Committee advances crisis response and street closure ordinances
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Public Safety Committee met June 23, 2026; meeting called to order at 9:36 a.m. and adjourned at 11:34 a.m. The committee recommended City Council pass CB 121232 (operations of the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; duties of the Community Crisis Responder team) (In Favor 5, Opposed 0). The committee recommended City Council pass CB 121233 (authorize Director of Transportation to close streets to maintain or enhance public safety; emergency immediate effective date) (In Favor 4, Opposed 0; 1 absent). The Seattle Police Department 2026 Q1 Sworn Staffing, Overtime, and Performance Metrics report was presented as an information item.
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What this means
The committee recommended that City Council approve two ordinances that would (1) define the operations and duties of the Community Crisis Responder team within the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department, and (2) allow the Director of Transportation to close public streets to maintain or enhance public safety with an emergency immediate effective date. These recommendations move the ordinances forward to the full City Council for final action. The committee also heard the Seattle Police Department's first-quarter staffing and performance report; that was an informational briefing and did not require a committee vote.
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- Recommended City Council pass CB 121232: ordinance relating to operations of the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department and duties of the Community Crisis Responder team (In Favor 5, Opposed 0).
- Recommended City Council pass CB 121233: ordinance authorizing the Director of Transportation to close streets to maintain or enhance public safety, declaring an emergency with immediate effect (In Favor 4, Opposed 0; 1 absent).
- Heard Inf 2907: Seattle Police Department 2026 Q1 Sworn Staffing, Overtime, and Performance Metrics Report (information only).
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- This meeting also constitutes a meeting of the City Council, provided that the meeting shall be conducted as a committee meeting under the Council Rules and Procedures, and Council action shall be limited to committee business.
- Please Note: Times listed are estimated
- Call To Order
- Approval of the Agenda
- Public Comment
- Items of Business
- An ordinance relating to the operations of the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department; describing the duties of the Community Crisis Responder team; amending Section 3.15.060 of the Seattle Municipal Code; and adding a new Section 3.15.064 to the Seattle Municipal Code.
- Seattle Police Department (SPD) 2026 Q1 (first quarter) Sworn Staffing, Overtime, and Performance Metrics Report
- An ordinance relating to closing public streets to maintain or enhance public safety; authorizing the Director of Transportation to close streets; amending Section 11.16.125 of the Seattle Municipal Code; declaring an emergency; and establishing an immediate effective date; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
- Adjournment
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