December 2020

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Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City Council President M. Lorena González, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, and Councilmember Tammy Morales today announced a new $5 million relief package to support small businesses and workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to recent statewide restrictions needed to slow the surge of COVID-19, the $5 million will be directed toward small businesses and workers in the hospitality industry. $2.5 million will be granted to restaurants and bars, and $2.5 million will be granted to hospitality workers. This budget action will be introduced and considered by the City Council on Monday, December 7.

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Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and Councilmember Lisa Herbold today announced new legislation to strengthen the Office of Police Accountability (OPA) and Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) power to subpoena those who may have been involved in or witnessed incidents of potential officer misconduct. In addition, OPA and OIG can seek a Court order should someone fail to comply with a subpoena for an investigation. The new legislation also codifies and makes clear that complainants and witnesses who may be subpoenaed have due process protections; this effort is intended to increase civilian compliance with subpoenas and mitigate any chilling effects of providing information that might later be used in separate proceedings.

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed a second-degree murder charge and a first-degree unlawful firearm charge against Wilson Lee Flint in the Nov. 24 fatal shooting of Adam Bierig in the city of SeaTac. He is 28 years old.

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