#DefundPolice: $76 Million In Reductions To 2021 Seattle Police Department Budget Announced

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday announced an initial $76 million in reductions to the 2021 Seattle Police Department budget.

Durkan said the reductions are part of a series of early actions designed to transform the department.

Durkan said $56 million will be transferred out of the department’s 2021 budget by moving the following functions to civilian oversight:

-The 911 call center to be removed from the Seattle Police Department.

-The parking enforcement division to be removed from the Seattle Police Department and into the Seattle Department of Transportation.

-The Office of Emergency Management and office of police accountability to be removed from the Seattle Police Department.

Durkan said an additional $20 million in cuts to the SPD budget have been identified by not expanding the force in 2021 and by making reductions to overtime. []

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