Geddes: ‘All people treated fairly’

Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill said of Sen. Bob Geddes, the new chairman of the Idaho State Tax Commission, “He has truly been a statesman. He has been a resource for each of us. … One of the important institutions, the institution that collects our taxes, has had its integrity tarnished, and I can think of no better person, no one who’s more respected by all people in this state … whether Republican or Democrat or anything else. … Even though we’re going to miss him a great deal in the Idaho state Senate, he’s going to provide some very important services to the citizens of the state, and I wish him all the best.”

Geddes said he’s starting his new job as a tax commissioner today. “We want to make sure that as people come before the Tax Commission, that they are treated with respect, that they are treated fairly. … My job is going to be to make sure that that tax policy is implemented as all of us as citizens of the state would want it to be.”