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==Members== | ==Members== | ||
===2021–2024=== | ===2021–2024=== | ||
* [[Ronald Mims]], third term*, | * [[Ronald Mims]], third term*, appointed 2015 by the Birmingham City Council | ||
* [[George Munchus]], third term*, | * [[George Munchus]], third term*, appointed 2012 by the Birmingham City Council | ||
* [[Lucien Blankenship]], second term, | * [[Lucien Blankenship]], second term, appointed 2020 by Mayor Randall Woodfin | ||
* [[Butch Burbage]], second term, | * [[Butch Burbage]], second term, appointed 2017 by Shelby County Commission | ||
* [[Tereshia Huffman]], first term, appointed by the Birmingham City Council | * [[Tereshia Huffman]], first term, appointed 2021 by the Birmingham City Council | ||
* [[Tom Henderson]], first term, appointed by the Jefferson County Mayors Association | * [[Tom Henderson]], first term, appointed 2021 by the Jefferson County Mayors Association | ||
* [[Dalton Nesmith]], first term, appointed by Blount County Commission | * [[Dalton Nesmith]], first term, appointed 2021 by Blount County Commission | ||
* [[Chris Rice]], first term, appointed by Mayor Randall Woodfin (elected chair January 2022, resigned September 2022) | * [[Chris Rice]], first term, appointed 2021 by Mayor Randall Woodfin (elected chair January 2022, resigned September 2022) | ||
* [[Larry Ward]], first term, appointed by the Birmingham City Council | * [[Larry Ward]], first term, appointed 2021 by the Birmingham City Council | ||
===2017–2021=== | ===2017–2021=== | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 29 September 2022
The Birmingham Water Works Board is an independent public authority which owns and manages the Birmingham Water Works utility. It was created in 2001 by state law.
As of January 2017, the Birmingham Water Works Board consists of nine members, who can serve no more than two four-year terms. Four of the members are appointed by the Birmingham City Council, two are appointed by the Mayor of Birmingham, one by the Jefferson County Mayor's Association, one by the Shelby County Commission and one by the Blount County Commission. Board members are compensated for their service at the rate of $1,000 per month, with limited opportunity to be reimbursed for related travel expenses.
From the time the independent board was created in 2001 until it was modified by the Alabama State Legislature in 2016, the board had five members which were appointed to staggered six-year terms by the Birmingham City Council. Board compensation was previously set at $285 per meeting with no clear limits on what constituted a meeting, and reimbursement for travel and other expenses was determined by the board itself.
Amid allegations of mismanagement, board chair Chris Rice announced his resignation from the authority in September 2022, but rescinded the announcement shortly afterward.
Members
2021–2024
- Ronald Mims, third term*, appointed 2015 by the Birmingham City Council
- George Munchus, third term*, appointed 2012 by the Birmingham City Council
- Lucien Blankenship, second term, appointed 2020 by Mayor Randall Woodfin
- Butch Burbage, second term, appointed 2017 by Shelby County Commission
- Tereshia Huffman, first term, appointed 2021 by the Birmingham City Council
- Tom Henderson, first term, appointed 2021 by the Jefferson County Mayors Association
- Dalton Nesmith, first term, appointed 2021 by Blount County Commission
- Chris Rice, first term, appointed 2021 by Mayor Randall Woodfin (elected chair January 2022, resigned September 2022)
- Larry Ward, first term, appointed 2021 by the Birmingham City Council
2017–2021
- Butch Burbage, chair/president
- Deborah Clark, first vice-chair/first vice-president
- Brenda Dickerson, second vice-chair/second vice-president
- Ronald Mims, secretary/treasurer
- Tommy Joe Alexander, assistant secretary/treasurer
- Brett King
- George Munchus
- William Muhammad
- Lucien Blankenship, appointed by Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to Sherry Lewis' vacant seat through 2021
2017-2018
- Sherry Lewis, chair (2017)
- Tommy Joe Alexander, chair (2018), appointed by the Jefferson County Mayor's Association
- Deborah Clark, second vice-chair (2017), first vice-chair (2018), appointed by the Birmingham City Council
- Brenda Dickerson, second vice-chair (2018), appointed by the Birmingham City Council
- Brett King, secretary-treasurer, appointed by the Blount County Commission
- Butch Burbage, assistant secretary-treasurer (2017), secretary-treasurer (2018) appointed by the Shelby County Commission
- Ronald Mims, assistant secretary-treasurer (2018), appointed by the Birmingham City Council
- William Muhammad, reappointed by the Birmingham City Council
- George Munchus, reappointed by the Birmingham City Council
2015-2017
- Ronald Mims, chair, appointed 2015
- Kevin McKie, first vice-chair, appointed 2015
- William Muhammad, appointed 2016
- George Munchus, appointed 2012
- Sherry Lewis, assistant secretary/treasurer
Former board members
- Jackie Robinson, -2016
- Ann Florie, 2010-2016
- David Herring, -2015
- Anthony Barnes, -2012
- first term started before the 2016 state law went into effect, which limited board members to two terms on the Birmingham Water Works Board.
References
- Bryant, Joseph D. (May 14, 2015) "Birmingham Water Works changes take effect today following governor's signing of legislation." The Birmingham News
- Wright, Barnett (January 4, 2017) "Expanded Birmingham Water Works Board takes seat, elects Sherry Lewis as chair." The Birmingham Times
- Rebman, Stephanie (January 12, 2021) "New board members appointed to Birmingham Water Works." Birmingham Business Journal
- Hardison, Jonathan (September 8, 2022) "Birmingham Water Works Board chair resigns." WBRC.com
External links
- Board of Directors at bwwb.org