DENVER—Ten state-appointed public trustees resigned after The Denver Post reported questionable spending practices that included one buying a new car and another renting office space that was co-owned by the trustee.
According to The Denver Post, ( ) the trustees resigned Tuesday. The newspaper reported Sunday that the trustees also spent state money on employee lunches. The trustees said in the report that they were entitled to the perks and were saving their offices money.
There are trustees in every county but the 10 who resigned are appointed by the governor. Two were appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper and the others were picked by previous administrations. Trustees oversee the state’s foreclosure process and budget and spend millions of dollars from foreclosure-related fees.
Hickenlooper accepted the resignation, saying “We all have to stand for good government.”
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Information from: The Denver Post,
