232.1, and California Water Code Sections 20200-20207.
Monthly Meeting Limit
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