Organization and Compensation

The commission is directed to elect a chairperson and a secretary and to keep minutes of all its proceedings and transactions.^[1] Members of the commission are not paid a salary except that any member of the commission who does not already receive a fixed annual salary from the state or the county may receive a per diem of $25 for each day of actual meeting. All members may be reimbursed for actual necessary expenses incurred in performing the duties of the records commission.^[2]  Although active commissions may meet more regularly, the state law requires that the County Public Records Commission meet at least twice each year.^[3]