The Seattle City Council has approved additional hiring bonuses for police officers aimed at boosting the Seattle Police Department’s (SPD’s) number of trained and deployable officers. The legislation, which passed 6-3, allows for SPD to spend an additional $289,000 on hiring bonuses in 2022 on top of the $1.5 million approved in May. Per the … Continue reading Seattle Council Approves Police Hiring Bonuses Topping Out at $30,000