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7 <br /> Policy Code: 2130 Board Member Compensation and Expenses <br /> A. Compensation <br /> Board members will be compensated for the performance of official school system <br /> business. The amount of compensation will be established according to applicable laws. <br /> B. Reimbursement <br /> Board members will be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the <br /> performance of their duties per the same standards and procedures that apply to <br /> employees under Policy 7650 — Employee Travel and Other Expense Reimbursement, <br /> except as otherwise provided in this policy. <br /> 1. All Board member reimbursements requests shall be signed and submitted in <br /> writing (with receipts, if applicable) to the Board Chair for review and approval <br /> under this policy within thirty (30) days of the date the expense was incurred, <br /> except that reimbursement requests from the Chair shall be submitted to the Vice <br /> Chair within that same time frame. The Superintendent and Finance Officer shall <br /> be copied on all such reimbursement requests. The Board Chair's or Vice Chair's <br /> review of any reimbursement request shall be confined to whether the <br /> reimbursement is within the budget of the requesting Board member and otherwise <br /> in compliance with this Policy. Any member whose reimbursement request is <br /> denied may appeal the denial to the full Board in open session at a duly called <br /> Board meeting. <br /> 2. Each Board member shall receive an annual budget of two thousand dollars <br /> ($2,000) for all expense reimbursements during each fiscal year. This amount is <br /> inclusive of all expenses incurred in connection with conferences, trainings, and <br /> other professional development activities (including registration fees, hotel <br /> expenses, meal reimbursement, travel costs, and incidental expenses) and all <br /> other miscellaneous expenses. Any unused portions of this annual budget will <br /> lapse on June 30 at the end of each fiscal year and may not be rolled over to <br /> successive years. Each Board member is responsible for monitoring his or her <br /> own budget and expenses and assumes sole financial responsibility for any <br /> expenses incurred in excess of his or her budget. The Finance Department shall <br /> keep a running record of each Board member's expense reimbursement budget <br /> and any reimbursements paid from such budget and will share that information <br /> with individual Board members upon request. Trainings and other professional <br /> development activities scheduled by the district on behalf of the full Board will not <br /> count toward any Board member's individual budget. Any Board member may ask <br /> the full Board to approve a one-time increase in his or her annual budget by <br /> submitting an agenda item to the Chair and Superintendent for discussion in open <br /> session. Board members must also comply with Board Policy 2123 with respect <br /> to conferences or other events that are intended to satisfy statutory requirements <br /> for annual Board member trainings. <br />