8 of 14. Board Members Receive Board Meeting Stipend:

Despite the fact that board members have been so extraordinarily generous to Donofrio, they don’t feel above reserving some monies for themselves. 80% of board members receive a stipend for attending meetings. While legal, many boards do not offer such a perk, which each board member must request. It is felt by many taxpayers that if the board wishes to grant excessively high salary and benefits to one individual, they should consider the cupboard dry for themselves, and decline any corresponding benefits to themselves. Not so. For calendar 2010 board members were paid as follows:

Mary Dainton:
$1,800

Ben Post:
$600

Jennifer Fellguth:
$1,000

Michael Adamson:
$1,300

 

Our position is that if you choose to do public service work, take the high road and do not also request compensation for doing so. (Of note is that Boardmember Delessio did not accept the board stipend). Of the hundreds of non-profit organizations on the Monterey Peninsula, not one pays their board members, and their work is no less important.