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Home My WebLink About2025-06-26 - Ordinance No. 2025-01 ORDINANCE NO. 2025-01 ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT SETTING COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 20200 ET SEQ. OF THE CALIFORNIA WATER CODE AND SUPERSEDING ORDINANCE NO. 2024-02 WHEREAS, the Yorba Linda Water District is organized and operates under authority of the County Water District Act, Division 12, commencing with Section 30000 et seq.; and WHEREAS, California Water Code Section 20202 permits water districts, as defined in Section 20200, which includes the Yorba Linda Water District, to increase compensation of members of the Board of Directors in an amount in excess of $100 per day for each day's attendance at Board meetings and for each day's service rendered as a Director at the Board's request, not to exceed ten (10) days per calendar month; and WHEREAS, the increase in compensation authorized pursuant to Section 20202 is limited to five percent (5%) for each calendar year following the operative date of the last adjustment; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors took action to conduct a public hearing each calendar year to consider increasing Board member compensation effective January 1, beginning January 1, 2025, in an amount equal to cost of living adjustment (COLA) percentages provided to District employees not to exceed five percent (5%); and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors last took action on October 10, 2024, to increase Board member compensation by four percent (4%) from $157.50 to $163.80 per day with an effective date of January 1, 2025; and WHEREAS, District employees were provided a COLA to their base salary of five percent (5%) effective July 1, 2025; and WHEREAS, the Board of Directors seeks to increase the amount of compensation consistent with the District employees' five percent (5%) COLA and in accordance with the provisions of Water Code Section 20200 et seq.; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 20203 of the Water Code and Section 6066 of the Government Code, a public hearing was held on June 26, 2025, at 8:30 AM, or soon thereafter as practicable, and a notice of said hearing was duly published in a newspaper of general circulation, once a week for two weeks on June 12, 2025 and June 19, 2025. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. Ordinance No.2025-01 Setting Compensation for Members of the Board 1 SECTION 2. Upon and after January 1, 2026, compensation for members of the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District shall be $171 .99 per day for each day's attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors and other meetings attended at the request of the Board of Directors. Compensation for any type of service shall not exceed ten (10) days in any calendar month. SECTION 3. Each calendar year, the Board will conduct a public hearing to consider increasing Board member compensation effective January 1 st of the following calendar year in an amount equal to cost of living adjustment (COLA) percentages provided to District employees, not to exceed five percent (5%). SECTION 4. Consideration of increasing Board member compensation shall align with adoption of the budget at the end of each fiscal year. SECTION 5. Members of the Board shall receive reimbursement or payment of expenses, according to District policy, rules, and regulations, incurred in the performance of each Director's duties required or authorized by the Board of Directors. SECTION 6. All ordinances, resolutions, or administrative actions by the Board of Directors, or parts thereof, that are inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby superseded only to the extent of such inconsistency. SECTION 7. Consistent with Section 20204 of the Water Code, this Ordinance shall become effective on January 1, 2026. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of June 2025, by the following called vote: AYES: Directors DesRoches, Hernandez, Lindsknda t NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ` ABSENT: Director Barbre Tom Lindsey, President Yorba Linda Water District ATTEST: P i Carole M. Wayman, Assistant Board Secretary Yorba Linda Water District Reviewed and approved as to form by General Counsel: An :i-ew B. `igen, Esq. Kidman Gagen Law LLP Ordinance No.2025-01 Setting Compensation for Members of the Board 2 THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER 1920 Main Street, Suite 209 Irvine, California 92614 (714) 796-7000 legals@inlandnewspapers.com YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT ATTN: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE PLACENTIA, California 92870 Account Number., 5221905 Ad Order Number., 0011740449 Customer's Reference/PO Number, Publication: The Orange County Register Publication Dates: 06/12/2025 and 06/19/2025 Total Amount. $778.15 Payment Amount: $0.00 Amount Due: $778.15 Notice ID: pPmVsTOUuQpcv3lVT1vL Invoice Text: YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE SETTINGCOMPENSATION FORMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Notice is hereby given that on Thursday,June 26,2025 at 8:30 AM,the Board of Directors of the Yorba Linda Water District will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of an Ordinance entitled:Setting Compensation for Members of the Board Pursuant to Section 20200 et seq.of the California Water Code.This Ordinance would increase the Directors'compensation in the amount of five percent(5%)from$163.80 to$171.99 for each day's service rendered on the District's behalf,not to exceed a total of ten(10)days each calendar month,and shall become effective beginning January 1,2026.A certified copy of the complete text of the proposed Ordinance is posted and may be read at the District's offices located at 1717 E Miraloma Ave, Placentia CA 92870,or on the District's website at www.ylwd.com.Questions may be directed to the Board Secretary at 714-701-3020. Director Compensation CY26 - Page 1 of 1 THE ORANGE COUNTY YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT REGISTER NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED ORDINANCE The Orange County Register MEMBE SO F TN COMPENSATION BOARD OF 1920 Main Street,Suite 209 DIRECTORS Irvine,California 92614 714 796-7000 Notice is hereby given that On Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM, the Board of Directors of 0011740449 the Yorba Llnda Water District will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of an Ordinance YORBA LINDA WATER DISTRICT entitled: Setting Compensation ATTN:ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, 1717 E MIRALOMA AVE for Members of the Board Pursuant to Section 20200 et seq_ PLACENTIA,California 92870 of the California Water Code.This Ordinance would Increase the Directors' compensation to the PROOF OF PUBLICATION amount of five percent(5%)from $163.80 to $171.99 for each day's (2015.5 C.C.P.) service rendered on the District's behalf,not to exceed a total of ten (10) days each calendar month, and shall become effective STATE OF CALIFORNIA beginning January 1, 2026. A cpy ofcomplete County of Orange text ofdtheProposedeOrdinance Is posted and may be read at the District's offices located at 1717 E Mlraloma Ave, Placentia CA I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County 92870,or on the District's website at www.ylwd.com. Questions aforesaid; I am over the age of eighteen years, and not party may be directed to the Board to or interested in the above-entitled matter. I am the principal Secretary at714-701-3020. The Orange County Register clerk of the printer of The Orange County Register, a Published:6/1Z 6119/25 newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in the City of Irvine*, County of Orange, and which newspaper has been adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by the Superior Court of County of Orange, State of California, under the date of November 19, 1905, Case No.A-21046.The notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy(set in type not smaller than nonpareil), has been published in each regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates,to wit: 0611212025,06/19/2025 1 certify (or declare) under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Dated at Irvine, California On this 19th day of June,2025. Signature Director Compensation CY26 - Page 1 of 1