Citizens in Charge

Four days after turning in paperwork for an initiative that would have increased San Carlos police staffing and salaries ”” in addition to requiring voter approval for the city to contract for police services ”” the city’s police union submitted a revised proposal and admitted the original was a mistake. The revised proposal turned in Monday by the Police Officers Association keeps a section in the original that would prohibit the city from outsourcing police services without prior voter approval and reinstate the department if it is outsourced before the measure’s passage.