Arredondo has used an appeals process for his firing that desperately needs greater transparency.
he had appealed for a change in status to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, Gary Patterson, interim superintendent, said. Arredondo’s discharge was upgraded from “general” to “honorable.”after a fired San Antonio police officer was hired at a neighboring agency. Arredondo’s appeal is another example of the need for transparency.
A lack of follow-through by TCOLE shows another example of why the state’s Sunset Advisory Commission said it was “by and large, toothless” and that “Texas’ regulatory approach has resulted in a fragmented, outdated system with inadequate training, lack of statewide standards and inconsistent accountability.”
Locally, ACT 4 SA, a nonprofit focused on police reform, has sought to answer the call for transparency with its website,
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