SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120608

• Record No: CB 120608
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120608
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 7/18/2023
• Ordinance No: Ord 126860
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to civilian and community oversight of the police; clarifying the role, governance and operating procedures of the Community Police Commission, reducing its size and geographic appointment requirements, giving it authority to remove members and Executive Director for cause, and amending its stipend provisions; establishing qualifications and procedures for the Commission's Executive Director and creating a Deputy Director; referring to the Commission's role in collective bargaining hearings; amending Sections 3.29.010, 3.29.320, 3.29.330, 3.29.340, 3.29.350, 3.29.360, 3.29.400, and 4.04.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Ordinance 124543.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo, 3. Signed Ordinance 126860, 4. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/20/2023	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
7/20/2023	1	Mayor	returned
7/20/2023	1	Mayor	Signed
7/20/2023	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
7/18/2023	1	City Council	passed	Pass
7/11/2023	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	pass	Pass
7/5/2023	1	City Council	referred
6/29/2023	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/28/2023	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to civilian and community oversight of the police; clarifying the role, governance and operating procedures of the Community Police Commission, reducing its size and geographic appointment requirements, giving it authority to remove members and Executive Director for cause, and amending its stipend provisions; establishing qualifications and procedures for the Commission's Executive Director and creating a Deputy Director; referring to the Commission's role in collective bargaining hearings; amending Sections 3.29.010, 3.29.320, 3.29.330, 3.29.340, 3.29.350, 3.29.360, 3.29.400, and 4.04.120 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and repealing Ordinance 124543.
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WHEREAS, the Community Police Commission (CPC) was created by federal consent decree in 2012 and charged with a significant oversight function that is intended to serve as a community voice for the entire City; and
WHEREAS, the CPC should include diverse voices that best represent Seattleites, and allows them to share responsibility for their governance, and such representation may not be realized if Commissioners must be appointed by District; and
WHEREAS, organizational performance is dependent on effective leadership and the CPC must ensure that it has in its Executive Director a proven leader with a background in development, community engagement, criminal legal system and police reform issues; and
WHEREAS, the CPC has entrusted its Co-Chairs with providing strategic direction and guidance to its Executive Director, who will perform best under the singular direction, authority and supervision of the CPC Co-Chairs; and
WHEREAS, the number of CPC Commissioners has increased from 15 members as authorized in 2012 in Ordinance 124021 to 21 Commissioners as authorized in 2017 in the Accountability Ordinance (Ordinance 125315), and in the years since, the increased size has not resulted in better representa...