Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin took the spotlight during Monday’s meeting of the Central Alabama Water board of directors as he chastised members for operating behind a veil of secrecy.
The mayor said he went to the meeting, the first since the board appointed Jeffrey Thompson as the utility’s chief executive officer, because his emails and a letter have received no response.
During a five-minute speech, he chastised board members for actions taken since they were appointed in May, after a state law restructured the board, taking majority representation from the city of Birmingham and giving it to suburban areas…