The San Marcos City Council approved the meet and confer agreement between the City of San Marcos and the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association. The agreement, however, has been met with blow back as local activists aim to repeal it through a petition.
Council voted 5-2 to confirm the agreement during Tuesday’s meeting with councilmembers Alyssa Garza and Maxfield Baker voting in opposition.
“Our team was really, really helpful and instrumental and just really trying to make sure we could talk through the issues and to the [police officers’] association too,” Interim City Manager Stephanie Reyes said. ”It was not any easy conversation for us to have on some things. But I appreciate the willingness to listen and at least try to understand the different perspectives … because we all want what is best for San Marcos. And, it’s important for us to have that open mind and open ear to really understand what are the things that are driving some of the conversations out there in the community.”
