SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120337

• Record No: CB 120337
• Version: 3
• Council Bill No: CB 120337
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 7/19/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126628
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to civilian and community oversight of the police; establishing a process for investigating complaints naming the Chief of Police; adding a new subchapter V to Chapter 3.29 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 49 of Ordinance 125315 to renumber the existing Subchapter V of Chapter 3.29 and Sections 3.29.500 and 3.29.510 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
• Sponsors: Lisa Herbold
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Central Staff Memo and Proposed Substitute Bill (6/14), 3. Central Staff Memo (6/28/22), 4. Memo Att 1- Substitute Version (6/28/22), 5. Central Staff Memo (7/12), 6. Substitute Bill (7/12), 7. Signed Ordinance 126628

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2022	3	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
7/27/2022	3	Mayor	returned
7/27/2022	3	Mayor	Signed
7/27/2022	3	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
7/19/2022	3	City Council	passed	Pass
7/12/2022	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	pass as amended	Pass
6/28/2022	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	discussed
6/14/2022	1	Public Safety and Human Services Committee	discussed
6/7/2022	1	City Council	referred
6/3/2022	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
6/3/2022	1	City Clerk	sent for review

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to civilian and community oversight of the police; establishing a process for investigating complaints naming the Chief of Police; adding a new subchapter V to Chapter 3.29 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Section 49 of Ordinance 125315 to renumber the existing Subchapter V of Chapter 3.29 and Sections 3.29.500 and 3.29.510 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

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WHEREAS, The City of Seattle's accountability system established in Ordinance 125315 (the "Accountability Ordinance") with a civilian-led misconduct investigations unit, an independent police inspector general for public safety, and a strong community-based oversight commission, has strengths not found in other models of oversight, and addresses systemic weaknesses with which other systems have struggled; and
WHEREAS, the goals of Ordinance 125315 are to institute a comprehensive and lasting police oversight system that ensures police services are delivered to the people of Seattle in a manner that fully complies with the Constitution and laws of the United States and State of Washington, effectively ensures public and officer safety, and promotes public confidence in the Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the services that it delivers; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 125315 establishes the role of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) as encompassing: (1) the review of misconduct complaint-handling, investigations, and other activities performed by the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) and the effectiveness, accessibility, timeliness, transparency, and responsiveness of the complaint system; and (2) audit and review for any areas that may involve potential conflicts of interest; involve possible fraud, waste, abuse, inefficiency, or ineffectiveness; undermine accountability or be unethical; or otherwise compromise the public's trust in the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, a lasting po...