After months of negotiations, the City of Austin and the Austin Police Association have made an agreement for a four-year contract.
, the City of Austin and the Austin Police Association have made an agreement for a four-year contract.
They've scheduled a 9:30 a.m. news conference for the announcement with City Manager Spencer Cronk, Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon, and Austin Police Association President Thomas Villarreal. The City says the four-year contract "incorporates the goals of attaining a stable environment for Austin Police officers, attractive recruitment and retention strategies, and a progressive police oversight provision that is likely to become a model across Texas and the nation."Contract negotiations between APD, city continue
Questions about police oversight continue to be a hot button issue at contract negotiations between Austin police and the city.that I have read and agree
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