The new Central Alabama Water Board (CAW) announced a special meeting for Tuesday to discuss where they are in the process of hiring a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and consider retaining two consultants to examine Lake Purdy Dam.

According to the draft agenda, the board will begin with an executive session before addressing the two time-sensitive issues.

The new law, SB330, requires the board to have a CEO, stating:

A regional board shall employ a chief executive officer with full authority to manage the operations of the regional board, subject to policy directives and other governance decisions adopted by the board of directors. Employees of a regional board shall report directly or through subordinates who report to the chief executive officer and may not be ordered or instructe

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