Oma on Board

APS stonewalls, media abets

By what stretch of the imagination do the concepts of

government of the people,
by the people and
for the people

allow the leadership of the APS to refuse to answer these three questions;

why will they not surrender the ethically redacted public records of their investigations into felony criminal misconduct by senior APS administrators.
why are hundreds of whistle blower complaints being denied due process; executive review of administrative self-adjudication of complaints, and
why are school board members and administrators not honestly accountable as role models of the standards of conduct they establish and enforce upon students? Why will they not hold themselves honestly accountable as role models of the nationally recognized, accepted and respected code of ethical conduct, that they expect students to "model and promote"? Why are they not accountable as role models, under a system over which they have no undue influence, and powerful enough to hold them accountable, even against their will?

How feckless must journalistic ethics and integrity be, that they cannot compel the Journal, KRQE, KOAT, and KOB, to ask those questions and report to the people, politician and public servant responses to legitimate questions about the public interests and about their public service?

The answer to the questions by the way, is, they cannot summon, neither collectively nor individually, the character and the courage to hold themselves honestly accountable to higher standards of conduct than the law.

Tell somebody.

Show up at a public forum and ask the questions yourself.

You will do so in blatant disregard for their self imposed
rules of decorum which prohibit the asking of questions.
Another tidbit the establishment media isn't telling anyone about.

It will feel great.

Martinez, by and through Barela; no comment

In a meeting held in secret from stakeholders, the NMFA Board fired their CEO, link.

Barela, waving.

When Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela was asked to tell the truth about the spending of public power and resources in that meeting in secret, he offered "no comment". He added, it's a "personnel matter".

"Personnel matter" is a widely used and utterly misconstrued exception to public records and open meetings law.

Pols and public servants interpret it to mean; anything I don't want to talk about; whether it enjoys legitimate exception under the law or no.

Martinez, not waving.

Governor Susana Martinez, who appoints 9 of the 11 board members, including Barela, has an interest in covering up anything that goes on in the meetings in secret, in particular since the board is the obvious culprit in egregious lack of oversight.

photos Mark Bralley

Charlie Moore mum

Journal City Editor Charlie Moore has had more than enough time to respond to the email I sent him.

Journal Investigative Reporter Thom Cole had informed me that he had forwarded to Moore, my several allegations and evidence of an ethics and accountability scandal in the leadership of the APS, link.

All I want Moore to do is acknowledge the receipt and state his intentions with regard to investigating and reporting upon them.

He is apparently disinclined to do either.

For what good and ethical reason, I wonder.

photo Temple Editing Residency blog, link.