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On April 10, City Attorney Mike Aguirre wrote to the mayor and council, saying that in closed-door meetings that did not include a representative of his office, Mayor Jerry Sanders said that beginning in January, the president of the Police Officers Association will be paid by the City when working full-time for the union in bargaining sessions. Aguirre produced a document by the city attorney's office in 1996 saying that such an arrangement should not be allowed. Also, it is against the charter, says Aguirre. The matter should come before council Monday. After promising that he would economize, Sanders has granted the police pay increases of 15 percent over the last two years.
On April 10, City Attorney Mike Aguirre wrote to the mayor and council, saying that in closed-door meetings that did not include a representative of his office, Mayor Jerry Sanders said that beginning in January, the president of the Police Officers Association will be paid by the City when working full-time for the union in bargaining sessions. Aguirre produced a document by the city attorney's office in 1996 saying that such an arrangement should not be allowed. Also, it is against the charter, says Aguirre. The matter should come before council Monday. After promising that he would economize, Sanders has granted the police pay increases of 15 percent over the last two years.