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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Consider adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 412.5 of the San Mateo County Charter and the Removal Procedures approved by the Board of Supervisors:
A) Receiving the written advisory opinion of the Hearing Officer ("Advisory Opinion") finding that the County had and has cause to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office (Attachment A to this Resolution); and
B) Confirming the Board of Supervisors' independent review of the Advisory Opinion and the Administrative Record and determining, based on a review of the Advisory Opinion and the Administrative Record and by a preponderance of the evidence, that there was and is cause to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office; and
C) Making a final decision to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus from office for cause pursuant to Section 412.5 of the San Mateo County Charter; and
D) Declaring that the Board of Supervisors adopts as its own the rationale of the Hearing Officer set forth in the Advisory Opinion in finding cause for removal; and
E) Approving Attachment B to this Resolution (Letter drafted by the County Attorney), which constitutes the Final Decision After Removal Hearing making Sheriff Christina Corpus' removal final and effective immediately and directing the County Attorney to serve by mail the Final Decision After Removal Hearing on Sheriff Christina Corpus; and
F) Declaring that Attachment C to this Resolution constitutes a true and accurate description of the Administrative Record reviewed by the Board of Supervisors in support of the Final Decision After Removal Hearing.
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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, upon adoption, granted the...
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