Slog - Comments on Police Accountability Changes Headed to Council http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to Later today, Council Member Tim Burgess will introduce a set of sweeping changes to Seattle's police accountability system, redefining roles and redistributing work among the city's three-tiered police accountability system. The proposed changes are intended to bring the city's police oversight process in line with recommendations made in the last year by the City Council and Mayor Greg Nickels' police accountability panels, as well as the new police contract. The proposed bill amends previous legislation requiring the police chief to provide an explanation when disagreeing with OPA recommendations on officer discipline (to meet privacy standards detailed in the new police... Copyright 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:08:01 -0800 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:34:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by LH Jonah - you write: "The proposed legislation would require the police chief to provide an explanation when disagreeing with OPA recommendations on officer discipline."

A law requiring this was passed 9 months ago (and signed by the Mayor in October)

Ordinance 122513 "to require that the Chief of Police and the OPA Director provide written explanations when they disagree on the final disposition of a complaint investigation, and to require that the OPA Director provide a written explanation when his or her recommendation to sustain a misconduct complaint results in no discipline because the complaint investigation was not completed within the time period specified in the applicable union contract."

http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=&s2=&s3=&s4=&s5=licata%5Bspon%5D+and+%40dtir%3E%3D20070000+and+%40dtir%3C20080000&Sect4=AND&l=200&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESON&Sect3=PLURON&Sect5=CBOR1&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CBOR&p=1&u=%2F%7Epublic%2Fcbor1.htm&r=8&f=G

]]> LH http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1062941 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1062941 News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:57:14 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Is this an actual and substantial reform, or just a toothless facelift?

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1062965 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1062965 News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:17:15 -0800 Comment by Jonah S It all depends on how much faith you have in our system. It's definitely a facelift. Whether it's toothless remains to be seen.

]]> Jonah S http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1063006 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1063006 News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:55:25 -0800 Comment by LH thanks for changing the earlier post!

]]> LH http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1063054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/police_accountability_changes_headed_to#c1063054 News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:34:19 -0800