Revenue Commissioner Hoffbeck resigns

Revenue Commissioner Randy Hoffbeck has resigned, effective Aug. 17. In a July 31 letter of resignation to Gov. Bill Walker Hoffbeck said “I feel that it is time for me to complete the call to ministry God has placed on my heart.”

In announcing the resignation Walker noted that Hoffbeck had retired from government service to enter the ministry and was volunteering for a medical ministry to Kenya when Walker asked him to join the administration.

Deputy Commissioner Jerry Burnett will serve as interim commissioner.

“I will always consider it as an honor and a privilege that I had the opportunity to work with Governor Walker, Lieutenant Governor Mallott, fellow commissioners, and the incredible staff at the Department of Revenue. But as time goes on I realize I need to refocus my life on the call God has put on my heart; that I can no longer tell God, ‘Just a minute. I am almost done here.’”

Hoffbeck has more than 30 years of experience in tax administration, valuation and appraisal of real estate. He retired from government service in late 2012 to complete his master of divinity degree, which he completed in October 2014. Walker asked him to join the administration in late 2014.

- Petroleum News