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date Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 11:55 AM
subject Ignoring the charter is an ethical violation
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To all the parties herein:
I find it appalling that duly elected officials, in what seems to be this
flagrant excuse of an administration and some councilmembers dismissing
Lantigua's willful violative act as nonsense or skewing the truth by talking
about previous administrations.
You are as accountable as Willy Lantigua to the people of Lawrence, Ma.
The Lawrence City Charter is clear and specific about the annual state of
the city address. Neither Lantigua nor councilmembers have the authority
to ignore the provisions of the Charter's section.
Paste this link in your complaint to the ethics commission.
4.7 Communications to City Council.
The mayor, yearly, by a personal appearance for the purpose of
a state of the city address to be given at the first city council meeting in
February of each year, shall keep the city council informed as to the
condition and needs of the city, and from time to time as in his
judgment the needs of the city require, recommend to the city council
for action by it such measures as may be necessary or desirable.
http://library.municode.com/HTML/14860/level1/THCH.html#THCH_S10G
EPR
I would go as far as filing an inquiry or complaint with the Massachusetts
Commission Against Discrimination at:
http://www.mass.gov/mcad/
I have to say or no one will. If the non-English speakers are so quick to file
discrimination when English is used in official government business and
they claim the discrimination because they can't understand English, then
"what is good for the goose is good for the gander."
English speakers have every right to ensure their elected officials are
communicating with them effectively, intelligently and with the language
they, English speakers can understand, especially when it relates to the
operation, administration and function of government. So file your
complaint that you are discriminated against because mayor William
Lantigua of Lawrence, Ma., speaks only in Spanish and/or to Spanish
media when covering or talking about official city business.
I urge those of you in this email, trust me THERE ARE OVER 23,000 in the
Greater Lawrence area's zip codes in the BCC section of this email, to
contact the Massachusetts Commission on Ethics at this URL link and the
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. The 10 minutes and
the $ .45 stamp is not only well worth it but it protects your rights as an
American. The Ethics Commission gives you the opportunity to file it
online, saving you the $ .45.
Do your part or become a "willing" victim to the mockery of law.
Regards,
Eddie Garcia
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Sample Letter to Ethics:
File it using the online "computer" method at that link above.
Massachusetts Commission on Ethics
As a taxpayer, voter and citizen of Lawrence, Ma., I am continued to be
offended by the antics of mayor William Lantigua and it has gone too far.
To date, there are numerous articles and news reports of questionable
acts, violations of law and other things that need investigating. Most
recently, is Mr. Lantigua's willful and blatant disregard to the Lawrence City
Charter which requires him to appear in person before the city council and
provide the state of the city address. The charter is clear as to how, when
and what the mayor needs to provide and accomplish, all of which he has
failed tremendously.
4.7 Communications to City Council.
The mayor, yearly, by a personal appearance for the purpose of
a state of the city address to be given at the first city council meeting in
February of each year, shall keep the city council informed as to the
condition and needs of the city, and from time to time as in his
judgment the needs of the city require, recommend to the city council
for action by it such measures as may be necessary or desirable.
http://library.municode.com/HTML/14860/level1/THCH.html#THCH_S10G
EPR
As a voter, I urge this commission to investigate to the fullest Mr.
Lantigua's actions as it pertains to ignoring the will of the people and the
city charter.
Sincerely,
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Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Julian Tynes, Chairman
One Ashburton Place, Room 601
Boston, MA 02108.
Mr. Tynes:
As an American, a Massachusetts citizen, taxpayer and voter, I write as a
method to exercise my rights and belief that I have been discriminated
against because of my national origin. The mayor of Lawrence, William
Lantigua, has repeatedly ignored the will of the people and addressing the
public, via the media, in Spanish. Mr. Lantigua refuses to speak with or
address the English media and that action precludes me, disenfranchises
from knowing what my elected official(s) are doing with my tax dollars, my
city and the future of Lawrence.
Just as non-English speakers are given every angle and right to have
documents, translations and speeches in their native language, I have the
very same right to insist, demand and know what an elected official is
saying and in my native tongue, English.
At this link http://www.wunitv.com/noticia/2012/02/10/337155-alcalde-
lantigua-blanco-critica.html, Mr. Lantigua, as the Lawrence mayor
addresses the public only in Spanish. To my knowledge, mayor Lantigua
has not provided the same interview to the English media and therefore I
have no idea if what he's saying is legal, within the statutorily required
provisions of the Lawrence City Charter or perhaps criminal and violative
of US or Massachusetts law. I should not be required to speak or
understand Spanish to live and vote in my own country.
Therefore, if your commission is not the correct venue to file this charge of
discrimination, please write me and instruct where another legal body or
jurisdiction can accept and proceed with my complaint. If it is the US
Department of Justice, then please provide which division accepts
complaints of discrimination.
Sincerely,