Austin voters have decided the future of police oversight at the Austin Police Department. Proposition A, which would expand oversight cruised to victory — 70% of voters supported the measure, according to unofficial voting numbers.
Austinites are voting on two propositions that would have drastically different implications for how police oversight works in the city.Proposition A, which would expand oversight, cruised to victory Saturday: 70% of voters supported the measure, according to unofficial voting numbers.The two propositions were put on the ballot via petition, ain Austin. They are, on paper, the same — save for one prepositional clause.
VOPA's Prop B would limit the office in investigations and its ability to field anonymous complaints. The union stepped back from the negotiating table earlier this year after Austin balked on a four-year labor contract. "This deeply felt conversation about public safety and policing in our community has raised a lot of challenging questions and absolutely no easy answers," he said."But we'll keep talking in the hope of finding some common-sense solutions that serve all our community."could invalidate the provisions in Prop A. He also noted some provisions within the measure — namely, expanded access to officers' personnel files — could be a non-starter for the police union.
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