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Friday, April 18, 2014

THE APRIL 15 WPA BOARD MEETING, PART I , WHERE'S THE PROMISED BOARD DISCUSSION ON POLICY FOR RESIDENTS RECEIVING COPIES OF WPA RECORDS?

I asked President Walton the following question.  "President Walton, when did the board meet and discuss policy for copies to residents?  If they haven't met, how did you allow that letter to go out to the resident?  Was this just retaliation by you and the board because too many questions were being asked about conflict of interest, or were you afraid of what they would see in the records of DeMarchi's bidding process?"

The question was asked several weeks prior to the April 15th board meeting.  The answer arrived prior to the April board meeting.  Here is President Walton's written answer, which was sent to the entire board.  "This policy is currently under review and will be discussed at next month's meeting."  That should have been the April meeting.  I was there, and it didn't happen.

Whether they discussed it or not, President Walton and your entire board have a problem.  It appears that they put the cart before the horse, and made up their minds to issue the following to my request for copies.  March 7, 2014, Community Liaison Anderson, writes, "No copies will be made for or by any resident regarding invoices or other office documents.  This applies to the board as well."  The question to President Walton, and the rest of the board remains the same.  Where is the policy written? We'll call it the Anderson March 7, 2014 policy, although it was sent to the entire board.  What date, what meeting did this, or any other board discuss, and vote to approve this policy, in a public meeting?  They can't answer the question, because it never happened.

I've written agency/authority, and provided my request to review and copy records according to state law, Anderson's March 7, 2014 answer, my question to President Walton, and his response. I also have had a verbal conversation with an advocate.  I will write the board, provide state law, the very state law DeMarchi sent to me six months ago,  and set a date and time according to the law.  Your board shouldn't have to respond.  I'll appear at the designated time.  They'll need to respond in writing, if they are going to deny a resident in good standing, and provide the policy they are using to refuse.  We'll go from there. 

This board appears to be vindictive without support of law or policy, clueless, arrogant, above the law, and just plain lawless.  President Walton lied in writing to me. Your board, each and everyone, is either covering, protecting, or feel they are above it all.

Here is the state law provided to me by DeMarchi.