Section 380.417a - Board; interest of member in contract; compensation; per diem allowance; reimbursement; maximum payments(1) A member of the first class school district board shall not be directly or indirectly interested in a contract with the board. Except for the per diem allowance provided in subsection (2), a member of the first class school district board shall not receive compensation for services rendered to the board.(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection (3), each first class school district board member shall be paid a per diem allowance of $30.00 for each board meeting and subcommittee meeting attended and each authorized duty performed. To be reimbursed for an authorized duty, the duty shall be related directly to the member's responsibility as a board member and shall be authorized in advance by resolution of the board. Compensation shall be provided to a board member for an authorized duty only if that duty and the authority of the board member to perform that duty is specifically enumerated in the resolution authorizing compensation. The payments for meetings, subcommittee meetings, and authorized duties shall not exceed a total of 52 meetings, subcommittee meetings, and authorized duties per year, except that, if the question under section 410 is not approved in the first class school district, this limitation may be removed by majority vote of the board.(3) If the question under section 410 is approved in the first class school district, the board of the first class school district may by majority vote of the board waive any per diem payment under this section.Amended by 2004, Act 303, s 17, eff. 8/10/2004.Add. 1981, Act 96, Eff. 1/1/1983 ;--Am. 1982, Act 71, Eff. 1/1/1983 ;--Am. 1985, Act 86, Imd. Eff. 7/5/1985.