I. D. 1. b. Compensation and Expenses
Members of the Local Board serve without pay. Members are obliged to attend Board meetings and perform various functions as members of Board committees.
Members of the Local Board may elect to receive a per diem plus transportation costs or actual travel expenses as provided in the Statewide Travel Regulations while acting in their official capacities subject to the following conditions.
Committee chairpersons shall approve payment of per diem payments and/or travel vouchers for committee members and the board chairperson shall approve payment of per diem payments and/or travel vouchers for committee chairpersons.
Each member of the Local Board electing to receive the statutorily authorized per diem (O.C.G.A. §20-4-12) for each day of actual attendance at Board meetings, and the same per diem for each day of travel within the State as a member of a committee or while acting on behalf of the Board, shall also be entitled to the reimbursable costs of transportation to and from the places of meeting or places of visits or inspections as provided in the Statewide Travel Regulations .
Said sums, expenses, and costs shall be paid from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the Department.
The per diem rate of reimbursement authorized by the General Assembly is $105.
References
Department of Administration Statewide Travel Regulations
Selection of Method for Reimbursement for Board-Related Expenses
Authority O.C.G.A. §20-4-11(5); §20-4-12
Adopted: December 3, 1987
Revised: May 14, 2001
Code: 01-02-03
Approved