BILL NUMBER: SB 1559	CHAPTERED  07/05/00

	CHAPTER   86
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 5, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   JULY 5, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   JUNE 22, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   APRIL 13, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Kelley
   (Principal coauthor: Senator Rainey)

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2000

   An act to amend Sections 4733 and 6489 of the Health and Safety
Code, relating to water.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1559, Kelley.  County sanitation:  sanitary districts.
   Existing law limits the compensation received by a county
sanitation district or sanitary district board member.  A board
member's compensation is limited to $100 per day for attending a
district board meeting or for rendering services.
   This bill would authorize the board to increase the compensation
board members receive to above the $100 per day limit pursuant to
specified procedures.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 4733 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   4733.  (a) The district board may fix the amount of compensation
per meeting to be paid each member of the board for services for each
meeting attended by the member.  Subject to subdivision (b), the
compensation shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each
meeting of the district board attended by the member or for each day'
s service rendered as a member by request of the board, not exceeding
a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any
expenses incident thereto.
   (b) The district board, by ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10 of the Water Code,
may increase the compensation received by the district board members
above the amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per day.
  SEC. 2.  Section 6489 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
   6489.  (a) Subject to subdivision (b), each of the members of the
board shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one
hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day's attendance at meetings
of the board or for each day's service rendered as a director by
request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any
calendar month, together with any expenses incident thereto.
   (b) The district board, by ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10 of the Water Code,
may increase the compensation received by board members above the
amount of one hundred dollars ($100) per day.
   (c) The secretary of the sanitary board shall receive compensation
to be set by the sanitary district board, which compensation shall
be in lieu of any other compensation to which he or she may be
entitled by reason of attendance at the meeting or meetings of the
sanitary board.