Seattle council takes first legislative step to boost police ...

The Seattle City Council on Thursday began considering its first legislative action on police recruitment since six new council members were sworn in. The focus of the bill, introduced by council ... Read More

Seattle City Council passes legislation to streamline police recruitment

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation Tuesday to speed up police recruiting and also focus on hiring female officers. The ordinance calls for moving a handful of ... Read More

Seattle City Council approves police recruitment, retention plan

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance that focuses on improving police recruitment and retention on Tuesday. The plan, proposed by Mayor Bruce Harrell in July, is intended to ... Read More

Seattle City Council approves new police recruitment program to boost ...

(The Center Square) – The Seattle City Council has approved legislation to accelerate police hiring amid a continuing staffing shortage. Council Bill 120766 will transfer positions from the ... Read More

Seattle City Council takes steps to cut police officers

The Seattle City Council in a preliminary vote decided unanimously to reduce the police department by up to 100 officers through layoffs and attrition. Read More

Sue Rahr takes helm at Seattle police with focus on recruitment and ...

Recruitment is a huge issue in our state, nowhere more so than Seattle," said Strachan. "As I've seen, when I talk to chiefs and sheriffs, I'm hearing a lot of them say it's getting better. Read More

From taxes to police reform: Seattle council begins work on 2022 ...

Seattle City Council will begin work this week on an early draft of their priorities for the state's upcoming 2022 legislative session. Read More

Seattle City Council considers changes to Seattle Police Department's ...

SEATTLE — New attempts are underway to hire more Seattle police officers as the Seattle City Council considers ways to improve the hiring process. Council President Sara Nelson is sponsoring a ... Read More

Seattle Police Chief Resigns after City Council Votes to Cut Jobs, Pay

Seattle police chief Carmen Best resigned on Monday evening after the city council voted to cut some funding to the police budget and eliminate jobs for 100 officers. Best, who is Seattle’s ... Read More

Seattle Police recruitment falls short as response times increase

This comes as department spending has increased by around $6 million over last year, with the biggest increase coming from more than $8.6 million in overtime spending — which is up 14% over 2022. Read More