AN ORDINANCE relating to oversight of the police; revising the process for investigating complaints naming the Chief of Police; adding new Sections 3.29.515 and 3.29.590 to the Seattle Municipal Code; and amending Sections 3.29.510, 3.29.520, 3.29.530, 3.29.560, and 3.29.570 of the Seattle Municipal Code.

Committee

City Clerk

Requested by

Legislative Department

Introduced

April 23, 2025

On agenda

June 3, 2025

Passed

June 6, 2025

Enacted

June 6, 2025

Enactment no.

Ord 127226

Where it was heard

City Council Jun 3, 2025 passed Pass Public Safety Committee May 27, 2025 pass as amended Pass Public Safety Committee May 13, 2025 discussed

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