the Sheriff – Coroner – Public Administrator position is an elected office required under the California State Constitution, Sheriff Binnewies will be retiring before the end of his term which ends on January 2, 2023. In such an instance, State law provides that Boards of Supervisors consider and appoint replacements to fill the remainder of the unexpired term. Following the Board’s approved procedures, the County will accept applications for the position beginning on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 8 a.m., through 5:00 p.m. on December 7, 2020.
Following deadline closing, the Board will hold a public hearing on December 15, 2020, at 2:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, where each applicant will make a three-minute presentation and answer questions. The Board is expected to make an appointment on that date if there are three or fewer applicants. If there are four or more applicants, finalists will be chosen on December 15th to return at a second hearing scheduled for December 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM.
To qualify for the position, all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications prescribed by State law to run for a Sheriff’s election. The minimum qualifications are available on pages 2 and 9 of the Application Packet, which can be downloaded from http://www.mariposacounty.org/SheriffApplication
Completed applications must be received by the Clerk of the Board’s Office by 5:00 PM on December 7, 2020. For questions, please contact René LaRoche, Clerk of the Board at (209) 966-3222 or by email at rlaroche@mariposacounty.org.
Source: Mariposa County