Ord 1999-32ORDINANCE NO. 32
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COSTA
MESA SANITARY DISTRICT AMENDING THE OPERATIONS CODE
PERTAINING TO TRAVEL, CONFERENCES AND EXPENSE
REIMBURSEMENTS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District has
determined that having Board members attend conferences, seminars and other public
meetings is in the District's and the public's interest; and
WHEREAS, the Board has previously established a travel policy and has
determined to authorize the use of a credit card to directly pay certain expenses;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary
District does hereby ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. That Section 3.01.090 of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District Operations
Code is hereby amended to read:
"Section 3.01.090. Conferences, Travel and Expenses. (a) The Board of
Directors recognizes the benefit derived from Directors attending out of
County educational seminars and programs, political hearings and functions,
and conferences.
(b) Board members are authorized to attend any meeting,
conference or seminar reasonably related to District business within Orange
County without prior Board approval and to have such expenses reimbursed,
subject to the limitations provided for herein. No Board member shall incur
such expense outside Orange County without prior Board approval.
(c) The expenses allowed include, but afe' not limited to, travel
expenses, hotel accommodations, registration fees and meals, provided all of
which are reasonable and substantiated by receipts unless paid for directly by
the District.
(d) Board members shall present their reimbursement requests for
such expenses including, but not limited to, registration, travel, meals, and
publications, to the Board by invoice or other suitable substantiation supported
by receipts or similar proof of payment. Nothing stated herein is meant to be a
limitation on a Board member's right to attend any event at the Board
member's own expense.
(e) District staff shall maintain a credit card or other account
that allows for the direct payment of airline tickets, hotel rooms, registration
fees and other expenses. The control and accounting procedures utilized for
the credit card and /or other accounts shall be established by the District
Treasurer.
(f) Expense reimbursement shall be additional to the daily
compensation that Board members may be entitled to pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Section 6489 and Section 3.01.030 of this Code.
(g) Board members shall be cognizant of the Brown Act and any
exceptions thereto whenever a quorum of the Board is present at the same
location."
Section 2. Should any part, clause or section of this Ordinance be declared by
any Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining provisions of this
Ordinance shall nevertheless be and remain in full force and effect and the Board of
Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District of Orange County, California, hereby
declares that each and every section, clause, provision or part of this Ordinance would
have been adopted and made a part of this Ordinance without the adoption of any
portion thereof and that the invalidity of any part or provision hereof shall not in any
way affect the validity or enforcement of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance
that may stand on their own.
Section 3. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 6490 and 6491.3, the
Clerk shall cause this ordinance or a summary thereof to be published in a newspaper
of general circulation printed and published in the District according to law and it
shall take effect upon the expiration of one week after publication.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
Secretary '
44- day of 1999.
President
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JOAN REVAK, Clerk of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 32, was duly and regularly
passed and adopted by said Board of Directors at a regular meeting thereof, held
on the 12th day of AugLis t 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: Arthur Perry, Arlene Schafer, Greg Woodside,
James Ferryman, Dan Worthington
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, this /IgAe day of
19 _q.
Clerk of A.4 , bsta Mesa Sanitary District