MONTGOMERY — The Birmingham Water Works Board called another special-called meeting related to legislation that would change its governance if signed into law.
The bill has already passed the Senate and House and was transmitted to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature yesterday. Ivey hasn’t signed the bill yet.
According to an agenda of the meeting, the board will hold an executive session and “authorize any potential actions” in response to Senate Bill 330.
The original Senate Bill 330, introduced by State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook), would have reduced the number of board members from nine to five. The Birmingham mayor, lieutenant governor, Jefferson County Commission president, Blount County Commission and Shelby County Commission would each get one appointment to the board under the legislation.
The amended version passed by the House and Senate would add two more appointments. The sixth appointment would be a Jefferson County resident with a "general business background" appointed by the governor. The seventh appointment would be made to a Jefferson County resident, appointed by the Birmingham City Council.
Currently, the nine-member board consists of two appointments from the Birmingham mayor, four appointments by the Birmingham City Council, one appointment by the Jefferson County Mayors Association, one appointment by the Shelby County Commission and one appointment by the Blount County Commission.
Birmingham sued Ivey on Wednesday and the city council also passed a resolution requesting the Birmingham Water Works Board to be sold to them for $1.
The special meeting is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
UPDATE: After publication, the bill was signed into law by Ivey, according to a spokesperson.
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