SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: Res 31962

• Record No: Res 31962
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution (Res)
• Status: Adopted
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 8/10/2020
• Title: A RESOLUTION relating to policing and public safety; establishing the Council's intent to create a civilian-led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention; identifying actions in 2020 to remove certain functions from the Seattle Police Department and provide funding for a community-led process to inform the structure and function of the new department; requesting modifications to policing practices; requesting reporting to the Council; providing guidance on layoff decisions; and establishing a work program and timeline for creating a new department.
• Sponsors: Andrew Lewis, Lisa Herbold, Debora Juarez
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Signed Resolution 31962, 3. Affidavit of Publication
• Related files: SLI SPD-001-A-001

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/10/2020	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
8/10/2020	1	City Council	adopted	Pass
8/10/2020	1	City Council	referred
8/10/2020	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
8/10/2020	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION relating to policing and public safety; establishing the Council's intent to create a civilian-led Department of Community Safety & Violence Prevention; identifying actions in 2020 to remove certain functions from the Seattle Police Department and provide funding for a community-led process to inform the structure and function of the new department; requesting modifications to policing practices; requesting reporting to the Council; providing guidance on layoff decisions; and establishing a work program and timeline for creating a new department.

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WHEREAS, the Council recognizes that the nation's and Seattle's history of racism and the current impact of institutional racism and structural racism cause over-policing and underinvestment in communities of color and especially in Black communities; and
WHEREAS, this resolution is in the spirit of the life and legacy of civil rights leader John Lewis and his commitment to "good trouble" in the United States Congress for 33 years; and
WHEREAS, the Council is committed to confronting structural and institutional racism as a fundamental step towards addressing the racist institution of policing; and
WHEREAS, in May 2020, Minneapolis police officers murdered George Floyd, setting off nationwide protests against police brutality and for justice for Black victims of police violence; and
WHEREAS, these protests forced many nationwide and in Seattle to confront the racism that has been plaguing the Black community for centuries and spread to other communities of color, the harmful impacts of white supremacy culture, and the Seattle Police Department's (SPD) role in perpetuating racism and violence; and
WHEREAS, during the course of the protests, thousands of complaints were lodged against SPD for their arrests, threats of arrest, and use of force against City and County residents, including the indiscriminate use of tear gas, blast balls, and rubber bull...