Tomorrow’s (July 15, 2013) city council agenda has this item on it:
Discussion and action on the status of the Texas Attorney General’s opinion on the release of personal emails that pertain to official city business by various members of city council and staff and the cost to date, on hiring outside legal counsel acquired by the city to challenge the AG’s opinion. [Representative Emma Acosta, (915) 541-4515]
Members of the public requested the emails through the Texas public information act. The city resisted and asked the attorney general for permission to conceal them. The attorney general ruled that they must be released according to the law. The old city council then voted to spend our taxpayer money to sue the attorney general.
The city suit will fail. This is a stalling tactic to keep us from knowing the truth about what those people did to us. To add insult to injury, the old city council used our taxpayer money to try to deny us what we are legally allowed.
The city representative that put this on the agenda has done a good thing. The new council should vote Tuesday to stop the lawsuit and release the documents per the attorney general’s ruling.
This issue is very important. Holding up the release of these emails is keeping the public from knowing what has been happening and what might be happening now.
Contact your city representative today. In particular let the mayor know what you think.
You can leave a comment on the mayor’s city web site here http://home.elpasotexas.gov/mayor/feedback.php or you can email him at mayor@elpasotexas.gov
The city representative deserves our encouragement. The comment link for her at the city is http://home.elpasotexas.gov/city-representatives/district-3/contact-district-3.php you can email her at district3@elpasotexas.gov
You do not have to leave your name or any other information with either one.
Here we have a chance to make a difference.
We deserve better
Brutus
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