BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 11, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1757 (Waldron) - As Amended May 5, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This bill increases the North County Transit District's
(District) compensation limits for the District's Board of
Directors (Board). Specifically, this bill:
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1)Increases, from $75 to $150, the compensation to be paid to
Board members and their alternates for each day the member or
alternate attends meetings of the Board, and increases the
total amount of this compensation from $300 per month to $750
per month.
2)Removes a requirement that the Board adopt a resolution before
allowing Board members and alternates to receive compensation
for representing the Board at meetings of other governmental
entities and public agencies, and increases the compensation
for these activities to the same amounts in 1), above.
FISCAL EFFECT:
1)In FY 2015, the District spent approximately $11,850 on Board
compensation, which averages approximately 17 meetings per
year for a nine-member board. This bill would double that
amount to $23,700 annually, assuming the same level of
participation at meetings by the Board. Board member
compensation has not been increased since 1988.
2)The bill contains a "Local Request Disclaimer" meaning that no
state reimbursement of local costs is required.
COMMENTS:
1)Purpose. According to the author, "District Board Members are
compensated at $75 per meeting, an amount that has remained
unchanged since 1988. This amount is also only half of what
representatives of other local and regional boards receive for
the same commitment of time. In addition, Board Members
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routinely serve on other regional boards on behalf of the
District, where their counterparts receive compensation that
is double their amount."
2)Background. The North San Diego County Transit Development
Board (NSDCTDB) was created by legislation in 1975 to plan,
construct and operate - directly or through a contractor -
public transit systems in its area of jurisdiction. In 2003,
the Legislature transferred future transit planning,
programming, development and construction to SANDAG, San
Diego's regional planning agency. NSDCTDB continued to operate
the Breeze, Coaster and Sprinter public transit lines.
Effective January 1, 2006, the District was renamed the North
County Transit District (AB 1238, Plescia, Chapter 150,
Statutes of 2005). Today the District moves more than 12
million passengers annually.
3)Previous Legislation. AB 1988 (Chavez) of 2014 would have
made several changes to the District's Act, including
increasing the compensation for Board members and alternates
from $75 to $150 for each day the member or alternate attends
a meeting of the Board and increasing the monthly cap from
$300 to $600. AB 1988 was held in the Assembly Local
Government Committee.
Analysis Prepared by:Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916)
319-2081
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