Despite pushback from Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Police Chief Carmen Best, police unions and thousands of pro-police community members and concerned residents, the Seattle City Council is expected to approve initial cuts to the Seattle Police Department in a final vote on its 2020 re-balancing package Monday afternoon.
All nine members of the council approved the plan in the Budget Committee last week. On Monday, the full council is due to take the final vote after taking up remaining amendments connected to efforts to defund SPD that were sparked by the nationwide protests following the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police.
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