A couple of notable bills were passed this afternoon, and some useful intelligence was shared this morning. Check it out.
The war of words over police accountability heats up in City Hall
Last week, when it became known that Mayor Durkan had hired an outside consultant firm to develop a Court-ordered methodology for assessing the city’s police accountability regime, there was near-instant backlash from 24 community groups as well as the Community Police Commission. Today, three City Council members jumped on that bandwagon.
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State appeals court rules against Seattle income tax, but makes things more complicated
Today the state Court of Appeals released a decision in the appeal of the City of Seattle’s income tax. While it ultimately agreed with the King County Superior Court judge that the income tax is prohibited, it did so on a completely different basis — one that makes an appeal to the state Supreme Court inevitable but messier.
Pour yourself a stiff drink; you’re going to need it.
Monday news roundup
Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful Pacific Northwest weekend.
This week in Council Chambers
Here’s what’s on the agenda this week for the City Council.
Friday news roundup
If you felt the earth shake beneath you at 3am… that had nothing to do with the upcoming City Council elections.
Council looks to guarantee annual inflation adjustments for human services contractors
This morning, the Council passed out of committee an ordinance that would require the Human Services Department to build in annual inflation adjustments into its human-services contracts.
State Supreme Court upholds “Democracy Voucher” program
In a unanimous opinion, the Washington State Supreme Court has upheld the legality of Seattle’s “Democracy Vouchers” program.
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Thursday news roundup
Lots of discussion of the city’s “emphasis patrols.”
City asks Judge Robart to extend deadline for plan to fix compliance with Consent Decree (UPDATED)
This afternoon, the City of Seattle filed a motion in U.S. District Court asking for a one-month extension to its July 15th deadline to tell Judge James Robert how it intends to assess the police accountability regime and how it will come back into compliance with the Consent Decree after Robart found it out of compliance in May.