Phoenix • An Arizona county won’t decide before Christmas whether to reinstate an elected official who was suspended when he was accused of directing an international human smuggling scheme, a spokesman said Thursday.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is waiting for a final investigative report into Assessor Paul Petersen's handling of his official duties before deciding whether to end a 120-day unpaid suspension, county spokesman Fields Moseley said. The report, which is being prepared by a Phoenix law firm, is expected to be done before the end of the year, but it's not clear if the county will decide Petersen's fate before January, he said.