The kind of people we're dealing with; APS Custodian of Public Records, Rigo Chavez

Pursuant to an ongoing request for public records, I sent Rigo Chavez an email.

Before Rigo Chavez could open the email, he had to respond
to a return receipt request; to acknowledge that he had
received the email.

I have confirmed in a follow up phone conversation that
Rigo Chavez did in fact open the email, but chose not to
create a record that he had.

In other words, as far as the record is concerned;

"He didn't open the email,
nobody saw him open the email;
and most importantly,
no one can prove that he opened the email."
Bart Simpson, derived

When I asked him why, he replied;

"I just don't do that".

When I pressed him for some manner of explanation as to
why he was unwilling to create a candid, forthright, and
honest record of the correspondence;

his reply was again;

"I just don't do that."

I find it disturbing that when the leadership of the APS
is asked why they chose not to be candid, forthright and
honest with stakeholders, their response is;

"We just don't do that."

It's just not the way they roll.

The best advice to stakeholders;

"Trust that man in nothing,
who lacks conscience in anything"
unk

cc Rigo Chavez, upon posting.