Should Trustees Be Paid When They Don't Show Up?

Officials with the central office of the California Community Colleges have told San Francisco City College to stop paying trustees their $500 per meeting stipend when the trustees don't show up, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The college has long paid the trustees -- regardless of whether they attend or are on vacation or are otherwise unavailable, and many trustees miss meetings. The state office says the college may be violating state law, but the college says it is within its rights and that it plans to continue the practice.