This bill would apply to any municipal water works board that serves water customers in four or more counties in addition to the county where the authorizing municipality is principally located.
The bill would provide for the appointment of an additional board member by the county commission of certain counties where water customers are served by the board other than the county where the authorizing municipality is principally located.
The bill would also limit the term of all board members to two full terms, limit the compensation and expense allowance of the board members, specify that the board members would be covered by the State Ethics Law, provide for notice and a public hearing prior to adoption of any rate increase, and specify that the board would be subject to the Alabama Open Meetings Act.
Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Judiciary
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Engrossed
Waggoner motion to reconsider and table adopted Voice Vote
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 760
Waggoner motion to adopt Waggoner Substitute No. 2 adopted Roll Call 759.
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 758
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate lost Roll Call 757
Waggoner second Substitute Offered
Waggoner motion to Table Waggoner Substitute adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Passed
Waggoner motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 683
Waggoner first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability
Source: Alabama Legislature