In the courtroom and the bargaining room where it happens
The protracted fight over how much power civilians should have to investigate Austin police officers for misconduct is finally drawing to a close – more than one year after voters overwhelmingly approved the Austin Police Oversight Act .
Meanwhile, in the bargaining room, negotiators for the city and the Austin Police Association are nearing an agreement on a long-term labor contract that regulates not just pay and benefits for officers but also oversight measures. While the Oversight Act lays out what kind of monitoring should exist, those measures are only legal once they’re written in the police labor contract. Both sides say they are working diligently toward a contract and hope to reach a tentative agreement soon.
But even if Cantú Hexsel does rule that way, the city and APA have already agreed to contract language that would partially shield those records. Under a new proposal revealed in the bargaining room July 24, investigative files produced after the new labor contract is signed would not have G file protections, but anything produced“A compromise implies two opposing sides reaching agreement. This is two accomplices conspiring to never show the public where they buried the bodies.
Contract negotiators have also begun bargaining over wages for officers, another signal that negotiations are concluding. APA’s initial offer, unveiled July 31, asks for a 10% increase to the starting wage paid to patrol officers in year one of the contract, followed by 5% increases in each of the contract’s remaining four years. APA is also asking for a slew of financial incentives aimed at boosting officer recruitment and retention.
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