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Ordinance 125314

Introduced as Council Bill 118908

Title

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget, creating and revising budget control levels, modifying positions, and changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

Description and Background

Current Status:Passed
Fiscal Note:Fiscal Note to Council Bill No. 118908

Legislative History

Sponsor:Mike O’Brien, Debora Juarez, Rob Johnson, Lisa Herbold, Bruce Harrell, Tim Burgess, Sally Bagshaw, M. Lorena Gonzalez
Date Introduced:February 7, 2017
Committee Referral:Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans
Committee Action Date:May 18, 2017
Committee Recommendation:Pass as amended
Committee Vote:4 (Gonzalez, Burgess, Bagshaw, Johnson) - 0
City Council Action Date:May 22, 2017
City Council Action:Passed
City Council Vote:8-0 (Excused: Harrell)
Date Delivered to Mayor:May 24, 2017
Date Signed by Mayor:
(About the signature date) 		June 1, 2017
Date Filed with Clerk:June 1, 2017
Signed Copy:PDF scan of Ordinance No. 125314

Text

CITY OF SEATTLE

ORDINANCE __________________

COUNCIL BILL ____________________

AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget, creating and revising budget control levels, modifying positions, and changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.

WHEREAS, Council Bill 118969 revises the Seattle Municipal Code to enhance and sustain effective civilian oversight of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) through an Office of Professional Accountability, an Office of Inspector General for Public Safety, and a Community Police Commission; and

WHEREAS, Council Bill 118969 changes the name of the Office of Professional Accountability to Office of Police Accountability, creates the Office of Inspector General for Public Safety, and establishes a new permanent Community Police Commission; and

WHEREAS, Council Bill 118969 moves the Office of the Community Police Commission from the Executive Department to a free-standing office; and

WHEREAS, it is recognized by the City that more resources will be needed in the 2018 budget in order to sufficiently staff and resource all three oversight entities to be able to build an effective, sustainable oversight system that fosters constitutional policing and public accountability; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The 2017 Adopted Budget is amended with the creation of a new Office of Inspector General Public Safety budget control level (BCL) added to Attachment A of Ordinance 125207 as follows:

Item Fund Department BCL Code BCL Name BCL Purpose
1.1 General Subfund (00100) Office of the Inspector General for Public Safety VI000 Office of Inspector General Public Safety The purpose of the Office of Inspector General Public Safety BCL is to provide civilian oversight of management and operations of SPD and OPA as well as civilian review of criminal justice system operations and practices that involve SPD or OPA.


Section 2. The appropriations for the following items in the 2017 Budget are modified as follows:

Item Fund Department Budget Control Level Amount
2.1 General Subfund (00100) Office of Inspector General for Public Safety Office of Inspector General Public Safety (VI100) $354,300
2.2 General Subfund (00100) Finance General Reserves (2QD00) ($354,300)
2.3 General Subfund (00100) Office of the Community Police Commission Office of the Community Police Commission (VP100) $878,557
2.4 General Subfund (00100) Executive Department Office of the Community Police Commission (X1P00) ($878,557)
Total

$0


Section 3. The following new positions are created in the Office of Inspector General for Public Safety:

Item Department Position Title Position Status Number
3.1 Office of Inspector General for Public Safety Administrative Staff Assistant Full-time 1.0
3.2 Office of Inspector General for Public Safety Management Systems Analyst Full-time 1.0


The Inspector General is authorized to fill these positions subject to civil service and personnel rules and laws.

Section 4. The following new positions, which are exempt from Civil Service and Public Safety Civil Service rules and laws, are created in Office of Inspector General for Public Safety:

4.1 Office of Inspector General for Public Safety Executive 4, Exempt Full-time 1.0
4.2 Office of Inspector General for Public Safety Strategic Advisor 3, Exempt Full-time 1.0


Section 5. The 2017 Adopted Budget is amended as follows:

Item Department BCL Code BCL Name BCL Purpose
4.1 Seattle Police Department P1300 Office of (( Professional )) Police Accountability The purpose of the Office of (( Professional )) Police Accountability Budget Control Level is to help to ensure complaints involving department employees are handled in a thorough, professional, and expeditious manner, to retain the trust and confidence of employees and the public.


Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its approval by the Mayor, but if not approved and returned by the Mayor within ten days after presentation, it shall take effect as provided by Seattle Municipal Code Section 1.04.020.

Passed by a 3/4 vote of all the members of the City Council the ________ day of _________________________, 2017, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its passage this _____ day of _________________________, 2017.

____________________________________

President ____________ of the City Council

Approved by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.

____________________________________

Edward B. Murray, Mayor

Filed by me this ________ day of _________________________, 2017.

____________________________________

Monica Martinez Simmons, City Clerk

(Seal)

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