APS misses another deadline, violates law again

A while back, I filed a complaint with APS whistleblower program. The gist of the complaint was that APS administrators had deliberately misled an investigator from the State Auditors Office regarding the ongoing denial of due process to whistleblower complaints, link.

The complaint was adjudicated by unknowns in the APS Internal Audit Department, the same department against which the complaint was made. The apparent conflict of interest is glaring.

They closed the complaint, after finding they had done no wrong, link.

I submitted a public records request
to APS' Custodian of Public Records
Rigo Chavez on Tuesday, April 26th,
2010. It read;

To: Rigo Chavez, Records Custodian
Albuquerque Public Schools

From: Charles MacQuigg

Recently, I filed a complaint with APS Ethical Advocate (#2467), alleging that APS had misled an investigator from the State Auditors Office.

That case has been closed by APS.

I am requesting any public records associated with the handling of that complaint. Should there be records for which the district is claiming exception, please make sure they should up on a list of privileged records and include relevant citations.

Please furnish them in electronic format. It makes little sense to further encumber taxpayers with the expense of printing, stuffing, sorting, and mailing that you have heretofore insisted upon.

Also, as I have previously pointed out to you, there are problems associated with inspecting records at Uptown.

Though I have only been in the Communications Office at your demand and to inspect public records; APS Executive Director of Communications Monica Armenta has apparently accused me of showing up in her office "everyday" and stalking her. I have been routinely harassed by the APS Police Department for going to APS offices. There is also the issue of my my disability; I insist that you accommodate it by not needlessly insisting that I come to your Office to inspect records.

Please acknowledge by return email that you have received this request and understand it. The records should be immediately available.

Grateful for your time and attention

macq

APS' Executive Director of Communications Monica Armenta was cc'd and acknowledged receipt.

Chavez did not respond despite the fact that he is required by law to respond to the request within three (business) days. When that deadline passed, APS was in violation of the law.

Well, yet another deadline has passed; the district was required to surrender those records for inspection and or copying within 15 calendar days. They are in violation of the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act; again.




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