On Wednesday, Central Alabama Water settled one of the pending lawsuits against it in part by offering a new contract to the Birmingham Water Works Board's former attorney, Mark Parnell.

The vote came after a brief recess, during which the board went into executive session. Upon returning to the special-called meeting, they approved the settlement of the case.

In his lawsuit, Parnell defended the multi-million-dollar employment contract he was offered the night before the governor signed into law the bill that reconstituted the board. Parnell defended the employee contract and associated benefit package he was given, saying they were "to ensure institutional continuity" and to prevent senior leadership from leaving due to "political chaos."

According to a statement given to AL(dot)com

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