In a 6–1 vote, the Seattle City Council approved a proposal to increase recruitment and retention bonuses for Seattle Police Department (SPD) officers, despite public backlash.
In a 6–1 vote, the Seattle City Council approved a proposal to increase recruitment and retention bonuses for Seattle Police Department officers, despite public backlash.The new plan raises bonuses for lateral hires from $30,000 to $50,000, a move supporters say is necessary to combat the department's ongoing staffing crisis.
"Why are you proposing to bribe disgruntled cops that don’t want to live in Seattle?" the speaker asked.Council member Tammy Morales was the lone dissenting vote, citing concerns over public opposition and whether the bonuses were the right approach to addressing the city's policing challenges. "I'm concerned that this legislation privileges SPD over every other city worker, increasing their hiring bonus to about the amount of a down payment on a house," said Morales.
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