The Community Police Commission (CPC) is supported by a full-time staff that carries out the Commission’s day-to-day work. Staff are responsible for managing the office’s operations, coordinating community engagement, providing research and policy support, and ensuring that the CPC’s recommendations and initiatives move forward. While Commissioners set the direction and priorities, staff help translate those goals into action by organizing meetings, preparing reports, supporting public outreach, and maintaining communication with community members, City officials, and accountability partners. Together, the CPC’s staff and Commissioners work to advance a stronger, more community-centered system of police accountability in Seattle. 

Learn more about the staff supporting the CPC                                                    

Community Police Commission

The Community Police Commission empowers the community's voice in the police reform process. The CPC is a diverse coalition of 21 community members. It is designed to be completely independent, from among other things, the Mayor, City Council, and Seattle Police Department (SPD). 

Created by the Consent Decree in 2013 and made permanent by the 2017 Accountability Legislation, the CPC reviews and provides input on the police accountability system, police services, and SPD's policies and practices.

View the Community Police Commission page

Civil Service Rights

Employees covered by civil service have the right to:

  • Open and competitive hiring processes, and freedom from coercion in hiring
  • Limited probationary periods
  • Just cause and due process for serious disciplinary actions including termination
  • Appeal higher levels of discipline and alleged policy violations
  • Continued employment (with limited exceptions)

Independent Oversight

Although the Community Police Commission (CPC) is independent, it works closely with others to engage with the community to advance measures that support effective and respectful policing.

The CPC partners with many community organizations. In 2013 it directly contracted with 13 organizations (through which 100 other organizations were also involved) to obtain insights about Seattle Police Department (SPD). All of these organizations are identified in the CPC's January 2014 Community Outreach Report. The CPC continues to partner with these and other groups to ensure that a wide variety of community perspectives about the police are heard.

Other key partners include SPD, the Office of Police Accountability (OPA), the Inspector General's Office (OIG), the Mayor's Office, and other City agencies and departments.

Civil Service Department

Andrea Scheele
Address: 700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1670, Seattle, WA, 98124
Mailing Address: PO Box 94729, Seattle, WA, 98124-4729
Phone: (206) 233-7118
Phone Alt: (206) 437-5425
Fax: (206) 684-0755

The Civil Service Department works to ensure that public servants are hired based on merit and commitment to the public interest—not political agendas.