(a) Commissioners appointed from Prince George's County other than those who are full- time members of the governing body of the county except where compensation for the performance of these duties is prohibited by law, shall receive fifty dollars ($50.00) per diem compensation for each day in which they attend a meeting or business of the commission for which official minutes are kept or for meetings officially authorized by the commission; provided that in no event shall a commissioner receive more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for any day, but every commissioner shall be reimbursed for his necessary and proper expenses incurred in the performance of his duties as a commissioner separate from the per diem compensation.
(b) (1) (i) Except as provided in item (ii) of this paragraph, the members of the Washington Suburban Transit Commission from Montgomery County receive the following salaries:
1. Chairman $2,875.
2. Commissioners $2,500.
(ii) A commissioner from Montgomery County who also serves as a member or an alternate of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority must receive the following salary:
1. Chairman $18,500.
2. Member or alternate $17,500.
(2) A Commissioner who is an elected official or a full-time County employee must not receive compensation for service on the Commission.
(c) The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee, may not receive compensation for service as a principal member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board of Directors. (Mont. Co. Code 1965, § 72-7; 1965, ch. 870, § 1; 1966, ch. 542, § 1; 1985, ch. 784, § 1; 1990, ch. 191, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)
Editor’s note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 2/12/01 which states that the Council cannot change a public official’s salary during the official’s term in office. Changes to salaries of members of a Board or Commission should be made prospective.
2001 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 2, states: The amendment to County Code Section 87-7, enacted in Section 1 of this Act, applies to any Washington Suburban Transit Commissioner from Montgomery County who is appointed or designated to serve as a member or alternate member of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority on or after this Act takes effect [March 13, 2001].