According to the Times, council members received only $150 a month for attending city council meetings and $60 for sitting on the Redevelopment Agency, but “what pushed their income so high was the $1,574.65 monthly they received” for sitting on the other five commissions.
In 2009, for instance, three of the five commissions never even met. One hasn’t met since January 2005. And records show that when the commissions do meet, they aren’t always engaging in substantial business—unless such business can be conducted in a few minutes. The L.A. Times gives the following example:
Take the meeting of July 31, 2006. The Planning Commission met from 8 p.m to 8:03 p.m. The Redevelopment Agency followed from 8:03 to 8:04, the Surplus Property Authority from 8:05 to 8:06, the Housing Authority from 8:06 to 8:07 and the Public Finance Authority from 8:07 to 8:08.
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