San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus faces two simultaneous removal efforts: a Measure A process allowing the Board of Supervisors to remove a sheriff through 2028 and a civil grand jury accusation alleging misconduct and abuse of power. If removed, she would be the first elected California sheriff ousted by a county board. County Executive Officer Mike Callagy testified for hours about interactions with sheriff's union members and budget concerns. He acknowledged speaking with union members but denied intervening in personnel or labor agreements. Callagy said double-overtime spending had become a serious problem and disputed $17 million estimates, placing 2024 totals nearer $14 million while overseeing a nearly $5 billion county budget.
Corpus faces two simultaneous efforts to oust her: one under Measure A, a voter-approved initiative passed in March granting the Board of Supervisors authority to remove a sheriff through 2028, and another stemming from a civil grand jury accusation filed in June alleging misconduct and abuse of power. If removed, she would be the first elected sheriff in California ousted by a county board.
Callagy spent much of the eigth day of the hearings on the witness stand answering questions from Corpus' attorneys about his dealings with sheriff's union members and whether he attempted to undermine her leadership. He acknowledged speaking with union members but denied directly intervening in personnel or labor agreements and said he agreed that double overtime spending had become a serious problem.
We realized there were problems with the budget, Callagy testified. Double overtime was way out of control. It seemed like everywhere in the department at the airport, admin, at the range. I don't think that was the original spirit of double overtime. Callagy is San Mateo County's highest-ranking non-elected official, responsible for carrying out Board of Supervisors policies, overseeing daily operations and managing a nearly $5 billion budget.
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