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October 10, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Harrell, News Releases

Public Safety Committee to vote on DOJ agreement’s Community Police Commission

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Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the City Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, will introduce and discuss legislation to establish the Community Police Commission by City ordinance this Thursday. The Department of Justice (DOJ) Settlement Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) called for the creation of the Community Police Commission, a community board charged with reviewing and providing recommendations on areas of police reform. The Community Police Commission created by this Ordinance is intended to create an empowered commission that community members have long wanted.

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October 5, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases

Seattle City Council to hear from Superintendent Banda

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The Seattle City Council will welcome first-year Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda at the Council’s Monday morning briefing session. With the school year now underway, Mr. Banda will present the challenges and opportunities facing the District this year and discuss areas of ongoing collaboration between the City and the District.

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October 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, Councilmember Burgess, Councilmember Godden, Councilmember Licata, News Releases

Seattle City Council approves rental housing inspection legislation

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This Seattle City Council voted today (5-0) to approve rental housing inspection legislation, improving living conditions for Seattle’s more than approximately 269,000 renters occupying 147,000 rental units. Council Bill 117569 provides a multi-faceted approach to addressing Seattle’s sub-standard housing through a registration and inspection program.

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October 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Bagshaw, News Releases

Join the Seattle City Council’s “Sallys” for coffee and conversation

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Seattle City Councilmembers Sally J. Clark and Sally Bagshaw will be in the Bitter Lake neighborhood in October to speak with members of the community. 

The October "Coffee with Sallys" conversation hour will be held in the Family Room at the Bitter Lake Community Center on Saturday, October 13, from 9 – 10:30 a.m. The coffee chat is open to everyone and the Councilmembers will listen and speak with Seattleites about local issues in an informal setting. 

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October 1, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Harrell, News Releases

Have a question for the Seattle City Council? Get it answered on Seattle Channel’s Council Edition

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Do you have a question for the City Council? Will the Council's recent vote to cap towing rates face a legal challenge? What is the City doing to lessen the impacts of the Free Ride Zone elimination? What do the tolling study results mean for the future of the SR 99 tunnel? Is the arena really a done deal? Join the conversation, submit your questions now.