Drafter
Clerk 04/16/2026
Title
A MOTION authorizing all members of the King County council to sign a letter calling for John Arthur Wilson to immediately resign as the King County assessor.
Body
WHEREAS, the office of King County assessor is to accurately and systematically determine the value of each property in King County so that the public can trust the property taxes collected from property owners in King County shall be equitable across classes of property, and
WHEREAS, John Arthur Wilson was elected to the office of King County assessor on November 3, 2015, and was last reelected to the office of King County assessor on November 7, 2023, and
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the council through news media outlet reports that for nearly two years Mr. Wilson has been embroiled in a domestic dispute, during the course of which Mr. Wilson is accused of stalking and harassing a King County resident, and
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2024, the King County superior court issued a temporary protection order preventing Mr. Wilson from contacting that same King County resident due to disturbing allegations of repeated stalking and harassment, and
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2025, the King County superior court issued an immediate restraining order preventing Mr. Wilson from contacting the same King County resident based on renewed allegations of a continued pattern of stalking and harassment, and
WHEREAS, it is also alleged that Mr. Wilson improperly used county resources to engage in the stalking, and
WHEREAS, court records and public reporting reflect a continuing pattern of inappropriate behavior and a failure by Mr. Wilson to acknowledge any wrongdoing, leaving open a real concern that this type of behavior will persist, and
WHEREAS, it is crucial that elected officials in King County conduct their professional and personal affairs in ways that maintain the public's trust and faith in the officials' integrity and abilities, and
WHEREAS, employees in the King Cou...
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