NEWS: Supervisors Accept Special Election Results, Discuss Next Steps for Consideration of Sheriff’s Removal
San Mateo County, California sent this bulletin at 04/08/2025 05:17 PM PDT
April 8, 2025
For Immediate Release
Supervisors Accept Special Election Results, Discuss Next Steps for Consideration of Sheriff’s Removal
Redwood City — The Board of Supervisors today accepted the certified results of the special election which will give it the temporary authority to remove an elected sheriff for cause and considered proposed procedures that might apply to any removal proceeding.
Measure A, which passed with 84 percent of the vote in the March 4, 2025, election, amends the County Charter through Dec. 31, 2028 to allow for the rem oval of the Sheriff for cause. However, several steps must occur before the Board can consider removing her for cause, which includes a violation of law related to a Sheriff’s duties, flagrant or repeated neglect of duties, misappropriation of public funds, willful falsification of documents or obstructing an investigation.
