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said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. Grijalva was a Pima County
supervisorduring Carmona's time as director.
Carmona resigned in July 1999, after a private meeting with
thechairwoman of the Pima Health System Commission.
Carmona said at the time that the terms of his resignation did
notinclude any assignment of blame, and that he and the department
hada "parting of ways in a friendly and diplomatic fashion."
While Carmona was held responsible for the debt increase,
campaignspokesman Andy Barr said Carmona wasn't personally in
control of theprogram's assets. That duty fell to the Pima County
Board ofSupervisors, while Carmona could only make recommendations
forbudgetary changes.
Grijalva said Kino Hospital was in a bad debt situation before
Carmonatook over, and Grijalva praised Carmona for keeping the
hospital fromgoing out of business.
Bottom line: Flake's assertion about the health system's debt is
true:Carmona resigned as director of the program after a 28
percentincrease in department debt. However, Carmona wasn't in
directcontrol of the system's finances, as that was the duty of the
PimaCounty Board of Supervisors.
Re-published Courtesy ofRoy Warden, PublisherArizona Common
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