Pubdate: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 Source: Desert Dispatch, The (Victorville, CA) Copyright: 2008 Freedom Communications, Inc. Contact: http://www.desertdispatch.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3218 Author: Ryan Orr, staff writer Cited: San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors http://www.sbcounty.gov/bos/default.asp Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Postmus Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/meth.htm (Methamphetamine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/San+Bernardino+County POSTMUS WILL NOT APPEAR BEFORE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SAN BERNARDINO -- San Bernardino County Assessor Bill Postmus will not be at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, despite being asked by the chairman to answer questions about a grand jury report slamming his management of the department. Chairman Paul Biane last month requested that Bill Postmus appear before the board on Aug. 19 to answer questions about a report criticizing Postmus for the way he runs the assessor's office. Acting Assessor Harlow Cameron sent a memo to Biane saying Postmus would not appear as he is in the "midst of a 10-week medical leave of absence." Despite Cameron offering to send someone else in Postmus' stead, Biane said that the board will revisit the issue once Postmus returns to work. A grand jury report released in July criticized Postmus for his management of the office and raised questions regarding political posturing taking place in the public office. The report was followed by the arrest of former assistant assessor Adam Aleman, who is charged with six felonies related to altering documents and lying to the grand jury. Most recently allegations have surfaced that Postmus has suffered from an addiction to methamphetamine. Postmus did not disclose reasons for his medical leave and would not comment on the drug-use allegations saying he does not comment on "private matters regarding public officials." - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake