The city of San Marcos will meet tomorrow with the San Marcos Police Officers’ Association for the first day of discussions on the renewed negotiations on the “meet and confer” agreement that was repealed in February.
A meet and confer agreement outlines the wages and working conditions of the San Marcos Police Department. It includes items like how long the stature of limitations is for an officer to be disciplined as well as the power given tot he chief of police to discipline versus a neutral arbitrator. It also covers the many day-to-day interworking of the department such as hiring and promotion standards.
The city council repealed the agreement in a 4-3 vote on February 7 following a petition organized by Mano Amiga, a group that advocates for criminal justice reform in Hays County, and community activists. The petition, once signed by enough San Marcos citizens, forced the city council to either repeal the agreement or send it to voters to be decided by an election.
