Tag: Mark Parnell

Central Alabama Water approves settlement agreement with Mark Parnell, renews contract

On Wednesday, Central Alabama Water settled one of the pending lawsuits against them in part by offering a new contract to the Birmingham Water Works Board’s former attorney, Mark Parnell.

Central Alabama Water lawyer defends board's decision to cancel 'golden parachute contract'

Central Alabama Water (CAW) is ready to defend itself and ratepayers against the Birmingham Water Works' former attorney, Mark Parnell, as he seeks to reinstate his controversial contract signed the night before the new board was created.

Former BWWB attorney Mark Parnell aims to reinstate canceled $660k annual contract in lawsuit attacking new board

In a lawsuit filed by Mark Parnell, the former lawyer for the Birmingham Water Works Board, he takes aim at the legislature’s reconstitution of the board and their motivation behind it, saying that his now canceled multi-million dollar contract was “to ensure institutional continuity,” and to prevent senior leadership from leaving as a result of "political chaos".

'That was a slap in the face to the ratepayers' — Birmingham Water Works cancels $660,000 annual contract with attorney Mark Parnell

Birmingham Water Works Board attorney Mark Parnell was one of several who were given last-minute contracts in the final hours before Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill to reorganize the Birmingham Water Works. The total value of the contracts was $2.6 million.