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Council committee approves converting four transport positions to 'warrant officers' under proposed ordinance
Summary
The committee voted to forward an ordinance to convert four existing transport officers to warrant officers — a new classification reflecting state law changes — with no expected change in duties or pay, and minimal uniform patch expenses.
Police Chief Kyle Sumpter asked the committee to approve an ordinance converting four existing transport officers into the new warrant officer classification authorized by recent Washington law changes; the committee voted to forward the ordinance to the June 17 consent agenda.
Sumpter said the city previously used limited-commission transport officers to move detainees after leaving the SCORE program in 2019. Changes in state law mean limited…
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