board compensation

POLICY:

A board member is eligible to receive compensation at the rate of fifty dollars ($50) per day, or for a portion of a day, for the following activities:

B. Serving as a designated representative of the board, including, but not limited to, such activities as legislative representative, school committees, collective bargaining, board workshops, etc.

C. Attending board-approved training and/or development activities, including, but not limited to, regional, state, and National School Board Association conferences, board in-services, meetings, etc.

D. This may also include time involved in traveling to and from board-approved activities.

Any board member may waive all or any portion of his/her compensation for any month or months during his/her term of office by a written waiver filed with the district. The waiver may be filed any time after the director's election and before the date on which the compensation would otherwise be paid. The waiver shall specify the month or period of months for which it is made.

A director is only eligible to make one compensation claim for a given day.

Compensation of the board of directors is subject to withholding for Social Security.

Legal Reference:
RCW 28A.315.540 Directors--Compensation--Waiver

PROCEDURES:

A board member shall submit a monthly claim which verifies the nature of approved activities for which compensation is claimed during the month.

The signature of the Secretary to the Board would authorize payments by the Business Office.