The Berkeley City Council voted to approve a slew of police reforms on Tuesday It comes as the city works to cut the police department's budget in half to $36million by this summer Reforms include ending traffic stops for low-level violations, requiring written consent for searches and using unarmed civil servants for traffic enforcement The city will also implement an 'Early Intervention System' to get biased officers off the street and look into firing officers who post racist content online The Berkeley Police Association condemned the reforms, saying they will create 'significant safety consequence for citizens and officers' The union also claimed the council did not consult its members before voting