Maryland’s largest water utility abruptly canceled a contract Tuesday with a top IT official who said she had raised concerns about WSSC Water’s $40 million billing system that has tripled in cost, according to the contractor.
Her termination came about a month after the utility’s board stripped the outgoing general manager of high-level personnel authority, including decisions affecting “team chiefs” and other management positions. Board members representing Montgomery and Prince George’s counties said at a July meeting they limited Carla A. Reid’s powers after voting to not renew her contract when it expires at the end of the year.
The increasingly public internal feuds could cost WSSC Water ratepayers hefty legal fees as the utility seeks to replace failing pipes and other aging infrastructure.
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