Police Chief Search
Seattle's Next Police Chief
Few issues are more important than public safety and keeping families in our City safe. The next police chief must be committed to continuing to build an accountable, diverse police department focused on meaningful and lasting reforms and building trust in the community they serve. Our efforts will be developed and implemented with input and leadership from Seattle neighborhoods and communities.
The Search Process
Mayor Durkan launched a national search process to find the best candidate for the permanent police chief.
In December, Mayor Durkan announced the 25 members of her Search Committee. Led by four co-chairs, the diverse Search Committee will host a series of community meetings to collect community input and create the Chief’s job description in late January and February 2018. Following this series of community engagement, the Search Committee will work with a national search firm to gather and screen applications in the Spring of 2018.
In May 2018, a list of names will be submitted to Mayor Durkan, who will select from the list by June 2018.
Community Meetings & Community Input Survey
During early 2018, an extensive community outreach process will launch to allow Seattle residents to share their thoughts on the personal characteristics and professional experience that are most important for the individual leading our police.
Our community members have a critical role to play in helping to recruit the next Chief of Police. Throughout March, the City will be organizing a number of community meetings and workshops to make sure that all Seattle residents have an opportunity to share their thoughts about what characteristics and experience is needed in Seattle's next police chief. A full list of workshops and community meetings is provided below.
In addition, residents can complete a quick online survey. Through this online survey, community input will be utilized to target recruitment efforts when evaluating applicant's knowledge, skills, abilities and personal characteristics. This information will also be used to develop interview questions.
UPDATE: The community input survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated and let us know what they'd like to see in Seattle's next Police Chief!
Community Input Workshops
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Tuesday, March 6th |
Southwest - South Park Neighborhood Association 8201 10th Avenue South, Suite 6 Seattle, WA 98108-4449 |
| Wednesday, March 7th 5:30pm-7:30pm |
Southwest - Southwest Teen Life Center 2801 SW Thistle St Seattle, WA 98126 |
| Thursday, March 15th 5:30pm-7:30pm |
East - Garfield Community Center 2323 E Cherry St Seattle, WA 98122 |
| Friday, March 16th 5:30pm-7:30pm |
Southeast - Rainier Beach Community Center 8825 Rainier Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 |
| Tuesday, March 20th 6:00pm-8:00pm |
West - Queen Anne Community Center 1901 1st Ave W Seattle, WA 98119 |
| Wednesday, March 21st 5:30pm-7:30pm | North - Northgate Community Center 10510 5th Ave NE Seattle, WA 98125 |
| Friday March 23rd 5:30pm-7:30pm |
North - Loyal Heights Community Center 2101 NW 77th St Seattle, WA 98117 |
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Wednesday, March 28th |
West - Chinatown International District Community Center 719 8th Ave S Seattle, WA 98104 |
| Thursday, March 29th 5:30pm-7:30pm |
South - Rainier Community Center 4600 38th Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 |
| Friday, March 30th 5:30pm-7:30pm |
North - Laurelhurst Community Center 4554 NE 41st St Seattle, WA 98105 |
Community Meetings
| Saturday March 3rd 12pm-3pm |
Somali Community Center 8810 Renton Ave S Seattle, WA 98118 |
| Wednesday March 14th 5:30pm-7:30pm |
Seattle Vocational College 2120 S Jackson St, 4th floor room 401 Seattle, WA 98144 |
| Thursday March 22nd 6:00pm-7:30pm |
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle 105 14th Ave, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98122 |
| Friday February 23rd 5:30pm-7:30pm |
South Park Neighborhood Center 8201 10th Ave S Seattle, WA 98108 |
You can email any feedback to chiefsearchinfo@seattle.gov.