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Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District recall, California (2015)
| Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District recall |
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| Officeholders |
Chuck Toombs Pat Gillette |
| Recall status |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2015 Recalls in California California recall laws Special district recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall three directors of the Kensington Police Protection and Community Services District in Kensington, Contra Costa County, California, was proposed on February 12, 2015, by UC-Berkeley Political Science Professor Kinch Hoekstra. The recall did not go to a vote.[1]
Hoekstra named three board directors, Len Welsh, Chuck Toombs and Pat Gillette, in an email stating his intentions to explore a recall attempt. Submitted recall notices mentioned a "humiliating sex scandal" involving a police sergeant and a prostitute. The recall petition followed a demand by some Kensington residents for separate district manager and police chief positions to enhance oversight of the department and criticized Pat Gillette for not working to bring about the separation of the two offices. The recall petition also charged Toombs with failing "to provide adequate stewardship."[2]
Recall supporters
The recall attempt was proposed by Kinch Hoekstra, associate professor of political science and law at the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
The proposed recall followed a scandal in which a prostitute stole a police officer's gun and the implementation of a controversial 16-percent pay raise over four years for officers. Recall proponents claimed that the district directors failed to provide proper leadership for the district and the police department.[3]
Recall opponents
Response by Chuck Toombs
Chuck Toombs wrote, "I am prepared to put my record of achievements to the voters yet again and believe they will continue to affirm what I have done and what I stand for."[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
For a recall of directors of the police district, petitioners needed to collect signatures equivalent to a certain percent of registered voters in the district. The recall did not go to a vote.[4]
See also
External links
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kensington + Police + Protection + and + Community + Services + District + recall"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Contra Costa Times, "Kensington police board members receive formal notice of recall effort," February 13, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Contra Costa Times, "Kensington residents launch recall of three police-board members," June 30, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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