Brownsville Fire Fighters Association Local 970 Official Vote of No Confidence Statement for Brownsville Fire Chief Lenny Perez

BROWNSVILLE FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION Local 970

P.O. BOX 6141, Brownsville, Texas 78520

VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE

FOR

BROWNSVILLE FIRE CHIEF LENNY PEREZ

 

We, the Brownsville Fire Fighters Association, have composed this letter to express our dissatisfaction with Brownsville Fire Chief Lenny Perez.  This letter is an expression of our vote of no confidence in Chief Perez when it comes to demonstrating honesty, integrity, and respect for the members of the Brownsville Fire Department.

Lenny Perez has failed to display the same level of honesty, transparency, and integrity in dealing with the Association and its stewards.  Throughout of his tenure, Lenny Perez has chosen to disregard that the Association and its stewards have a right not only to exist, but to represent the concerns and wishes of its members by refusing to address and correct contract violations and forcing our members to unnecessary and costly arbitrations to both our members and the citizens of Brownsville. 

Lenny Perez has exhibited a secretive, totalitarian philosophy of policy implementation that is directly responsible for the current lack of morale in the department.  His refusal to work with and ignore the Association Board during the recent funeral of our fallen brother showed disregard for the well being and future of our fallen brothers’ family.  He has forgotten that our Fire Department is more than a “work place”, it is a “worth” place.

In addition, Lenny Perez has failed to respond to the growing demands placed on the Fire Department by failing to address the needs of our Paramedic services and continues to place our community at risk each and every day.  It has long been known that we do not have the sufficient number of EMS units to respond to the demands that our growing city has.  He continues to ignore that the well being of our community is at risk. 

In our opinion, the role of Fire Chief should exhibit character that is beyond reproach, be transparent in his motives, and show integrity as an example for the members of this department.  Therefore, we can no longer trust nor work cooperatively with a man of this character.  We respectfully ask the Brownsville Mayor, City Commissioners, and City Manager for his removal, so that we can work to heal the wounds and move productively forward in our service to our beloved community.

Carlos Elizondo – President BFFA Local 970