Opinion letter to the Honorable Clinton Almond

April 15, 1969 Honoraol e Clinton Almond Assistant Pro se cuti n~ Att orri~y Jefferson Count y Hil l sboro, dissouri 63030 Dear ··~r. 1\l mond: Ansv1er by letter-Nowotny ')PJI'HON L:..:T'rE!1 NO . 3 Fl LE D :3 This is in ans'\'ler to your r equest for an opinion of t his office on t he following t hree questions: II ( 1) -Iay mcmbero of the Jefferson Cou'1t7 n:lrl< and !lecr eation Co mmi ssion be paid f ees for at t endance of Re14t1lar and Spec:S.al '4cctinr;s . 11 (2 ) If attendance fees cannot be naid, r~ay merbers of the Par!{ and n.ec r catioa Com.i"1i:ss1.on be paid milcc.r;e expenses for attendance of rlegul a r and Snecia l ~1cetln gs . "(3) Hay member:::; of the rark anrl :\ecr catj_on Commission r eceive milea~e expense pay,"'ent in connecti on with research for p ossib l e parl~ sites.·' Sections 64 . 750 t hrough 64 . 780, RS ~"o Supp . 1967, en:\cted in 1961, provide for and deal wit h a syste"~' of' p..1blic recreation for politica l subdivisions. He note that .,Teffer son Count y cones under t hese provisions . Authority for t he Jefferson County Par k and :iecreation Commis- sion is specifically given by Sect ion 51! . 755, ~:SHo Supp. 19C7 . This section states in part the.t: "~ * ~ T7embers of the board shall serve Hithout pay .* * *': Nowner e in Sections 64 . 750 t hrou ~'1 64 .780 does the l er,islature provide for fees for attendanc e at meet ings or for mil eare expenses for any nur pose. Honorable Cl inton Almond EncloseJ is a copy of Attorney General Ooinion clo . 4, dated April 1, 1969, issued to the Honorable Charles A. Weber, which answers your questions . Accor dingly t he members of the Commission are not entitled to be paid fees or reimbursement for mileage ex- penses .ror attendance at r egular and special meetings but may receive reimbursement for actual a11C necessa r y tr&vel expenses for trips incurred in t he performance of their duties as commissioners . ~~n closure : Op . No . 4 Ll-l - 69, ~·Ieber Yours very truly, J OHN C. DANFORTh Attorney General -2-