Police Union Contract Negotiations

At a glance

• What: collective bargaining between the City and the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA), Local 24, for fiscal year 2027, handled in executive session under the Open Meeting Act.
• Where it stands: executive sessions appeared on the 2026-09-22, 2026-10-09 (special meeting), and 2026-11-10 agendas, and a staff report was added on 2026-10-13. The 2026-11-10 agenda also lists two executive sessions on pending appeals in the Court of Civil Appeals involving the union. Only the existence of the sessions is public here.
• Next: the 2026-11-10 and later open-session actions, if any.

Sources

• 2026-09-22, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15253,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-09, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15329,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-13, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15357,plainText=false)
• 2026-10-13, addendum agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15366,plainText=false)
• 2026-11-10, agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15493,plainText=false)
• 2026-11-10, addendum agenda: https://lawtonok.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=15509,plainText=false)

Log

2026-09-22 - City Council

• Executive session to discuss the FYE 2027 negotiations.

2026-10-09 - City Council Special Meeting

• Special meeting called for an executive session on the negotiations.

2026-10-13 - City Council

• Addendum: staff report on the negotiations.

2026-11-10 - City Council

• Executive sessions on the negotiations and on two pending appeals in the Court of Civil Appeals.