City and police union leaders are one step away from ending years of impasse, delays and off-and-on negotiations.
The Spokane City Council unanimously approved a new labor contract with the Spokane Police Guild on Monday.
If approved by Guild members, it would be the first new contract between the city and its officers since the previous agreement expired more than four years ago. The Guild membership’s vote is expected to wrap up on Tuesday morning.
After years of friction between city and union leaders over police accountability, council members expressed confidence Monday that the new agreement finally meets oversight standards embedded in the city charter.
“I do believe we
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