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Seattle council schedules confirmation and oversight discussion for new police chief; investigations ordinance also slated
Summary
The council briefing listed the appointment of Sean Fitzgerald Barnes as Seattle Chief of Police and the public safety committee chair said the body will schedule a confirmation hearing and consider an ordinance changing police oversight and complaint-investigation procedures.
Seattle's June 2 council briefing included the mayoral appointment of Sean Fitzgerald Barnes as Seattle Chief of Police and identified related committee proceedings, Councilmember Hollingsworth said.
At the briefing Hollingsworth, chair of the Public Safety Committee, said a formal confirmation process is forthcoming and that the committee will take time to provide thorough review. "I think it was important to give Chief Barnes an opportunity to get on his feet, learn the city, hear the challenges," Hollingsworth said, explaining a measured confirmation timeline.
Hollingsworth said the committee will also consider an ordinance updating the process for investigating complaints and other police oversight measures. "We have our chief of police investigations ordinance bill basically updating it fixing it providing opportunities to set up OPA for success," Hollingsworth told colleagues; she asked members to contact her with questions.
The briefing materials listed "Appointment 03175" as the mayor's nomination of Sean Fitzgerald Barnes for Seattle Chief of Police. The council has not recorded a confirmation vote as of the June 2 briefing; the item remained on committee and full-council schedules for upcoming meetings.
What's next: The Public Safety Committee plans a confirmation hearing and will take up the police investigations ordinance in an upcoming meeting; no confirmation outcome was recorded at the June 2 briefing.
