Problem employee? Hire private eye
It's unclear why former Assessor Bill Postmus hired a private investigator to snoop on Rex Gutierrez last year. In a recent e-mail, Postmus claimed county departments routinely hires outside investigators on personnel matters.
What we do know is Postmus used $1,594 of taxpayers' dollars to hire someone to investigate Gutierrez. He also spent $3,535 of taxpayers' dollars for the investigator to get information on MPR Strategies, the firm Postmus hired to do public relations work.
According to court documents, the investigator was asked to find out whether Gutierrez was conducting city business on county time. You'd think as a department head, Postmus could have found out himself what his employees were up to without spending more than $5,000.
More details in tomorrow's paper.
What we do know is Postmus used $1,594 of taxpayers' dollars to hire someone to investigate Gutierrez. He also spent $3,535 of taxpayers' dollars for the investigator to get information on MPR Strategies, the firm Postmus hired to do public relations work.
According to court documents, the investigator was asked to find out whether Gutierrez was conducting city business on county time. You'd think as a department head, Postmus could have found out himself what his employees were up to without spending more than $5,000.
More details in tomorrow's paper.
Was a report ever issued on the findings of the Private Investigation? If so could it be printed.
I don't believe there was a written report of the investigator's findings, Jerie. According to court documents, the investigator gave an oral report to Postmus and asked if he wanted a report but he told the investigator no.
What is the distinguished Councilman from Rancho Cucamonga saying?
Has anyone talked to the investigator to corroborate the oral report?