BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Set the Time and Place of a Public Hearing for the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors to Determine the Necessity for Directors to be Compensated for up to 15 Days per Calendar Month and to Consider Directors' Compensation for Calendar Year 2024.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Set a time and place for a public hearing at 1:00 p.m., on February 13, 2024, at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California, for the Board of Directors to:
i. 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
ii. Consider Directors' compensation for calendar year 2024, pursuant to Chapter 2, Division 10 of the California Water Code; and
B. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish notice of public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation within Santa Clara County.
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SUMMARY:
This item is presented to the Board pursuant to Santa Clara Valley Water District Act (District Act) Section 33(c), Government Code Section 53232.1, and California Water Code Sections 20200-20207.
AB 1889 (Caballero) enacted by the Governor on September 5, 2018, and taking effect on January 1, 2019, amends the District Act by adding Section 33(c), authorizing the Board to annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than 10 meetings per month, but not more than 15 meetings per month, are necessary for the effective operation of Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water). AB 939 (Pellerin) enacted by the Governor on September 9, 2023, extends the aforementioned provision indefinitely. The determination of whether a Director's activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Section 53232.1 of the Government Code.
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