CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to City employment; authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between The City of Seattle and the Seattle Police Officers' Guild; establishing a premium pay for staffing special events and allowing additional flexibility in the City's use of non-commissioned employees to staff special events; commencing a Dual Dispatch Alternative Response Pilot Project; removing the geographical limitation of park rangers to Downtown parks; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle (the "City") permits many large festivals and events to take place throughout the year, requiring various levels of police presence to ensure public safety, crowd control, and traffic control; and
WHEREAS, reduced staffing levels in the Seattle Police Department have required the City to fill the majority of required police positions at special events through mandatory overtime; and
WHEREAS, some work at special events does not require the skills of commissioned officers and may be performed by non-commissioned employees; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Seattle Police Officers' Guild (the "Guild") have had in place since April 24, 2008, a Letter of Agreement limiting the geographical scope within which the City may use park rangers in Downtown parks; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Guild have worked collaboratively to establish an Alternative Response Program Pilot in the city of Seattle, allowing for Community Crisis Responders to respond to non-emergency situations; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Guild entered into negotiations, and came to a tentative agreement regarding staffing issues at special events, the City's Dual Dispatch Alternative Response Pilot Project, and the use of park rangers in City parks, as memorialized in the attached Memorandum of Understanding; and
WHEREAS, the City Council will consider an amendment to the 2024 Budget...
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