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Riviera Beach utility board approves $1,000 monthly stipend for district members after heated debate
Summary
The Riviera Beach Utility Special District board voted 3–2 to reinstate a monthly stipend for commissioners and the mayor, amending an initial $1,500 proposal to $1,000 and placing funding for the stipend into the operating budget.
The Riviera Beach Utility Special District Board of Directors voted 3–2 on Sept. 17 to provide a $1,000 monthly stipend to board members and the mayor for participation in utility district meetings.
Board member Bruce Guyton, who introduced the item, framed the stipend as compensation for substantial out‑of‑meeting time and oversight duties. “It takes a lot of time, a lot of meetings, not just public meetings, private meetings,” Guyton said, and proposed a $1,500 monthly stipend before the board amended the amount.
Opponents said such a pay increase should go to the voters. Vice Chair Koshamba Miller Anderson said she…
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