REDWOOD CITY – The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors is transferring ahead with an appointment course of — not a particular election — to switch Sheriff Christina Corpus, who was lately eliminated for conflict-of-interest violations and retaliation.
The board voted 3-2 in favor of the appointment course of possibility at a gathering Tuesday evening.
County staff had been directed to “pursue an appointment process that emphasizes transparency, accountability and community trust,” the county mentioned in a press release.
Supervisors Jackie Speier and David Canepa voted no, with the latter throwing his help behind a particular election.
“Tonight, the board has taken the power away from the county’s 444,847 registered voters to decide who its next sheriff should be which is a blow to democracy,” Canepa mentioned in a press release. “The appointment process gives just three members on this board in a two-week stretch the power to pick the county’s next top law enforcement officer for the next three years with no voter input whatsoever.”
Beneath the county constitution, the board has till Nov. 13 to both name a particular election or make an appointment.
The choice adopted Decide Nina Shapirshteyn’s rejection earlier within the day of Corpus’ petition to halt any appointment or particular election whereas she challenges her elimination from workplace.
Candidates should dwell in San Mateo County and possess sure skilled {qualifications}, corresponding to holding a sound certificates from the California Fee on Peace Officer Requirements and Coaching, or POST, in accordance with the county assertion.
Supervisors mentioned candidates also needs to have latest legislation enforcement expertise, together with working correctional amenities. In San Mateo County, the sheriff’s workplace manages the jails.
Candidates shall be requested to explain their guiding philosophy, establish their three highest priorities if appointed, and clarify how they might foster public belief and accountability, in accordance with the county assertion.
The county plans to share details about the appointment course of on a web site.
A gathering for the board to interview candidates and a public candidate discussion board are being deliberate.
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