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Committee unanimously backs bill to remove trustee pay cap for small local entities with transparency steps

2249613 · February 7, 2025
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Summary

Senate Bill 50 would remove the $5,000 cap on compensation for trustees of limited‑purpose local government entities (special service districts), while requiring public notice and a public meeting before paying an individual or authorizing pay. The committee recommended the bill favorably without opposition.

Senator Musselman introduced Senate Bill 50 to remove the statutory cap on compensation for trustees of limited‑purpose local government entities (often called special service districts) and to require a public meeting before a district pays individual trustees for work.

The sponsor said many rural special…

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