Outside Counsel Sought on BCWA Votes
The executive director of the Bristol County Water Authority is seeking advice on future voting requirements by the board for specific issues after a vote last week appears to have been one vote shy of passage.
Pamela Marchand, executive director of the Bristol County Water Authority, released the following statement today on the heels of the news that a third vote appears to be necessary to determine its future legal counsel.
A 4-3 vote taken last Wednesday by the board to retain the Cameron & Mittleman law firm appears to be one vote shy of what is needed according to the state law that set up the water authority. Two members of the board were absent from that meeting.
“The executive director of the Bristol County Water Authority is obtaining the advice of outside counsel on the interpretation of language in the existing Bristol County Water Authority Enabling Legislation and the BCWA By-laws regarding the number of votes required to take action on specific issues.
“Further actions, if any, by the Board will depend on the findings of outside counsel. The board will take the appropriate actions to insure compliance with its current documentation.”
Manifold Witness
4:07 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
They need outside counsel to verify the decisions made by their board about the work of their inside counsel as it relates to the advice she has given them about the violations that have happened as they try to vote to appoint legal counsel.
Phew!
This is like the old Keystone Cops movies.
Gary Morse
5:01 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Perhaps the two other remaining law firms looking for the job of BCWA counsel would have the correct answer to Ms Marchand's question.
They appear to be very qualified to give a correct answer, something Ms. Mack at $375 per hour could not deliver (her prior rate before 2011 was $475 per hour) .
native
11:22 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013
How long have they been doing this without knowing what the laws are?