Idaho § 59-509 - Honorariums or compensation for members of boards, commissions and councils
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 59-509 — Honorariums or compensation for members of boards, commissions and councils, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 59-509. Honorariums or compensation for members of boards, commissions and councils
The members of part-time boards, commissions or councils shall receive for each day spent in the actual performance of duties, an honorarium, compensation, or expenses, as provided in the following schedule:
(a) Members shall serve without honorarium, compensation, or expense reimbursement of any kind.
(b) Members shall serve without honorarium or compensation of any kind, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(c) Members shall serve without honorarium or compensation of any kind, but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, without being subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(d) Members shall receive the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(e) Members shall receive the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(f) Members shall receive the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(g) Members shall receive the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(h) Members shall receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(i) Members shall receive the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
(j) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code, unless otherwise provided by statute. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(k) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of twenty dollars ($20.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(l) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(m) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(n) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(o) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(p) Members shall receive an honorarium in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code. Payment of an honorarium as provided in this subsection shall not be considered salary as defined in section 59-1302 (31), Idaho Code.
(q) Members shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) per day, and shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, subject to the limits provided in section 67-2008 , Idaho Code.
[59-509, added 1980, ch. 247, sec. 1, p. 583; am. 1996, ch. 66, sec. 1, p. 199; am. 1997, ch. 320, sec. 2, p. 946; am. 2006, ch. 269, sec. 1, p. 838; am. 2008, ch. 80, sec. 2, p. 208.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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