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Matthew Irvin, president of the White Rose Lodge No. 15, Fraternal Order of Police, said the mayor has stated that he would accept a court s ruling so the union is expecting him to follow the arbitrator s decision. Irvin said the arbitration process is relatively inexpensive and quick and has worked for almost 50 years. The FOP and the city, he said, have respected these decisions in the past. He said it s expensive to litigate in the courts. We’re spending a lot of money on this case where there’s no evidence of any wrongdoing, Irvin said. In a statement, Ed Paskey, Swartz s attorney, said, “The Award is another vindication for Clay. The City did not want this matter to go to arbitration and tried repeatedly to prevent/delay the arbitration from happening.” ....
The city has declined to return Swartz to active duty. The White Rose Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police filed a grievance demanding Swartz be reinstated with full back pay, according to court records. And that s what Tuesday s arbitration hearing was about. Floyd was killed by then-Officer Derek Chauvin, who placed his knee on Floyd s neck for about 9 minutes in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. A jury this month convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter; sentencing is set for June 25, according to The Associated Press. Swartz maintains he didn t reenact or make fun of Floyd s death, and a three-officer internal trial board cleared him of that and two related allegations last summer. ....