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Residents flood Phoenix council with opposition to proposed police MOU changes
Summary
During public comment on proposed MOUs with Phoenix law enforcement, scores of residents and community groups urged greater transparency and opposed provisions they said would increase overtime, create city-funded union positions and reduce accountability for misconduct.
Dozens of residents and community groups addressed Phoenix City Council during a public comment period focused on proposed changes to memoranda of understanding with police labor organizations.
Assistant City Manager Lori Bayes introduced the item as part of an ongoing negotiations process that runs through spring; she said today’s hearing was the public’s opportunity to comment on proposed MOU language. Neighbors, activists and advocates used the forum to urge the council to demand greater transparency and to reject provisions they said would expand the police…
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