Bylaw 392 Remuneration & Expenses

CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT

BYLAW NO. 392, 2008

REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES BYLAW


Being a bylaw to repeal the CCRD Remuneration and Expenses Amendment
Bylaw No. 371, 2004


WHEREAS Section 788 of the Local Government Act provides that the regional board may establish rates of remuneration for members of the regional board, committees and commissions, and for the reimbursement of expenses incurred in the carrying out of regional district business;

AND WHEREAS the board of directors has deemed it necessary to update the rate structure and expenses allowed from time to time;

NOW THEREFORE, the board of directors for the Central Coast Regional District, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

1. Bylaw 371 cited as the “CCRD Remuneration and Expenses Amendment Bylaw No. 371, 2004” is hereby repealed;

2. Remuneration shall be paid to members of the Regional Board, committees and commissions consistent with Schedule 'A” attached hereto and forming part of this bylaw;

3. This bylaw may be cited as “CCRD Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw No. 392, 2008”.

READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD time this 17th day of April, 2008.

ADOPTED this 8th day of May, 2008


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Chair                        Secretary



“Certified a true copy of Bylaw No. 392, 2008 cited as the “CCRD Remuneration and Expenses Bylaw No. 392, 2008” as adopted on    __________________.”


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Secretary



CENTRAL COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT

BYLAW NO. 392
CCRD REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES BYLAW
SCHEDULE 'A'

1. BOARD MEMBER REMUNERATION:

a) Board Meeting Stipend: Chair.........................................................$250.00
Vice Chair (when acting as Chair)......................$250.00
Director (or alternate director)...........................$200.00

b) Local Work Assignments (beyond regular Board meetings and Commission, Committee
       or Society meetings, and for which a prior consensus of the Board has been reached):

Half Day..........................................................................................$  75.00
Full Day...........................................................................................$150.00

c) Attendance at Conventions (AVICC, UBCM, etc):
Per Day.......................$200.00

d) Out of Town Representation:
Per Day.......................$200.00

2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES:

1)      All reasonable expenses incurred for travel and accommodation shall be reimbursed as per receipts submitted.  The daily allowance for meals includes $15.00 for breakfast, $18.00 for lunch and $25.00 for the evening meal.

2) Notwithstanding Section 1, automobile travel outside the regional district shall be reimbursed on the basis of $0.45 per kilometre or a rate established by Board policy subsequent to the adoption of this bylaw.

The amount compensated for automobile travel shall not exceed the amount that would be compensated for air travel to the same destination.

Where travel expense is reimbursed to this office that exceeds our kilometre rate, our kilometre rate shall be used for reimbursement to directors or committee/commission members.  Any remaining balances will be credited to the administrative travel account.

3) For attendance at conventions, if requested, an advance may be made.

4) Notwithstanding the provisions herein, in recognition of the travel incurred within the electoral areas and within the regional district on regional district business, the Directors shall be paid $50.00 per month and the Chair shall be paid $75.00 per month.

Alternate directors will not be compensated for travel incurred within the electoral areas and within the regional district.

5) The sum of $150 will be paid to each director annually in recognition of costs associated with
paper and printer supplies.

6) Reimbursement for remuneration and expenses shall be made only upon the submission of  
         a signed expense voucher in the format approved by the Treasurer.