(a)
(1)
Each member of the Antelope Valley district board shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of board duties.
(2)
The Antelope Valley district board shall not provide reimbursement for expenses pursuant to this subdivision to a member of the board if the member receives any reimbursement for the expenses covered by paragraph (1) by another entity.
(b)
(1)
In addition to the reimbursement for expenses provided pursuant to subdivision (a), upon adoption of a resolution by the Antelope Valley district board at an open regular meeting, each member of the Antelope Valley district
board shall receive compensation of up to two hundred dollars ($200) per day attending meetings of the Antelope Valley district board or any committee of the Antelope Valley district board, or, upon authorization of the Antelope Valley district board, while engaged in the official business of the district, but that compensation shall not exceed seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,200) per board member in any one year.
(2)
The compensation of each member of the Antelope Valley district board may be increased beyond the amounts provided in paragraph (1) by the Antelope Valley district board at an open regular meeting, but the amount of the increase shall not exceed the greater of either of the following:
(A)
An amount equal to 5 percent for each calendar year from the operative date of the last adjustment of the compensation.
(B)
Beginning January 1, 2026, an amount not to exceed 10 percent for each calendar year that is equal to the annual change in inflation as determined by the California Consumer Price Index for the area where the Antelope Valley district board is located.
(3)
The Antelope Valley district board shall not provide for automatic future increases in compensation for its members.
(4)
The Antelope Valley district board shall not provide compensation pursuant to this subdivision to a member of the board if the member receives any compensation specifically provided for activities described in paragraph (1) from another entity.
(c)
(1)
If the Antelope Valley district board elects to provide compensation to its board pursuant to this section, it shall submit a report to the relevant committees
of the Legislature within three years of the commencement of that compensation.
(2)
The report shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
(A)
An assessment of whether providing the compensation changed the composition of the board membership and their backgrounds.
(B)
An assessment of whether providing compensation improved the engagement and ability of board members to carry out their responsibilities on matters pertaining to the Antelope Valley district.
(3)
A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
