Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: John D. Nibbelin, County Attorney
Subject: Consideration of Final Decision to Remove Sheriff Corpus
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Receiving recommendation from San Mateo County Chief Probation Officer John Keene to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office for cause pursuant to Section 412.5 of the San Mateo County Charter; sustaining the recommendation; and making a final decision, subject to appeal, to remove Sheriff Corpus from office for cause pursuant to Section 412.5 of the San Mateo County Charter; and
B) Declaring that the Notice of Intent to Remove and its supporting documents, the recommendation from Chief Probation Officer Keene, and this Resolution collectively constitute the Board's Final Notice of Decision to Remove Sheriff Christina Corpus for cause pursuant to Section 412.5 of the San Mateo County Charter (Final Notice of Decision) and directing staff to provide Sheriff Corpus the Final Notice of Decision; and
C) Providing Sheriff Christina Corpus all notices required by the adopted removal procedures; and
D) Approving the list of three neutral hearing officers to preside over a Removal Hearing pursuant to the adopted removal procedures, in the event that Sheriff Corpus appeals the Notice of Intent to Remove and requests a Removal Hearing, and directing staff to provide the Sheriff and County (through Keker, Van Nest & Peters, LLP) the list of three neutral hearing officers.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 4, 2025, the County held a Special Election on Countywide Measure A to amend the San Mateo County Charter to add Section 412.5, which would grant the Board of Supervisors authority, until December 31, 2028, to remove an elected sheriff for certain enumerated causes ("Charter Amendment").
The full text of the Charter Amendment is as follows:
412.5. Removal of Elected Sheriff for Cause
a. The Board of Superviso...
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