September 14, 2021 @ 6:13 pm
Northwest News
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted to move some of the $15 million in savings related to police officer departures to community-based programs.
The police department will keep about $10 million for expenses like technology projects, while about $5 million will be invested elsewhere in what Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda described as a “hybrid approach.”
The plan will partly address commitments the council made in 2020 to decrease the Police Department’s budget during the course of 2021.