About 66% of the roughly 2,370 members of the San Antonio Police Officers Association participated in the vote. One member abstained.
Diaz credited both the union and the city negotiating teams’ hard work, professionalism and focus “on delivering a fair contract to police officers that protects their pay and benefits and recognizes the uniquely challenging job of law enforcement.”
The contract would narrow the authority that a third-party arbitrator has to overturn the police chief’s decision to fire an officer, allow an officer’s entire record to be considered when the punishment for misconduct is determined and change a statute of limitation rule. Under the narrower jurisdiction of the arbitrator, the city can more effectively appeal rulings made in arbitration to municipal court, to prevent officers deemed detrimental to the force from gaining reinstatement, city officials have said. Under the current system, an arbitrator has more leeway to “We’re really excited that we had made great strides on limiting the role of the arbitrator,” said Ananda Tomas, founder of police reform group ACT 4 SA.
,” meaning the violation interferes with the officer’s ability to effectively serve in the police department or that community expectations would not support them being rehired.There is a two-year statute of limitations to punish officer misconduct; within that timeframe, once the police chief is aware of misconduct, his office has 180 days to impose discipline.Officers will be prohibited from viewing the statements of other officers involved in the incident who are also accused of misconduct.
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