Winston Brooks' wants to change public perception

According to the article in the Journal link sub helpful

From the Journal article;

"We need to be out there in the community
trying to change public perception," Brooks told a
group of about 30 that included legislators,
community leaders, APS administrators and others.

The public perception is that the leadership of the APS
are unwilling to hold themselves honestly accountable
to any meaningful standard of conduct.

The cure to that perception is a successful audit.

If the APS passed an impartial full scale forensic audit,
the public perception of the APS would be entirely transformed.

Winston Brooks' refusal to begin the audit,
coupled with his refusal to even answer questions
about the audit,
only reinforces the public perception that he is excepting
himself from honest accountability to any meaningful
standards of conduct and competence.

Just like every body else in the leadership of the APS.

Their reputation is an earned reputation.