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AB 1234 <br />1 <br />2 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />—4— <br />performance <br />4— <br />performance of official duties for which a member of the <br />legislative body may receive payment. <br />(c) This section shall not apply to any local agency that pays <br />compensation in the form of a salary to members of a legislative <br />body, including, but not limited to, those local agencies whose <br />legislative bodies' compensation is subject to Section 36516 or <br />36516.1, subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision <br />(a) of Section 21166 or Section 22840 of the Water Code, <br />Section 11908.1 of the Public Utilities Code, Section 6060 of the <br />Harbors and Navigation Code, or subdivision (b) of Section 1 or <br />Section 5 of Article M of the California Constitution. <br />53232.2. (a) When reimbursement is otherwise authorized by <br />statute, a local agency may reimburse members of a legislative <br />body for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the <br />performance of official duties, including, but not limited to, <br />activities described in Article 2.4 (commencing with Section <br />53234). <br />(b) If a local agency reimburses members of a legislative body <br />for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of <br />official duties, then the governing body shall adopt a written <br />policy, in a public meeting, specifying the types of occurrences <br />that qualify a member of the legislative body to receive <br />reimbursement of expenses relating to travel, meals, lodging, and <br />other actual and necessary expenses. <br />(c) The policy described in subdivision (b) may also specify <br />the reasonable reimbursement rates for travel, meals, and <br />lodging, and other actual and necessary expenses. If it does not, <br />the local agency shall use the Internal Revenue Service rates for <br />reimbursement of travel, meals, lodging, and other actual and <br />necessary expenses as established in Publication 463, or any <br />successor publication. <br />(d) If the lodging is in connection with a conference or <br />organized educational activity conducted in compliance with <br />subdivision (c) of Section 54952.2, including, but not limited to, <br />ethics training required by Article 2.4 (commencing with Section <br />53234), lodging costs shall not exceed the maximum group rate <br />published by the conference or activity sponsor, provided that <br />lodging at the group rate is available to the member of a <br />legislative body at the time of boolcing. If the group rate is not <br />available, the member of a legislative body shall use comparable <br />92 <br />