Two Massachusetts police unions want a Holyoke city councilor to resign over his unethical conduct during a recent drunk driving arrest. City Councilor Israel Rivera was caught on camera making racial slurs, seeking special treatment, and shouting at the officers, “You know who the —- I am?!”

Holyoke Police Supervisors Union Local 409 and Holyoke Police Patrolmen’s Union Local 388 have requested a written response from city officials regarding the conduct of Rivera. More than two weeks have passed, and they say they have received no response.

In multiple videos released by the Holyoke police unions, Rivera is heard telling the cops, “I’m the one that makes your —— budget, ——,” Rivera says. “… When it comes to me voting on your —-, I’m going to vote no, bro.”

Rivera also told the police officers, “The mayor is like my best friend. He just called me right now. He was like, ‘What the —, dude.'”

‘It’s just a black cloud over the city,’ said the president of the Holyoke Police Supervisors Union

According to the criminal complaint, police arrested Israel Rivera after he ran a red light and then drove onto a paved sidewalk, which barricades, cones, and a “bridge closed” sign blocked. After officers pulled him over, he told them he drove onto the sidewalk because “he had nowhere else to go.”

After failing a sobriety test, Rivera allegedly tried to use his status as a city councilor to receive special treatment. When police refused, he threatened to cut the Holyoke police budget.

“I’m a city councilor. You can’t really work with me, and that’s fine. I’ll just cut the budget,” he said, adding, “Everyone gets a pass, but I don’t.”

Lt. Andrew DiNapoli, president of the Holyoke Police Supervisors Union, said they are giving the city seven to 10 business days to respond to their demands. “He should not be voting in any way, shape, or form on any matter that has to do with the police department going forward, that’s ultimately what we’re asking for,” DiNapoli said.

According to MassLive, despite the police unions’ requests for his dismissal, the City Council swore in Rivera on Monday as vice president.

“The city deserves better,” DiNapoli said. “We can’t have city councilors trying to use their political clout to gain favors from the police department. It’s just a black cloud over the city when something like this happens.”