5J-17.004. Board Member Compensation

(1) Board members shall be eligible to receive compensation of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day for attendance at regularly scheduled board meetings and also for attendance and participation in official board-related business. Examples of official board-related business include: meetings scheduled at the direction of the Board; committee meetings; committee or board workshops; meetings or conferences with Department staff or consultants; meetings or conferences attended at the request of the Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee; judicial or administrative proceedings at which the board member appears as a witness or representative of the Board at the request of counsel to the Board; legislative meetings where discussion will be held concerning Chapter 472, F.S.; and legislative committee meetings where discussion will be held concerning Chapter 472, F.S. (2) In the event a board member is present for a particular official meeting which is cancelled without prior notice, the board member shall be eligible for compensation provided the member was present at the scheduled time.