4.10.040 Compensation and reimbursement.
A. All city boards, commissions, and committee members shall serve without compensation unless otherwise established by ordinance.
B. All city boards, commissions, and committee members shall be eligible for compensation and reimbursement; provided, that the board is established by codified ordinance which sets forth the amount of compensation and reimbursement a member is entitled to receive.
C. Compensation for a city board, commission, or committee member shall be paid as follows:
1. A member shall be compensated as prescribed by ordinance.
2. A member may request a waiver of compensation for any reason or no reason by submitting the request in writing to the clerk.
3. For the purposes of compensation, meetings shall be narrowly construed as official and advertised board, commission, or committee meetings, and shall include regularly scheduled and special or emergency meetings and study sessions.
4. Compensation may not be paid for a member’s attendance at meetings, trainings, or informal activities which are not official and advertised sessions of the board, commission, or committee, though attendance fees may be eligible for reimbursement.
D. Members shall be reimbursed as follows:
1. A member shall be reimbursed for actual, necessary, and pre-approved expenses incurred on authorized business of the board, commission, or committee.
2. Members whose city business takes them outside the city for any reason shall receive approval from the mayor, or designee, in advance to be eligible for reimbursement.
E. This section shall apply only to boards, commissions, or committees established by ordinance pursuant to this title, provided said ordinance provides for compensation and reimbursement. (Ord. 017/2019 § 7)