Yesterday Mayor Jenny Durkan announced that her office has transmitted to the City Council a proposed ordinance authorizing hiring bonuses of up to $15,000 for “lateral” hires into the Seattle Police Department — that is, police officers from other jurisdictions who move to SPD.
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Durkan makes a trio of appointments
Yesterday, Mayor Durkan announced three department head appointments: two permanent, and one interim.
Continue readingSexism, harassment, and toxic HR departments in Seattle city government
After a week of outstanding reporting by Crosscut on accusations of sexism, harassment, and dysfunctional and “toxic” HR departments in the city bureaucracy, today Mayor Jenny Durkan announced how she would be addressing the issues. Durkan has an enormous mess to clean up.
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