Board meetings, strategic plans, and buyer signals from Ly'Tonja Levert’s organization
Jun 2, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
The Birmingham Regional Water Board Regular Meeting
The board addressed several administrative and governance matters, including electing a presiding officer, appointing an interim chair and vice chair, and terminating the contract with their existing General Counsel. Several new legal firms were retained. The board approved multiple bid awards for equipment and services, including rainwear, janitorial services, fire hydrants, and meter loops. Additional actions included authorizing an RFP for a forensic audit, approving an excavator purchase, and renewing a biometric screening agreement. Various items, including emergency purchase ratifications and outstanding invoice payments, were tabled for further review.
Mar 26, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Enterprise
Get verified public-sector contacts at scale
Find verified emails, direct dials, role context, job-change updates, and organization signals across every public-sector account you sell to.
The board reviewed the Finance and Administration Division's operating and statistical report, addressing financial challenges, reserve fund status, and budgetary adherence. Formal retirement benefits and commendations were approved for a long-serving field supervisor. The board authorized payments for professional services to several law firms and financial consultants. Multiple engineering and maintenance projects were sanctioned, including bids for construction materials, paving services, water main repairs, solar equipment maintenance, and lighting upgrades. Furthermore, the board authorized a contract for a comprehensive software system upgrade, passed a reimbursement resolution for capital expenditures, and executed a new banking contract with PNC Bank while establishing authorized signers for financial accounts.
Feb 26, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
The Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting
The Board received detailed reports from senior management regarding operational improvements, including significant strides in customer billing accuracy, staffing recruitment, warehouse inventory management, fleet optimization, and increased interest income. Updates were provided on the upcoming SAP upgrade, the Automated Metering Infrastructure project, and the progression of the Lake Purdy Dam project. The Board authorized multiple financial and operational actions, including the approval of retirement benefits for a retiring employee, the payment of outstanding invoices for professional services, and the awarding of procurement contracts for maintenance, software licensing, and engineering services. Additionally, the Board approved property acquisitions at Inland Lake, a property claim settlement, and an agreement for an executive search firm. Finally, the Board formally appointed a new General Manager and retained a consultant to assist with ongoing technical and operational services.
Feb 12, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting
The Board approved an amended agenda concerning the Series 2024-2025 bond issue and the associated bond transaction team. Resolutions were adopted to authorize monthly retirement benefits from the Retirement Trust Fund for retiring staff members. Furthermore, the Board authorized payments for various professional services invoices. Action was also taken to approve a Guaranteed Investment Contract with Winters and Company Advisors, LLC, to serve as the investment agreement bidding agent for the upcoming bond issuance.
