Seattle City Council passes legislation to streamline police recruitment

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The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation Tuesday to speed up police recruiting and also focus on hiring female officers.

legislationThe ordinance calls for moving a handful of human resources staffers into the Seattle Police Department , as well as streamlining the testing process and forcing a city analyst to respond to every recruit within 48 hours., which was unanimously adopted, to require the department to routinely report how it is trying to find female recruits and address gender discrimination issues.

Nelson was a sponsor of the legislation and said the SPD is down a net 345 officers since pre-pandemic levels. “This bill will help us attract the best police recruits in the country while maintaining our high hiring standards. It’s a good governance approach that better aligns our recruitment efforts and makes us more competitive in a highly competitive job market. To anyone who is interested in joining law enforcement and wants to spend their career in service of their community, let there be no doubt — Seattle welcomes you,” said Councilmember Bob Kettle, another sponsor of the legislation.

 

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