While the San Marcos City Council’s decision to repeal its own police contract was a big win for community members, the tentative contract signed by the city and the police department does not include any of the reforms residents demanded.
SAN MARCOS, Texas — The City of San Marcos tentatively reached a new agreement with the police association after repealing its own police contract in a shocking and rare move in February.
The same memorial that was at the crash site where her partner Jennifer Miller died is now a permanent piece of Watts' backyard. “There’s been no, no justice in this case,” Watts said. “And now I’m trying to make sure it doesn’t happen to anybody else.”Ending time limits on investigating officersEnding third-party arbitration for employment decisionsEnding forfeiture of vacation days as a substitute for suspension, the city and police agreed to include a grading system to monitor bad actors in the department.
He says the tentative agreement doesn’t include the changes to the contract community members demanded, so they plan to go after civil service protections. of the local government code, which allows meet and confer negations and exempts police from taking a required “competitive examination to remain in the position.”
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