The deal would give police officers a 28% raise over the next five years. Austin City Council is expected to vote on the contract Oct. 10.
The $218-million deal, which comes after years of occasionally contentions negotiations, would give police officers a 28% raise over the next five years. The complete details have not yet been made available to the public.Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a statement the new deal extends an olive branch to police officers, while incorporating provisions of the Austin Police Oversight Act, a measure voters passed last year to expand civilian oversight of APD.
Watson vowed to get a contract done this year. The city had a deal under previous City Manager Spencer Cronk in 2023, but City Council rejected it because it didn't take into consideration the forthcoming vote on whether to increase police oversight. Chris Harris, a board member with Equity Action – the nonprofit that helped put the Austin Police Oversight Act on the ballot last year – said the process to reach the deal hasn't been transparent. For one, Harris said, the language hasn't been made available to the public yet – and hasn't been available throughout the year-plus negotiation process, unlike during contract negotiations in 2017, 2018 and 2022.
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