Akron City Council approved by a 12-1 vote immediate $4,000 bonus checks and significant raises for the members of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7 after it reached an agreement with the city on a new labor contract. But the city agreed to a contract with few accountability mechanisms or language that acknowledged the role or existence of the Citizens’ Police Oversight Board.
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