Albany City Manager to Head WGL
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
After what could generously be called “spirited debate,” the Albany City Commission voted 5-2 at its work session Tuesday morning to tentatively approve an amendment to the City Charter that would make the city manager also the general manager of the city’s Water, Gas & Light Commission.
The charter change would not become official until it was approved at consecutive business meetings.
City Manager James Taylor said he and interim WG&L GM Tom Berry had devised the proposed charter amendment as a way to “improve the operating efficiency of the utility.” The commission voted on April 23 to formally make WG&L a department of the city under the direct supervision of the city manager.
