CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION acknowledging that Seattle residents, workers, students, and visitors deserve to be safe and feel safe; recognizing and appreciating first responders from the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Fire Department, and the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; affirming the City's obligations to fully support, train, and equip first responders; committing to a diversified public safety response system; acknowledging the City's actions to reform the Police Department under the federal Consent Decree; committing to resolve the remaining issues of the Consent Decree; and affirming the essential services provided by the Police Department.
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WHEREAS, professional and dedicated Seattle Police Department officers, Seattle Fire Department firefighters, Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department 911 call takers, dispatchers, and crisis responders, along with their many other professional colleagues in these departments, work every day to protect the community; are tasked with upholding the rule of law and protecting life and property; and often put themselves in harm's way to fulfill their obligation to serve and protect Seattle residents, workers, students, and visitors; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, The City of Seattle and the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a settlement agreement, or "Consent Decree," requiring the City government to implement reforms "with the goal of ensuring that police services are delivered to the people of Seattle in a manner that fully complies with the Constitution and laws of the United States, effectively ensures officer and public safety, and promotes public confidence..."1; and
WHEREAS, the case of United States v. the City of Seattle is adjudicated by The Honorable James L. Robart of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington; and
WHEREAS, Merrick Bobb served as the original Seattle Monitor from 2013 through 2020 and was...
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