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Today, U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a court order approving Merrick Bobb as the monitor, signifying a critical checkpoint in the DOJ settlement agreement.
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Councilmember Tim Burgess announced today that the City Council is seeking candidates for a three-year term on the Civil Service Commission starting Jan. 1, 2013.
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The Seattle City Council passed Resolution 31414 this afternoon, continuing the City’s progress in meeting the terms of the consent decree agreed to in August with the United States Department of Justice. The resolution (adopted 8-1) provides guidance to City Attorney Pete Holmes in filing the City’s recommendation for a consent decree monitor, a condition required to be met by Fri., Oct. 26.
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Through Council’s independent authority to establish the Department of Justice (DOJ) agreement’s Community Police Commission (CPC) by ordinance, the Seattle City Council voted today (9-0) to formally create the Commission (Council Bill 117608).
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The Seattle City Council invites members of the community to participate in its final public hearing on the 2013-2014 City budget.
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City Attorney Pete Holmes, City Council President Sally J. Clark, and Councilmembers Bruce Harrell, Nick Licata and Tim Burgess issued the following statement on the selection process of the Seattle Police Department Monitor:...
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Earlier today a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel of three justices ruled that Seattle’s yellow pages opt-out system violates the free speech of yellow pages publishers. Read the ruling here. Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, sponsor of Seattle’s opt-out ordinance, disagrees with the ruling.
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Seattle City Council President Sally J. Clark and Councilmember Nick Licata issued the following statement in support of public financing of campaigns in Seattle:
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Today the Seattle City Council moved to strengthen Seattle’s local democracy and increase civic trust and participation by reforming Seattle’s campaign finance laws. Council Bill 117548 (approved with a 7-2 vote) imposes two new rules for candidates running for local office by prohibiting candidates from rolling over surplus campaign funds from one campaign to the next, and by creating a fundraising window for all candidates seeking local office.