Consider approval of an agreement with the San Angelo Police Officers Coalition, establishing certain terms and conditions of employment for covered Police Officers, to be effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027, and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute all related documents (Presentation by Human Resources Director Veronica Sanchez and San Angelo Police Officers Coa

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

In October 2025, the City and San Angelo Police Officers Coalition (SAPOC) entered into a Meet and Confer Agreement that expires September 30, 2026. Negotiations between the two parties for another agreement have concluded, and the parties have reached a tentative agreement that includes the following: -Increased pay for officers within current budgetary limits based on market study results within a three-year period (Appendix 1 is the updated pay plan and part of the attached tentative agreement) -Compensation commensurate with the TCOLE proficiency certificate level for out-of-state lateral officers -Implementation of a Physical Fitness Assessment and Incentive Program to include a city appropriated annual budget in the amount of $20k to be utilized for cardiac testing -Maintaining the 6 vacant officer positions frozen to help supplement pay in addition to funding the first year of the three-year plan The agreement will be effective from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.

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