Postmus eyes county assessor position

Tracie Troha has a much bigger story than it might appear to be in Saturday’s Daily Press.

Those who know Postmus best say they were not surprised by his decision.

“I always knew he wanted to move to a more administrative office,” said Hesperia Councilman Jim Lindley. “I think he can do some real justice for taxpayers in the office.”

Lindley said as supervisor, Postmus’ job was to make policy and let county staff execute it. If elected to county assessor, Postmus will have an opportunity to actually work on some of the policies he created.

Victorville Mayor Mike Rothschild, who has made no secret about his interest in being on the Board of Supervisors, said if Postmus was elected assessor he would consider running for the First District seat.

“I haven’t made any decision,” Rothschild said. “I wouldn’t run unless (Postmus) is definitely out of the picture. I’ll have to wait to know for sure.”

If he lost the election, however, Postmus said he would continue to serve his two remaining years on the board.

I think Rothschild is only one of a handful of possible candidates, and I think Postmus’ position potentially opening up could lead to some very interesting moves among High Desert power blocs and casts a very interesting light over this year’s city council election. We’ll be reading more about this in the months to come, I’m sure, and sometimes from unexpected angles.

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