Last month we wrote about board appointments made by the Mayor of Pittsburgh to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority; three members resigned even though their terms had expired at the end of 2016. At the time, two other members were also on expired terms and those two members are now under consideration for re-nomination to the board. One term would end next June, the other February of 2021.
The board named a new chair last week as well from one of three members appointed in March. Based on appointment votes by Council, the current serving appointees (including the two under consideration now, with the assumption that they are re-appointed) two terms would expire in 2018, none in 2019, four in 2020, and one in 2021.
These board members will be involved in a number of critical PWSA issues, including the proposed “restructuring” with a consultant and outside advisory panels, and now a possible proposal to put the Authority under Public Utility Commission oversight.
