Lawrence Kupfer By. VI Legislature
Amid a firestorm over social media comments by a top WAPA attorney, pay raises are on the agenda Thursday for the Water and Power Authority "executive management and confidential” staff.
The WAPA Governing Board said Monday night that a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday will include Finance and Audit Committee action on the wage increases.
The talk of pay raises for CEO Lawrence “Larry” Kupfer and other high-ranking WAPA officials comes as public anger rises over WAPA deputy legal counsel Mark Kragel’s Facebook post labeling the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement a “domestic terrorist organization.”
The WAPA governing board said Monday that Mr. Kragel’s fate at the Authority is in the hands of his boss, Mr. Kupfer.
A growing list of public officials, including Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett and Gov. Albert Bryan, are calling for Kragel’s firing.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kupfer has to date issued a written statement chastising Kragel for making a “unpopular, politically incorrect” remark on social media.
The WAPA Board meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Thursday via Zoom.
Here is the Zoom link and phone numbers to Watch or listen in:
JOIN ZOOM MEETING
https://zoom.us/j/99680367470?pwd=MEtYcmpMUGdBUDlmVlk0ZXN5bkM2Zz09
Meeting ID: 996 8036 7470
Password: 632007
