Postmus calls double standard on treatment of arrested GT councilman
By Stacia Glenn, Staff Writer
Former assessor Bill Postmus today questioned why county supervisors have not asked for the resignation of county employee Jim Miller following his arrest yesterday on a felony conflict of interest charge.
Miller, who has been a Grand Terrace councilman since 2004, was briefly jailed Wednesday after his arrest by District Attorney's Office investigators. He is accused of inappropriately voting on $18,000 worth of advertising contracts that were given to his wife's local newspaper, the Grand Terrace City News.
Miller, a county real-estate services manager, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday. None of his alleged wrongdoings occurred on county time.
"Accused felon and county employee Jim Miller should follow the example of Adam Aleman. Miller should resign immediately and if he refuses, the county board of supervisors should employ the Biane Standard in demanding Mr. Miller's resignation," Postmus said in a written statement.
"Anything less than a fair application of the Biane Standard is hypocrisy and a clear display of a double standard - one rule for the Postmus staff and another rule for other county staff engaging in questionable behavior."
Aleman served as assistant assessor until he resigned last year. He was arrested June 30, 2008, and charged with six felony counts, including three counts of preparing false documentary evidence, one county of offering false evidence, one public records violation and vandalism over $400. He has pleaded not guilty.
The charges stemmed from an investigation into the Assessor's Office, which also led to Postmus' resignation in February amid accusations of methamphetamine abuse and malfeasance that includes conducting political activity on county time, incompetence and widespread timecard fraud.
"Supervisor Paul Biane's statements regarding my office could easily be issued regarding the county's Real Estate Services Department, which the board oversees," Postmus wrote. "Furthermore, as was the case with Mr. Aleman, Mr. Miller is an exempt county employee who is held to a higher ethical standard. Clearly, according to the Biane Standard, Jim Miller's actions have 'stained' America's largest county and now county government must meet and pass the same test it supposedly faced one year ago."
When calling for Aleman's resignation, Biane spoke of how it only takes a few people to stain the county's reputation and that the true test of an ethical organization "is how it responds when problems occur."
stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com
Former assessor Bill Postmus today questioned why county supervisors have not asked for the resignation of county employee Jim Miller following his arrest yesterday on a felony conflict of interest charge.
Miller, who has been a Grand Terrace councilman since 2004, was briefly jailed Wednesday after his arrest by District Attorney's Office investigators. He is accused of inappropriately voting on $18,000 worth of advertising contracts that were given to his wife's local newspaper, the Grand Terrace City News.
Miller, a county real-estate services manager, was placed on administrative leave Wednesday. None of his alleged wrongdoings occurred on county time.
"Accused felon and county employee Jim Miller should follow the example of Adam Aleman. Miller should resign immediately and if he refuses, the county board of supervisors should employ the Biane Standard in demanding Mr. Miller's resignation," Postmus said in a written statement.
"Anything less than a fair application of the Biane Standard is hypocrisy and a clear display of a double standard - one rule for the Postmus staff and another rule for other county staff engaging in questionable behavior."
Aleman served as assistant assessor until he resigned last year. He was arrested June 30, 2008, and charged with six felony counts, including three counts of preparing false documentary evidence, one county of offering false evidence, one public records violation and vandalism over $400. He has pleaded not guilty.
The charges stemmed from an investigation into the Assessor's Office, which also led to Postmus' resignation in February amid accusations of methamphetamine abuse and malfeasance that includes conducting political activity on county time, incompetence and widespread timecard fraud.
"Supervisor Paul Biane's statements regarding my office could easily be issued regarding the county's Real Estate Services Department, which the board oversees," Postmus wrote. "Furthermore, as was the case with Mr. Aleman, Mr. Miller is an exempt county employee who is held to a higher ethical standard. Clearly, according to the Biane Standard, Jim Miller's actions have 'stained' America's largest county and now county government must meet and pass the same test it supposedly faced one year ago."
When calling for Aleman's resignation, Biane spoke of how it only takes a few people to stain the county's reputation and that the true test of an ethical organization "is how it responds when problems occur."
stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com
Hey Bill,
Put the meth down and step away from the table. It appears what you were doing was on county time. What he was doing was during his time as a councilman. While both are wrong, your issues are far worse than his....
Maybe you should worry more about yourself and your boy toy than someone else.
it is more than just a little ironic that the most corrupt politician since Jerry Eaves would issue this statement. So we are now to believe that Postmus is a champion for good government? What is this world coming to!
Postmus should shut his pie hole. Or, maybe not. Perhaps he is just warming up to run for the Rialto City Council. Be as big a crook as Jerry, and they name a park after you.
Get a bag momma, I'm gonn be sick.
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