2.1.6 Compensation of Board Members
a. Board Members shall receive no salaries.
b. Members of the Board will be reimbursed at the prevailing state mileage rate for official travel to and from meetings and other official functions required by the Board. Travel outside the area served by the Patrick Henry Community College Board will be reimbursed only if authorized by the Board.
c. If any official meeting or official engagement of the Board necessitates a meal being served during the time that the Board member is on official college business, the Board member will be reimbursed for the cost of that meal.
d. Members will be reimbursed for other direct costs incurred in the execution of their duties as members of the Board.
e. Reimbursement to members for the above items shall be upon proper vouchers from funds available in the local M&O Budget.
2.1.7 Conflict of Interest
a. For purposes of this section, immediate family shall be defined as any son, daughter, or spouse whether living in the employee’s household or not. Son and daughter shall include those related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Also included in the definition are all dependents residing in the employee’s or board member’s household and anyone for whom the employee or board member is a dependent.
b. No member of a local college board shall apply for a full- or parttime position in the VCCS while serving as a member of a local college board. Each community college is prohibited from employing for remuneration, in any capacity whatsoever, either on a full-time or part-time basis, a member of the college’s board, or the board member’s immediate family.
c. No member of the State Board shall apply for a full- or part-time position in the VCCS while serving as a member of a local college board. Each community college is prohibited from employing for remuneration, in any capacity whatsoever either on a full-time or part-time basis, a member of the State Board, or the Board member’s immediate family.
d. In accordance with the Code of Virginia, College Board members are required to file a Financial Disclosure Statement as a condition of assuming office and then by January of each year, and are required to disclose real estate interests located within the county, city, or town in which the officer serves, or a county, city, or town contiguous to the county, city, or town in which the officer serves.