Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan speaks at a press conference after Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announced her resignation at Seattle City Hall on August 11, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is asking the city council to remove the $7.5 million in restrictions it placed on the Seattle Police Department’s budget in hopes that the department will be able to solve its current hiring crisis.
In addition to lifting the restriction, the ordinance Durkan sent to the council Thursday would reinstate the hiring bonuses — $15,000 for transfers and $7,500 for new recruits — the council nixed
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