Ferguson's proposed settlement with DOJ could cost city $350,000 this year

Ferguson, Mo., the birthplace of the #BlackLivesMatter movement following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, has reached a proposed consent degree with the Department of Justice, consisting of 131 pages of guidance that will govern how Ferguson police perform their duties.

Ferguson, Missouri releases proposed consent decree https://t.co/cveyy2X9ls

— Reuters (@Reuters) January 27, 2016

Ferguson, Justice reach deal to revamp police operation https://t.co/JpeYZto3L0 pic.twitter.com/Sh7uz60DPt

— Occupy The Bronx (@OccupyTheBronx) January 28, 2016

Ferguson, Justice reach deal to revamp police operation. https://t.co/QMUdhBEK8M pic.twitter.com/6t9jllxhIk

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 27, 2016

Ferguson has posted the proposed DOJ agreement. https://t.co/EOplqqpXd4

— Chris King (@chriskingstl) January 27, 2016

The extensive agreement does touch on just about every aspect of policing. Officers will be trained in bias-free policing, use of body and dashboard cameras, avoidance of use of force when possible, First Amendment-protected activities, and more.

https://twitter.com/BlogsofWar/status/692504887360409600

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that one of the sticking points between the Justice Department and the city is the cost of monitoring compliance with the guidelines, which will be borne by the city and is estimated to cost $350,000 for the first year. Two taxes increases have been placed on the April ballot to offset the cost.

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@jamalhbryant @ABC Okay. Will residents of Ferguson be able to afford an increased property & sales tax or will it create more struggle?

— m smith (@Dr2b1118Smith) January 28, 2016

Justice Department @CivilRights hopes #Ferguson will approve deal by Feb. 9, lest they have to resort to litigation https://t.co/IepBhs0eUS

— Carrie Johnson (@johnson_carrie) January 27, 2016

The Justice Department is satisfied with the agreement, at least.

Ferguson fighting tooth-&-nail against a DOJ consent decree is a nice parallel to the white backlash against reparations happening on my TL.

— TC (@tchopstl_) January 28, 2016

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