The per diem pay for Eastern Municipal Water District directors has been increased.
The EMWD board voted 4-0 February 21, with Randy Record absent, to approve an increase from $245 to $258 for each board meeting or other meeting involving EMWD business a board member attends. Board members can collect per diem pay for up to ten meetings a month.
Eastern’s Administrative Code allows for a per diem increase of up to 5.0 percent each calendar year. The per diem pay may be rounded up (an actual 5.0 percent increase from $245 would be $257.25). In 2023 the per diem pay for EMWD directors was increased to $245 from $233.
EMWD staff surveyed 11 other water and sanitation districts in Riverside County, Orange County, and southern Los Angeles County to determine board member per diem for those
