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    HI Marni, Our board members earn $200/meeting, up to 10 meetings/month. Attached is the Ordinance from the last increase (to $200) in 2007. The board is considering a modest increase in the near future, ...

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    As others have said, we have seen these for mutual aid payments (cal-OES) as well as some from national park service. it took a while for us to sort out some of them because sometimes late fees/interest ...

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    Scott, I would suggest conferring with your General Counsel, but we offer ZOOM only for viewing (no comments accepted). We clearly state that on our agenda that comments are in person only on each agenda ...

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    I assume you are still permitting residents to join/observe the meting via zoom? We have discontinued this option because of the same concerns. Instead we still use zoom for our attorney or consultants ...

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    Attached is my Districts Ordinance and Staff report which explains how we were able to pay more than that $100 Stipend. ------------------------------ Janise Bocskovits Executive Assistant/Board Clerk ...

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    Water Code Section 20201 allows the Board to adopt an ordinance to increase the compensation. And then section 20202 allows them to increase up to 5% per year thereafter. "Notwithstanding any other ...

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    Section 20202 of the California Water Code states the following: 20202. In any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter to increase the amount of compensation which may be received by members of the ...

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    If Code allows for compensation not to exceed $100 per meeting, how are you paying $312? ------------------------------ Brian Wilson General Manager Feather River Recreation and Park District ------ ...

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    Good Afternoon, We receive these ACH transactions in our account as well, for us, these are ambulance payments. We don't receive them frequently; however, when we do, it typically has a long description ...