Opinion No. (2008)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE THOMAS McCLINTOCK, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question: May a municipal water district provide paid health benefits to former elective members of its legislative body who served in office after January 1, 1981, but whose terms began before January 1, 1995, and whose total service at the time of termination was not less than 12 years, where (1) in 1993, the water district ceased providing paid health benefits for current or future members after the expiration of their terms, and (2) in 2000, the water district reinstated its previous practice of providing paid health benefits for such members after the expiration of their terms? *Page 2 CONCLUSION A municipal water district may provide paid health benefits to former elective members of its legislative body who served in office after January 1, 1981, but whose terms began before January 1, 1995, and whose total service at the time of termination was not less than 12 years, where (1) in 1993, the water district ceased providing paid health benefits for current or future members after the expiration of…