Salinas City Council voted 6-0 on Tuesday, Jan. 23 to approve a new contract with the Salinas Police Officers Association. Negotiations took place in record time of just three months.
The Monterey County Civil Grand Jury has released a report less than a week after the announcement that they would be conducting an independent audit of the Salinas Police Department.
The Civil Grand Jury includes members from Monterey, Carmel, Marina, Pacific Grove, Salinas and Pebble Beach. The full list of committee members can be viewed on their website. They are authorized to inspect and audit books, records, and financial expenditures.
The audit was kicked off after a local Change.org petition, that has received 338 signatures since its creation on March 31, asked for an independent audit. The concerns were brought to the city by Council members Carla González and Anthony Rocha. Then, the city decided to ask the grand jury to review the concern.