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Council clears citizen-backed binding-arbitration initiative for police and fire to appear on 2024 ballot
Summary
Stockton’s council voted 6-0 on June 27, 2024, to place a citizen-initiated charter amendment providing binding arbitration for sworn police and fire employees on the 2024 ballot after staff said proponents had submitted the required signatures; at least one councilmember voiced support for public safety while expressing reservations about potential limits on city authority.
On June 27, 2024, the Stockton City Council voted to place a citizen-initiated charter amendment that would provide binding arbitration for sworn police and fire employees on the 2024 general election ballot.
City staff told the council the proponents had submitted the signatures required to qualify the initiative for the ballot…
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