By Phil Villarreal | Arizona Daily Star
Oro Valley Town Council member Mike Zinkin is the target of a recall effort.
The Oro Valley Citizens for Ethical Government filed a Statement of Organization and an Application for Recall Petition to recall Zinkin for “behavior unbecoming of a public official” and “complete lack of understanding with regards to public safety.”
“First of all, it upsets me. You try to please all of the people all of the time, but you can’t do that,” said Zinkin, who was elected in 2012.
“My gut reaction is this is an organized effort by, hopefully, a small, vocal faction in a campaign to organize the fact that the current majority of the council maintains the majority in the next election.”
Zinkin, 68, is a retired air-traffic controller who unsuccessfully ran for mayor in 2010.
