§ 6060 District Commissioner Compensation Rules

This law says commissioners work for free until the district makes more than $20,000 a year, then they can be paid up to $600 a month each, plus they can be reimbursed for real expenses they incur while doing their job.

Key Takeaways

•Commissioners are unpaid until the district’s yearly income is over $20,000.
•Once the income is over $20,000, the board can set a salary, but it can’t be more than $600 a month per commissioner.
•Commissioners can also be paid back for any real expenses they actually spend while doing their duties.

Example

A small town's water district earns $18,000 in a year. The commissioners keep working without pay. Next year the district earns $25,000, so the board can decide to pay each commissioner up to $600 a month.

Because the district's income went over $20,000, the law now allows the board to set a salary (but not more than $600 per month) and still let commissioners get back any money they spent on district business.

How to Calculate

Salary_per_commissioner = { 0, if Gross_Income ≤ 20,000; ≤ $600 per month, if Gross_Income > 20,000 }

Find the district's yearly gross income (do not count any taxes the district collects).
Compare that number to $20,000.
Step 3a: If the income is $20,000 or less, the commissioners get no salary.
Step 3b: If the income is more than $20,000, the board may set a salary, but it cannot be higher than $600 for each month.

The district earned $45,000 this year.

Result: Since $45,000 > $20,000, each commissioner can be paid up to $600 per month.

The commissioners shall serve without salary until the yearly gross income of the district, exclusive of taxes levied by the district, exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year, when the board may, by ordinance, fix their salaries, which shall not exceed the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) per month each. In addition to any salary received pursuant to this section, the commissioners shall be allowed any actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2006.)

Key Takeaways

•Commissioners are unpaid until the district’s yearly income is over $20,000.
•Once the income is over $20,000, the board can set a salary, but it can’t be more than $600 a month per commissioner.
•Commissioners can also be paid back for any real expenses they actually spend while doing their duties.

Example

How to Calculate

Salary_per_commissioner = { 0, if Gross_Income ≤ 20,000; ≤ $600 per month, if Gross_Income > 20,000 }

Find the district's yearly gross income (do not count any taxes the district collects).
Compare that number to $20,000.
Step 3a: If the income is $20,000 or less, the commissioners get no salary.
Step 3b: If the income is more than $20,000, the board may set a salary, but it cannot be higher than $600 for each month.

The district earned $45,000 this year.

Result: Since $45,000 > $20,000, each commissioner can be paid up to $600 per month.

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§ 6060 District Commissioner Compensation Rules

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Example

How to Calculate

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How to Calculate

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How to Calculate

Key Terms

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