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a) The board of trustees may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each of its members may receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for attending each meeting of the board. A member of the board of trustees shall not receive compensation for more than six meetings of the board in a calendar month. Commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than four meetings in a calendar month, the board of trustees shall annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than four meetings per calendar month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (

b) The board of trustees, by ordinance adopted pursuant to

Chapter 2 (commencing with

Section 20200) of Division of the Water Code, may increase the amount of compensation received for attending meetings of the board. (

c) In addition, members of the board of trustees may receive their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred while on official business other than a meeting of the board. (

d) A member of the board of trustees may waive any or all of the payments permitted by this section. (

e) For the purposes of this section, a meeting of the board of trustees includes, but is not limited to, regular meetings, special meetings, closed sessions, emergency meetings, board field trips, district public hearings, or meetings of a committee of the board. (

f) For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a trustee’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to

Article 2.3 (commencing with

Section 53232) of

Chapter of Part of Division of Title of the Government Code. (

g) Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.