Jelgava County Mayor Lasmanis resigns

The action that followed from this person – intentional, conscious and purposeful delaying of the work of the municipality, thus causing huge losses and balancing on the border of compliance with regulatory acts,” continued Lasmanis in his appeal to the executive director.

On the other hand, assessing the responsibility for his own unethical behavior at the meeting of the local government’s Budget Commission, Lasmanis said that “good deeds are often not enough”. “Of course, everyone should also follow ethical standards in their actions. A person who works in a public position should not find himself in a situation that can be interpreted in different ways,” admitted the regional politician.

Lasmanis claimed that he had apologized to his direct colleagues in the municipality and party members, but with the public statement he wanted to “also apologize to the residents of his district and the wider society, who felt uncomfortable or offended in any way due to the situation”. At the same time, he promises to “make every effort to restore his tarnished reputation and regain trust.”

Meanwhile, in the press release issued by the municipality, Lonerte insists that none of the insults of the previous mayor are justified and that they are currently based only on “public ranting to stir the air”. All the accusations against her largely correspond to the responsibility of the council chairman himself, both in collective decisions of the members and in individual votes as a member of the council, which raises “reasonable suspicions that Lasman himself has his own scheme to control the direction of the issue of SIA “Zemgales health center”.

“Each of the accusations is an accusation made within the framework of a political scam, which I will definitely justify step by step in front of both the deputies and the public, but I must admit that the work under the influence of political forces is complicated and now unjustifiably casts a shadow not only on my reputation as an executive director, but personality. This is serious spreading of false information and I will stand up for the politician to answer for his words,” the executive director of the range.