Officer discipline takes center stage as city and San Antonio police union start contract talks
SAN ANTONIO โ As the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Police Officers Association began negotiations on a new union contract Friday, itโs already clear that much of the talks will revolve around officer discipline. โWe want the final discipline to be assessed by the chief or the city manager,โ Villagomez said Friday after the first meeting concluded. Itโs not clear yet what the union will seek out of negotiations, though final proposals are expected by the third meeting. It took more than two years before both sides ratified the last contract. Any agreement reached at the bargaining table would have to be approved by the San Antonio City Council and the SAPOA membership before itโs a done deal.