MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority, one of Alabama Public Television’s governing bodies, has called a special meeting for Wednesday in Montgomery, the latest in a complicated saga about conducting an opinion poll.
The Foundation postponed a previous special meeting in August that was called to approve using part of its rainy day fund for a statewide poll. Though it doesn’t mention the fund, Wednesday’s meeting has a similar agenda.
Board members will “take up the matter of the approval and funding of an agreement to conduct a survey of a cross section of Alabamians about Alabama Public Television,” according to the meeting notice submitted to the secretary of state’s office…