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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The members of town boards and of village boards of trustees shall not receive additional compensation by reason of serving as members of boards of health, except that in the case of a consolidated health district, members of the board of health of such district, whether or not they are members of a town board or a village board of trustees, shall be allowed a per diem compensation of not more than ten dollars for each calendar day in actual attendance at a meeting of the board of health of the district, to be fixed and determined by the board of health of the district. Such per diem compensation in the case of any member shall not exceed the total sum of one hundred and fifty dollars in any one year.
2. Members of boards of health of consolidated districts shall also be allowed their actual and necessary expenses.
3. The compensation and expenses of members of boards of health of consolidated health districts shall be audited and paid in the same manner as the other expenses of the consolidated health districts.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 305. Local boards of health; compensation and expenses of members - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-305/
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