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OPOC says protest-review MOU progressing but constrained by police guild contract
Summary
OPO staff told commissioners the protest-review MOU is moving forward after talks with the mayor and stakeholders, but the Spokane Police Guild contract contains a clause (referred to as “letter u”) that restricts OPO reports from commenting on discipline, findings about officer conduct, credibility, or policy compliance.
OPO staff told the commission on Nov. 18 that the office is close to first-round MOUs to govern protest reviews but that terms are constrained by provisions in the Spokane Police Guild collective bargaining agreement. Bart Logue said he and staff have met with the mayor, city legal, the police guild and command staff; he described the mayor as supportive of OPO’s role but said the contract places limits the office must navigate.
Logue pointed to a specific contractual…
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