For those of you keeping up with our Selma Watch, rejoice! The Selma Waterworks and Sewer Board has decided to obey the law! And, in addition, they also want to have the appearance of doing the right thing by lowering their absolutely absurd salaries down to something that resembles what public servants should actually make.
You might ask yourself, why should you care about this flyover city? Well, I'd answer that something like what this water board has done for years could happen in any city. We all can look to Selma's situation, be very thankful it isn't us, laugh at them in a superior kind of way, and take note. This could happen anywhere:
Some members of the Selma City Council also serve on the water board, receiving sweet salaries. For example, the board chairman made almost $60,000 during the last fiscal year. Yeah, and they have to meet once a month, too! Sometimes twice!
The secretary/treasurer: more than $70,000. Someone who isn't in cahoots with the outgoing administration: $800 a month.
So, now that the legislature has passed a law, the chairman - who didn't win his bid for re-election - wants to be compliant. The chairman's salary will be $300 a month. Other members will get $200 each month.
OK, guys, did you really need a state law putting this in stone before you did the right thing? Roads in Selma are awful, there's no business, no industry, racial tensions are constantly high and you're swimming in the people's money.
J'accuse, water board. It's a good thing there's new blood coming into power this November.
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