Contra Costa County Board of Supervisor Karen Mitchoff confirmed Thursday night that she was served with recall papers this week.
After being served with recall papers, Supervisor Mitchoff stated she is taking it one day at a time.
“I feel very confident that my constituents in District 4 support me in what I am doing with water, fire, garbage, transportation, and working to keep the county budget on fiscally solid ground,” said Mitchoff.
She also noted that while she has been served with papers, they have not yet been filed as of Friday afternoon.
No official details about the recall have been provided as of Friday, however, this comes after a judge in late March threw out a lawsuit by the Deputy Sheriffs Association (DSA) who sued Mitchoff and Supervisors Mary Piepho, John Gioia and Federal Glover.
According to the lawsuit:
The complaint alleged that Supervisor Karen Mitchoff alluded to the possibility of “Chuck Reed type pension reform” on two occasions: once to members of the United Professional Firefighters Local 1230 Union, and later during a telephone call with a business agent hired by DSA.
Mitchoff also allegedly said the DSA was “stupid” if they thought the petition drive would turn out well for them; that although the Board of Supervisors had previously intended to increase the compensation of Plaintiff’s members, this would no longer happen due to the petition; and that she had nothing to lose by “coming after” Plaintiff, explaining: “I’m only going to be around for the next four or eight years. But the DSA is going to suffer for many years to come.”
Here is a link to the 17-page decision which dismissed the lawsuit. After the lawsuit was dismissed, the DSA decided not to appeal that decision for various reasons.
According to the county, to move a recall forward, more than 11,000 signatures in District 4 would need to be collected within 160 days. If it goes to an election, it could cost the County $500,000. If Mitchoff is recalled, her replacement would serve out the remainder of her term which ends in 2018.
The recall attempt comes at a time when the Board of Supervisors are already down a member after Supervisor Federal Glover had successful heart and kidney transplant this week. There is no time-table for her his return.
An email to the Deputy Sheriffs Association President for comment on Friday morning was not returned.
3 comments
What or who is the DSA?
Who Cares recall her and her partner in threat Mary Piepho
@ savethedelta, The DSA is the deputy sheriffs association-Union.
@ Listen to the People, Contradict yourself much? I just read your comments on the ISO/East county fire: “I would rather pay insurance instead of the union thugs.”
Well isn’t that special. Out of one side of your mouth you call the union “thugs” and out of the other you bad mouth county supervisors Karen Mitchoff and Mary Piepho for standing up to the unions. Partner in threat? You should quit listening to the voices in your head and listen to the Judge who recently ruled against the union lawsuit.
Now you want a recall based on allegations at a cost to taxpayers of 1/2 a million bucks? Now that is just stupidity.
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