R25-5-5. Governmental Employees

  (1) A member of a board may not receive the taxable meeting compensation (per diem) in R25-5-4(1) or travel expenses if the member is being compensated as an officer or employee of a governmental entity, including the State, while performing the member's service on the board.

  Governmental employee board members attending official meetings held at a time other than their normal working hours, who receive no compensation or leave (such as comp time) for the additional hours of the meetings may receive the taxable meeting compensation (per diem) in R25-5-4(1).

  (2) Travel expenses related to the attendance of official board meetings for which a governmental employee serving on the board is not otherwise reimbursed may also be paid to the employee in accordance with Rule R25-7.

  (3) Governmental employees may decline to receive meeting compensation (per diem) and/or travel expenses for their services.