Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by 2 Birmingham Water Works Board Members Against Chairwoman

By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham Times A Jefferson County Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by two Birmingham Water Works Board members against Board Chair Tereshia Huffman. George Munchus had filed a motion this summer to join fellow board member Lucien Blankenship’s lawsuit against the utility which alleged Huffman blocked Blankenship from receiving his $1,000 monthly stipend, AL.com reported in June. George Munchus Munchus and Blankenship alleged their monthly payments were denied because they refused to sign a “loyalty pledge” and filed suit. BWW passed a “self-governing policy” in April 2023 that includes significant new ethics requirements and training for board members and said any board members who violated the policy would forfeit their expense allowance until they complied. Munchus said he had been denied the stipend for more than a year because he refused to sign the board’s policy. On Thursday, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Javan Patton dismissed the case. “We are pleased with the court moving quickly to dismiss this case,” Huffman said in a statement to The Birmingham Times. “Our board is committed to being held to the highest ethical standards, and that is the basis of our directors’ pledge.  Moving forward, we will continue...