Community Engagement

Ordinance 125315 - Chapter 3.29.300

CPC shall be responsive to community needs and concerns through means including, but not limited to, the following:

 1. Engaging in community outreach to obtain the perspectives of community members and SPD employees on police-community relations, SPD policies and practices, the police accountability system, and other matters consistent with the purposes of this Chapter 3.29.

2. Maintaining connections with representatives of disenfranchised communities and with other community groups in all of the City’s legislative districts, as well as with SPD demographic and precinct advisory councils.

3. Providing SPD, OPA and OIG with community feedback relevant to their operations received as a result of its public outreach activities.

4. Providing technical assistance on community matters to OPA and OIG, as reasonably requested and consistent with the purposes of this Chapter 3.29

Team photo of the CPC community engagement team (L-R) Mergitu Argo, Dorian Waller, and Mario Teulilo

Photo of Dorian Waller sitting around a round table in a community hall, smiling and engaging in conversation. Community Engagement Director Dorian Waller talking with community members at the Filipino Community Center.

CPC staff members Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with members of Yesler Terrace Community Council.CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with members of Yesler Terrace Community Council.

CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with Before The Badge recruits at the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council.
CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with Before The Badge recruits at the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council.

CPC's Executive Director Eci Ameh, Commissioner Joseph Seia, and Mario Teulilo with community members at Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing. CPC's Executive Director Eci Ameh, Commissioner Joseph Seia, and Mario Teulilo with community members at Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing. 

CPC's Executive Director Eci Ameh, Community Engagement Director Dorian Waller, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with community members at the Indigenous Advisory Board hosted at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural CenterCPC staff with community members at the Indigenous Advisory Board hosted at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center

CPC's Engagement specialist Mergitu Argo and Seattle Office of Immigrant Affairs, Hamdi Mohamed, with community faith leaders.CPC's Engagement specialist Mergitu Argo and Seattle Office of Immigrant Affairs, Hamdi Mohamed, with community faith leaders.