This bill would apply to any municipal water works board that serves water customers or has assets in four or more counties in addition to the county where the authorizing municipality is principally located.
The bill would provide further for the appointment of two of the existing board positions and would provide for the appointment of additional board members.
The bill would also limit the term of all board members, limit the compensation 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.
Assigned Act No. 2015-164.
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Scout Dissent filed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 580
Hammon motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 579
Carns motion to Table adopted Roll Call 578
Knight Amendment Offered
Carns motion to Table adopted Roll Call 577
Robinson Amendment Offered
Carns motion to Table adopted Roll Call 576
Commerce and Small Business first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Commerce and Small Business
Engrossed
Waggoner motion to Reconsider and Table adopted Voice Vote
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 564
Waggoner motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 563
Waggoner Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 562
Waggoner motion to Table adopted Roll Call 561
Smitherman Amendment Offered
Waggoner first Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
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 Economic Development
Source: Alabama Legislature