California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 50909

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 19816 and 19825 of the Government Code, the compensation of key exempt management, including the executive director, the chief deputy director, the general counsel, the director of financing, the director of homeownership programs, the director of multifamily programs, the director of enterprise risk management and compliance, and the risk manager, shall be established by the board in the agency's annual budget, in amounts which are reasonably necessary, in the discretion of the board, to attract and hold a person of superior qualifications.

(c) The Department of Human Resources shall review the methodology used in these salary surveys.

(d) Members of the board shall not receive a salary but shall be entitled to a per diem allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day's attendance at a meeting of the board or a meeting of a committee of the board, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300) in any month, and reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this part, including travel and other necessary expenses.