SAN MARCOS POLICE DEPARTMENT
City interpretation of law says Mano Amiga didn't get enough signatures
Mano Amiga Safe Communities, a specific purpose action committee, canvassed the community and submitted 850 signatures in support of removing the civil service status for the San Marcos Police Department. Civil service status refers to a state law outlining assistance, benefits and working conditions for police officers. If either the council or the public were to approve of the removal of civil service status, SMPD would be subject to Texas employment laws without the protections afforded by the status. Mano Amiga had reached 10% of the number of San Marcos residents that voted in the most recent election, which it believed to be enough to start the process, but the city of San Marcos said the “City Clerk certified that there was an insufficient number of signatures to place the measure on the ballot.”
