AMENDMENT TO WEST ORANGE COUNTY WATER BOARD
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT TO JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ("Amendment") is entered into this 1 7th day of nr!tnhe r , 2005, by and among the CITY OF GARDEN GROVE, the CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, the CITY OF SEAL BEACH and the CITY OF WESTMINSTER, collectively hereinafter sometimes referred to as "The Contracting Public Agencies" or the "Parties", all of which are municipal corporations formed under and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of California;
WITNESS ETH:
WHEREAS, the Parties hereto are all of the parties to that certain Joint Powers Agreement executed on October 25, 1967, known as the "West Orange County Water Board Joint Powers Agreement" ("Joint Powers Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Joint Powers Agreement provides that the terms and provisions of the Joint Powers Agreement may be amended with the unanimous consent of the Parties; and WHEREAS, the Parties hereto desire to amend Section 6 of the Joint Powers Agreement, providing for certain compensation rates and reimbursement of certain expenses.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CONTRACTING PUBLIC AGENCIES HEREBY DO AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Authority for Amendment. The Parties hereto are authorized by law to contract with each other for the joint exercise of common powers under Article I, Chapter 5, Division 7, Title I of the Government Code of the State of California, and are authorized to amend the Joint Powers Agreement pursuant to Section 8 thereof, by the unanimous consent of the governing bodies of each of the Parties.
Section 3. Amendment. Section 6 of the Joint Powers Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 6
Directors shall be compensated for attending meetings of the Board of Directors in an amount fixed by the Board, which amount shall not be in excess of $100 per meeting of the Board and not in excess of $300 per month. Additionally, the Board may provide for the reimbursement of traveling expenses for Directors between their place of residence and the location of the Board meeting. The Board may provide for the payment of the expenses of a Director or the Secretary if such are directed by the Board to attend any meeting or other activity which it is determined by the Board to be in the best interest of the 1Vest Orange County Water Board and which relates to the accomplishment of the purposes herein provided for. The Secretary of the West Orange County Water Board and Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall be compensated for their services on the basis of $100 per month and $50 per month, respectively, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. The compensation herein provided for shall be in addition to any other fee or compensation to which the person entitled thereto might othenvise he entitled to receive by reason of some other office or position which they may hold" Except as expressly provided for herein, the Joint Powers Agreement is not otherwise amended. This Amendment shall be effective upon approval and execution by each of the Parties.