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Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans Committee

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 · 9:30 AM AM · Council Chamber, City Hall 600 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98104

TL;DR

The City Council's Gender Equity, Safe Communities, and New Americans Committee met to address public safety and police accountability. They passed a bias-free policing ordinance requiring the Seattle Police Department to implement anti-bias policies, training, and data collection to prevent discriminatory policing. They also discussed (but did not vote on) a new ordinance regulating how the city acquires and uses surveillance technology.

Key Decisions

  • Bias-Free Policing Ordinance Passed
  • Surveillance Technology Ordinance Discussed (no vote taken)
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the Full Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
  2. Please Note: Times listed are estimated
  3. Call To Order
  4. Chair's Report
  5. Public Comment
  6. Items of Business
  7. 1. AN ORDINANCE relating to The City of Seattle’s acquisition and use of surveillance technologies; repealing Chapter 14.18 of the Seattle Municipal Code (SMC), consisting of Sections 14.18.10, 14.18.20, 14.18.30, and 14.18.40 SMC; and adding a new Chapter 14.18 to the SMC, consisting of Sections 14.18.010, 14.18.020, 14.18.030, 14.18.040, 14.18.050, 14.18.060, 14.18.070, 14.18.080, and 14.18.090.
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: discussed

    The Council Bill (CB) was discussed.

  8. 2. AN ORDINANCE relating to bias-free policing; adding a new Chapter 14.11, consisting of Sections 14.11.010, 14.11.020, 14.11.030, 14.11.040, 14.11.050, and 14.11.060, to the Seattle Municipal Code to codify Seattle’s commitment to bias-free policing, require the Seattle Police Department to have bias-free policing policies and training, create an enforcement mechanism against biased policing, and collect data to help ensure that biased policing does not occur.
    Ordinance (Ord)
    Action: pass Passed

    The Committee recommends that Full Council pass the Council Bill (CB).

  9. Adjournment