Quote from: Solar on September 23, 2020, 04:54:43 AM
Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted to override Mayor Jenny Durkan's veto of bills that would slash police funding by roughly $3 million, and cut jobs within the department.

https://www.ntd.com/assets/uploads/2020/09/Seattle-Mayor-Jenny-Durkan-900x506.jpg

The city council voted 7-2 Tuesday evening to override the proposals that were approved 7-1 last month. The bill included measures such as removing as many as 100 officers from several police units, and limiting staff salaries to $150,000, according to the Seattle Times.

Council members last month also approved the elimination of an entire team, which was focused on response to homeless issues, and reduced the number of officers of some specialized units.

"Divestment from a broken policing model is not only the right thing to do ... I believe it is the needed course of action," Council President M. Lorena González said Tuesday. "We cannot look away from this and we can no longer accept the status quo if we truly believe that black lives matter."

Seattle has struggled with a rise in anti-police sentiment in recent months. Demonstrators occupied a portion of the city for weeks starting in early June, an occupation tolerated by city officials until several shootings took place, leaving two black men dead. Clashes between officers and demonstrators have since taken place, including a riot on July 26 that left 59 officers injured. Explosives were discovered in a van used to equip rioters with weapons.

https://www.ntd.com/seattle-city-council-votes-to-override-mayors-vetoes-of-police-cuts_510557.html

Quote from: joesixpack on September 25, 2020, 12:14:09 PM
The Council's 2020 amended budget will strip the department of roughly $3 million, which equates to less than a 1 percent defunding of the department's 2020 budget.

https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-city-council-votes-to-override-mayor-durkans-budget-veto


Less than 1% cut. This is more symbolic than anything...Are they allocating the $3 million or other programs?