Marcus Griffith at VanVoice continues to hammer away on Clark County Sheriff Garry Lucas, who continues to stonewall.

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You know, Garry Lucas has been our county sheriff for a long time.

Perhaps too long.

Although he's allegedly Republican, his failure to support either Republican policy changes and other Republican candidates, combined with his rabid support of the Megacasino because he wrongfully believes they'll pay for 17 or so FTE's if it's built (Way to sell us out, Garry) shows that it's time for him to go.

Now, added to that nonsense is Lucas's ongoing abuse of process and transparency with his continuing, ongoing efforts to stonewall a state-level FOIA request by fellow blogger Marcus Griffith of the VanVoice who is demanding to know why Lucas signed away the rights of the people of this county to get copies of the contract in question without the permission of the company in question, what appears to be a complete violation of state law.

05/26/2011

Questions go unanswered as public record dispute lingers

by MARCUS GRIFFITH

Binding signature: Clark County Sheriff Garry Lucas signed a contract addendum in 2005 that is now the heart of a local public record issue with national implications.

Why did Clark County Sheriff Garry Lucas sign a contract addendum in 2005 that contains a provision that numerous legal authorities, including the Attorney General’s Office, describe as conflicting with the state’s public records law?

Why is a private company attempting to use copyright claims to skirt public record laws in all fifty US states?
These are two of the unaswered questions surrounding the ongoing public record dispute involving the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies,  inc. (CALEA) and myself.

CALEA is a private company with more than 800 law enforcement agency clients across the country, including 16 clients in Washington.

So far, Lucas is staying mum on the subject. Despite several requests for comment, the elected official has opted not to inform his constituents why he signed the controversial contract. He has also not answered questions if the agreement constitutes a violation of professional ethics.

As Sheriff, Lucas is responsible for all aspects of the sheriff’s department, including compliance with public record laws. If the contract does conflict with state law, than Lucas may have to explain why he agreed to withhold records from the public in violation of the law and the duties of his office.

CALEA seems unfazed by the local coverage of the potentially illegal contract provision.

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Good job, Marcus. Stay on him until you get what's ours.
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