Amid ongoing turmoil within the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Workplace, the Board of Supervisors unanimously accepted an ordinance on Tuesday that might name for a particular election that might grant the Board the authority to take away an elected sheriff from workplace.
“Today’s proposed charter amendment gives a voice to voters in response to the public safety crisis created by dysfunction in the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, as detailed in Judge (LaDoris) Cordell’s 400-page report,” stated Supervisor Ray Mueller.
Together with Noelia Corzo, Mueller has been main the requires Sheriff Christina Corpus’ resignation following findings of misconduct involving Corpus and her chief of workers, Victor Aenlle.
This is able to mark the primary time a county board within the Bay Space has sought government authority over a democratically elected place.
The modification grants supervisors the ability to take away a sheriff solely till 2028, with a sundown clause ending it after that yr’s common election.
On Monday, Congressional representatives and state legislators from San Mateo County additionally known as for Corpus’ resignation by means of a joint assertion.
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Initially Printed: November 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM PST
