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66/26/2001 19:10 16515780701 NIEMI LAW OFFICE, PA PAGE 02 Page # 2 This morning, it came to my attention that I had not been provided the same information that has been provided to the commission members. This prevented the Mayor and i from being fully prepared for the meeting. Specifically, a letter fmm the complainant, date June 22,200 I was circulated among commission members, when they made ICFCrCGC to it, I had to request a copy from the chairperson. This is unacceptable. This letter should have been delivered to my office either by mail or fax prior to the meeting. It is my recommendation to the City Manager, that the full ethics commission meet to add ress these procedural problems and the conflict of interest issues before proceeding to address the complaint against the Mayor. It is unfortunate that now, Council Member Dean Maschka, former City Manager Steve Sarkozy, Acting City Manager Ed Burrell, and City Attorney Joel .��rtttik, have all been dragged into this action by the June 22,200 1 correspondence from Mr. Lambert. In order to address these issues, the Mayor deserves the right to confront his accusers. False claims of receiving information from the city attorney, claims based upon overheard conversations, and information found on peoples doorsteps in brown paper bags, axe difficult if not impossible to address. Until the real and true complainant steps forward, these issues cannot be addressed fairly. The Ethics Commission needs to demand that the real complainant step forward before thousands of taxpayer dollars are spent on the investigation of a complaint that is based upon accusations found in a brown paper bag placed on the door step of the complainant. This according to the complainant Mr. Lambert. I believe their are good volunteers on the Ethics Commission who v�t to do ther job, however, until these issues are resolved the Mayor cannot receive a fair hearing. Sincerely, Keith A. Niemi Attorney at Law Cc: Mayor John Kysylyczyn