Councilmember Sara Nelson pushed for the City Council to release as much as $4.5 million on hiring bonuses for potential new Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers at the April 26 Public Safety & Human Services Committee meeting, occasionally speaking over Councilmember Lisa Herbold, who chairs the committee.
Herbold has offered up a $650,000 proposal to pay for moving expenses for new officers and a recruiting position to bring new officers in, which, PubliCola reported, addresses to requests from the Mayor’s Office. ...