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Council opposes unilateral conversion of Waterworks board and appoints member to regional board
Summary
Council passed a resolution opposing an amendment to the Waterworks Board certificate of incorporation to convert it to a regional board without council consent and appointed Sheila Tyson as the council’s representative to the regional board.
The Birmingham City Council approved a resolution expressing opposition to an amendment to the Waterworks Board’s certificate of incorporation that would convert the board to a regional body without the council’s consent, and proceeded to appoint a council‑nominated director to the regional water board.
The resolution (Item 27) stated the council’s opposition to the amendment and referenced Act No. 2025‑297 and related legal challenges. The council then considered Item 28, appointing one member to the regional board created pursuant to Act No. 2025‑297 and to fill the initial term of the director appointed by the council under the Code of Alabama citation read in the motion.
City attorney King recommended an executive session to discuss pending litigation; the council entered executive session and later reconvened. After returning to open session the council moved forward with the resolutions. The council nominated and approved the appointment of Sheila Tyson to the regional water board (Item 28). Both Item 27 and Item 28 were recorded as approved.
The council did not debate statutory language at length in open session; the transcript reflects the council’s action to preserve appointment authority and to place an appointee on the regional board pending resolution of legal challenges.
