Negotiations between the Austin Police Association and the city of Austin resume Friday, with both sides coming together for a second time this week...
Negotiations between the Austin Police Association and the city of Austin resume Friday, with both sides coming together for a second time this week to try and agree on a much-needed contract for police officers.
"We have really crossed the line on a lot of the really hard stuff," Alter said. "including oversight, hiring, the process of how we do that, the process we use to promote people, and getting all of that agreed to." Alter says when it comes to pay, both sides are pretty far apart. He hopes discussions will move closer when negotiators next meet Friday morning.
The Austin Police Department has been without a contract since September 2022, though some provisions didn't expire until last spring. Cleo Petricek, the co-founder of the citizen's group Save Austin Now, says if the city is serious about this contract, they'll put their money where their mouth is.
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