0144.1 - COMPENSATION

Board members shall receive not more than $45 per meeting up to a total of not more than thirty-six (36) meetings (including committee meetings) as compensation for their services. Expenses of a Board member shall be reimbursed when incurred in the performance of his/her duties or in the performance of functions authorized by the Board and duly vouchered.

The following guidelines have been established by the Board of Education to ensure appropriate and proper reimbursement of expenses for Board members:

1. Expenses will be reimbursed for activities authorized by the Board.
2. Reimbursement for mileage will not exceed $.55 per mile.
3. When attending a Board-approved conference, all fees, parking, mileage, meals, and housing will be reimbursed. The maximum reimbursable expenses are as follows:
   
   Meals
   
   Breakfast - $20.00
   
   Lunch - $25.00
   
   Dinner - $35.00
4.  When the Board attends a community or school-related event as a Board function, or a Board member attends as the designated representative of the Board, any incurred expenses, including mileage, will be reimbursed by the Board. If a Board Member attends such events as a private citizen, any incurred expenses are to be paid by the Board Member.
5. No entertainment expenses or purchases of alcoholic beverages are reimbursable.

A voucher detailing the amount and nature of each expense must be submitted to the Board for approval at a Board meeting after the expenses have been incurred and prior to reimbursement.

Board Members may use District credit or debit cards only in accordance with Board Policy 6423 and the accompanying administrative guidelines.

T.C. 11/19/18
Revised 5/23/22

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