Statement By Countywide Elected Officials, Calling For The Resignation Of Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen

Maricopa County, Arizona sent this bulletin at 10/10/2019 03:39 PM MST

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Statement By Countywide Elected Officials, Calling For The Resignation Of Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                 October 10, 2019

PHOENIX - The following statement was released jointly today by Maricopa County Treasurer Royce Flora and Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes calling on Assessor Paul Petersen to resign in light of the state and federal criminal indictments he faces.

“The accusations against Mr. Petersen are troubling at the least. While he deserves his right to due process and the legal presumption of innocence, the county’s taxpayers deserve officers who can prioritize their work on behalf of all residents of Maricopa County.

Without commenting on Mr. Petersen’s guilt or innocence, we believe that, under the circumstances, he should resign. His remaining in office pending these serious legal questions would detract too much from the work that the county must do on behalf of the taxpayers.”

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Contact:

Ron Bellus
Office of Treasurer Royce T. Flora
Ron.Bellus@maricopa.gov
treasurer.maricopa.gov

 

Kathren Coleman
Office of Recorder Adrian P. Fontes
kcoleman@risc.maricopa.gov
recorder.maricopa.gov