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Sheriff Christina Corpus has denied all claims made by an investigative report conducted by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell over complaints raised against the Sheriff’s Office’s executive team.
The results of the March 4 election were officially certified Thursday, beginning the likely monthslong process to remove Sheriff Christina Corpus after allegations and crossfire legal claims have plagued the county’s law enforcement agency.
With 24.37% voter turnout, 90,900 residents voted in favor of Measure A, an overwhelming response to heightened concern over the well-being of personnel within the Sheriff’s Office and the harms of an embattled leader who refuses to resign.
“While the initiative was in many ways unprecedented, it is our firm belief that, in this case, decisive action was necessary. Today’s certified vote means that Sheriff Corpus’ reign of unscrupulous mismanagement will soon come to an end,” a statement from the deputies and sergeants union read.
Measure A grants the Board of Supervisors the authority to remove an elected sheriff for just cause, with a four-fifths vote of the board, however, that vote won’t happen for some time.
The Board of Supervisors will certify these election results at its upcoming meeting April 8, and then the amended charter will become effective 10 days later. Then, a public hearing may proceed.
The next scheduled board meeting after the amendment is in effect is April 22, which could be the earliest the public hearing could be held, that is if no injunctions are filed or delays inflicted.
The charter amendment states that the elected sheriff must be given a written statement as to the grounds for their removal, as well as given a reasonable opportunity to defend themselves in the hearing.
Corpus has hardly spoken publicly, and never under oath, in defense of the allegations against her. When invited to do so by the Board of Supervisors in November, she refused.
The Board of Supervisors does have subpoena power, but did not suggest whether it would use this method to hear Corpus out.
Dissatisfaction in Corpus’ tenure has grown significantly in the past year, including deputies and sergeants raising concern over union busting and a scathing independent investigation into her administration by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell. The investigation resulted in an over-400 page report detailing evidence of corruption, nepotism and retaliation.
The District Attorney’s Office is investigating the alleged criminal offenses outlined in the report, and will be releasing its findings soon.
No information on Corpus’ possible successor, and how they would be chosen, has been discussed publicly by county officials or Sheriff’s Office personnel.
“Measure A demonstrates that, as citizens, we have the power to confront corruption and abuse of authority and reinstate trust in our public institutions,” the union statement read. “Trust and transparency are the guardrails of accountability, and we look forward to fresh leadership in the Sheriff’s Office that honors those values.”
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