The removal proceedings San Mateo County may use to get Sheriff Christina Corpus out of office may be finalized and decided upon at the upcoming Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, kicking off what may be the final chapters of the embattled elected official’s tenure.
On April 8, draft procedures were presented to the board that proposed a process estimated to take at least 3.5 months. The lengthy and meticulous removal process comes after residents voted 84% in early March to grant supervisors the authority to remove Corpus.
The draft proceedings include three separate votes by the Board of Supervisors to be held, each requiring a supermajority to pass the detailed process in securing an unbiased hearing officer, and steps necessary before an evidentiary hearing would take place.
According to the staff report, the final proposed proceedings are very close to what was presented at the meeting April 8, except for a change in who would preside over a pre-removal conference.
Chief Probation Officer John Keene was selected to attend the pre-removal conference instead of previously proposed Assistant County Executive Iliana Rodriguez. Rodriguez works under County Executive Mike Callagy, who has been entangled in the ongoing sheriff’s scandal, and recently filed a claim with the county in regards to Corpus.
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Since County Attorney John Nibbelin presented a draft proposal for the procedure, the county has met with the attorneys representing Corpus on the matter of her removal. Corpus’ attorneys were asked for suggested revisions by the week of April 21, but did not provide input until “after business hours on April 29,” the staff report reads.
Corpus’ attorneys have stated “we do not believe any San Mateo County employee can fairly and impartially evaluate the evidence and decide the facts,” according to correspondence included in the staff report.
Keene was proposed by county staff and supervisors because in his capacity as chief probation officer he was not appointed by supervisors nor the county executives, but rather by the courts.
Other substantive changes to the procedures include allowing for optional pre-hearing and post-hearing legal briefings, and providing the hearing officer the authority to “issue protective orders as necessary to protect the privacy of those participating in any hearing that takes place,” the staff report reads. Clarifying changes were also made that were “editorial in nature” for clarification, it says.
The item will be considered by Supervisors at the board meeting 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6.
I feel that we the Voters in San Mateo County are the only persons who have the right to remove Sheriff Corpus from office not the elected officials in the County. I have been Voting in our County for over 50+ years.
Also, why is it so important by our current Elected Officials to remove Sheriff Corpus now when they did not do their due diligence, when it came to the corruption of Sheriff Munk and (Batman) Sheriff Bolanos?
I also feel that it is very important that any elected official who has ever received campaign donations from the Law Enforcement Unions and or members, RECUSE themselves from voting on this matter.
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I feel that we the Voters in San Mateo County are the only persons who have the right to remove Sheriff Corpus from office not the elected officials in the County. I have been Voting in our County for over 50+ years.
Also, why is it so important by our current Elected Officials to remove Sheriff Corpus now when they did not do their due diligence, when it came to the corruption of Sheriff Munk and (Batman) Sheriff Bolanos?
I also feel that it is very important that any elected official who has ever received campaign donations from the Law Enforcement Unions and or members, RECUSE themselves from voting on this matter.
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