>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET ME GET
MY NOTES OUT. WITHOUT READING
GLASSES, I MIGHT ADD. WE ARE REY
EXCITED ABOUT THE NEWS WE ARE
ABOUT TO CELEBRATE WITH AND I
HAVE TO TELL YOU, I HAVE A FEW
THANKS TO GIVE TO THE WONDERFUL
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE STEPPED UP
UP FOR OUR ADMINISTRATION. I AM
THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THAT I AM
OFFICIALLY POINTING INTERIM
CHIEF ADRIAN DIAZ TO BE CHIEF
ADRIAN DIAZ. 'S HAD DISCUSSION
FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND I WILL
TAE THAT THE SEARCH COMMITTEE, E
COMMITTEE, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING
GREATER DETAIL SHORTLY, THEY DID
DID THEIR JOB. THEY DID THEIR
JOB VERY WELL. THEY PRESENTED,
IN MY ESTIMATION, THREE
CANDIDATES WHO COULD LEAD A
DEPARTMENT. IT MADE MY JOB HARD.
HARD. THE PROCESS WAS THE RIGHT
PROCESS AND THAT IS NOT JUST
WITH THE CHARTER REQUIRED. THAT
I WILL TALK ABOUT WHY IT MADE TE
SELECTION THAT I DID OVER THE W.
THE WEEKEND. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW
KNOW BECAUSE WE ARE FOLLOWING
THIS, THIS WAS CLEARLY A ROBUST
AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROCESS.
THE 14 ENGAGED AND INVOLVED
COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND
STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE WITH US
NOW, THEY HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS
ON WHAT A GREAT POLICE
DEPARTMENT SHOULD LOOK LIKE ANDT
A LEADERSHIP WOULD LOOK LIKE.
SOME MIGHT SAY I WANT SEVEN
MINUTE RESPONSE TIMES. WANT THAT
THAT LEVEL OF INVESTIGATIONS
DONE THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY.
SOME MIGHT SAY THAT WHAT POLICE.
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A
RACIALIZED APPROACH. THAT IS A
THING OF THE PAST. WE NEED TO
KNOWLEDGE THAT IT OCCURS AND WE
DO NOT WANTED HERE IN THE
SEATTLE OR ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS
THIS COUNTRY. THERE COULD BE
SOME THAT SAY THEY WANT TO
EMPHASIZE CULTURALLY COMPETENT
OFFICERS. THE COMPLETE MORALE
CHANGE OR SOMEONE MIGHT SAY I WT
ALL OF THAT. BUT, THEY HAVE PAR.
HAVE PARITIES. I AM VERY PROUD O
SAY THAT I HEARD THAT THERE WERE
WERE SOME ROBUST DISCUSSIONS
AMONGST THIS GROUP LOOKING AT
THE CANDIDATES THAT THEY HAVE.
WE TALKED TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS
OVER AND OVER, A FEW STATISTICS.
STATISTICS. IN ADDITION TO
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE YOUTH AND
YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
AND THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY,
FAITH LEADERS, SMALL-BUSINESS
LEADERS, WE OFFERED A COMMUNITY
SURVEY IN SEVEN LANGUAGES AND WS
FILLED UP BY MORE THAN 1300 RES.
1300 RESIDENTS. IT IS IMPORTANTO
KNOW THAT WE HAD 15 APPLICATION.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY MORE THAN WHAT
WHAT WE HAD IN OUR 2018 SEARCH,
THAT WAS BEFORE GEORGE FLOYD,
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, AND A TIME
WHERE PERHAPS THE POLITICAL
ATMOSPHERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MORE
CONDUCIVE TOWARD WHAT WE SAW.
THE COMMITTEE DID WHAT THEY ARE
SUPPOSED TO DO. THE INTERVIEWED
SEVERAL PEOPLE. THE ADVANCED
FIVE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
EXPERTS WHERE THOSE ASSESSORS
ADMINISTERED A CHARTER REQUIRED
ORAL AND WRITTEN EXAMINATION,
SENDING THE THREE HIGHLY QUALIFD
HIGHLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS.
THAT WAS A JOB THEY DID IT WELL.
I CAN SAY TO ALL OF YOU LISTENG
TO MY WORDS RIGHT NOW, THAT NOT
ONE OF THESE MEMBERS WERE TO THE
THE PROCESS, CIRCUMVENTED THE
PROCESS, AND SAID I WANT THIS P.
THIS PERSON. YOU HAVE FIVE, HAVE
HAVE THREE, THIS IS WHO I LIKE.
NOT ONE OF THEM GAVE ME THAT IN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID WITH
THEIR FRIENDS OR WHAT THEY DID
ON THEIR BLOGS. I DON'T READ
THAT STUFF, BUT I WILL TELL YOU,
YOU, NEVER GOT TO ME. WHEN I
INTERVIEWED THE THREE, THEY WERE
WERE ROBUST INTERVIEWS AND LIKE
I SAID, ALL THREE ARE EXTREMELY
CAPABLE. WHEN I TALK ABOUT ONE
SEATTLE, I TALK ABOUT HAVING
THIS KIND OF CONVERSATION WHERE
YOU CAN AGREE, YOU COULD
DISAGREE, WE ARE LISTENING AND
THIS IS HOW WE BUILD A GREAT
CITY AND HOW THE CHIEF AND I ARE
ARE GOING TO CREATE A GREAT
DEPARTMENT TOGETHER. LET ME
THINK A FEW FOLKS. OUR OFFICERS.
ARE POLICE OFFICER SPENT THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS SERVING OUR
COMMUNITY, DESPITE EXCEPTIONALLY
EXCEPTIONALLY CHALLENGING
CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU NAME THE
CIRCUMSTANCE OF DIFFICULTY, AND
THEY DID THAT. WE ARE COMMITTED
TO SUPPORTING AND RETAINING THEM
THEM AND QUITE CANDIDLY, CHIEF
ADRIAN DIAZ IS THE RIGHT FOR THE
THE JOB. OUR COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. KING COUNTY EQUITY
NOW. THE SEATTLE NAACP, -- SHE
DOES NOT LIKE STANDING IN BACK
OF ME VERY MUCH. THE VILLAGE OF
HOPE. THE YOUTH CORPS. IN THE
SEARCH COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
SITTING IN HOURS OF MEETINGS AND
AND INTERVIEWS. I KNOW THAT
THERE WERE SOME GRUELING
SESSIONS WHEN YOU COULD HAVE
BEEN SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILIES
FAMILIES AND PARTNERS, BUT YOU
PUT IN THE WORK. OUR HR AND
RECRUITMENT TEAM. AISHA FOSTER,
ENDA STEVENS. GARY PETERSON IS A
A RECRUITER. AND PEOPLE FROM THE
THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I WILL SHOUT
SHOUT AT THEM BY FIRST NAME.
EVERYONE, IT WAS A TEAM EFFORT D
EFFORT AND THEY DID THEIR WORK.
THE AREAS THAT WE WILL FOCUS ONR
ON TOGETHER -- CRIME AND GUN VI.
I DO NOT NEED TO SAY MORE THAN
THAT. WE KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING
THIS COUNTRY IN THE MAJOR
CITIES. WE KNOW WHAT IS
HAPPENING HERE. ACCOUNTABILITY.
DIVERSIFIED RESPONSES.
ALTERNATIVES TO POLICE. OUR
CULTURE. THE CULTURE OF OUR
DEPARTMENT WHICH REFLECTS THE
CULTURE OF OUR CITY. OUR
NEIGHBORHOODS, MAKING SURE
EVERYONE IS SAFE. THE CHIEF ANDI
RECENTLY JUST THE OTHER DAY WE
WALKED DOWN THE STEPS TOGETHER
AND WE SAW BROTHER MUHAMMAD IN
THE SOMALI COMMUNITY, HE WAS
TRAGICALLY MURDERED LAST WEEK.
HE IS A FATHER OF SIX. 48 YEARS.
YEARS OLD. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT MD
THAT BUT WE KNOW THAT SOMEONE
CAME IN AND SHOT HIM AT POINT
BLANK RANGE AND AS WE CONTINUE
TO INVESTIGATE, THAT IS A
CHILD'S NIGHTMARE. THAT IS A
WIFE'S NIGHT WHERE. AND WE
LISTEN TO ONE OF HIS DAUGHTERS
CRY WITH US AND WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT WHY DID I CHOOSE POLICE CF
POLICE CHIEF ADRIAN DIAZ. HE IS
HIGHLY EDUCATED AND EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. THESE ARE THE
INTANGIBLES. SOMETIMES, IT IS WT
I CALL CHEMISTRY AND SOMETHING U
CANNOT TEACH AND YOU CANNOT
FAKE, BUT IT IS RIGHT HERE. I
THINK THAT CHIEF DIAZ HAS THAT
RIGHT HERE. I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE
SINCE HE WAS A SERGEANT WORKING
IN THE COMMUNITY. A PERSON WHO
WILL MAKE BOLD DECISIONS,
UNPOPULAR DECISIONS, BUT THE
RIGHT THING TO DO. THE PERSON I
KNOW WHEN YOU LOOKED AT HIS DAUS
HIS DAUGHTERS''S FACE, I KNEW IT
IT HIT HIM AS HARD AS IT DID ME
THAT OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT HER
FATHER. AND SOMEONE SAID, WILL
YOU ISSUE AN APOLOGY?
>> I WILL APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING
ANYTHING WE DO WHEN WE FAIL. I M
NOT TOO PROUD TO DO THAT. OUR
CITY HAS TO BE KNOWN FOR
HUMILITY AS WELL. SO THERE ARE
MANY INTANGIBLES ABOUT CHIEF
DIAZ AND THEN I WOULD SAY HIS
TENACITY. I GET UP EARLY AND GO
TO BED LATE AT NIGHT TO GET THE
CITY WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. I
NEED THE ENERGY TO MATCH IT.
PERHAPS SURPASS IT. I NEED TO BE
BE ABLE TO STAY IN MY LANE AND
SAY THIS PERSON IS RIGHT WHERE
THEY NEED TO BE BECAUSE THEY ARE
ARE A SUPERSTAR IN THEIR LANE.
THAT IS A WOW FACTOR. THE
INTANGIBLE THAT WE HAD WITH
CHIEF DIAZ. IT WAS A FUNNY THING
THING THAT HAPPENED. CHIEF DIAZ
WAS POSING FOR A PICTURE IT
SEEMED LIKE EVERYONE WAS IN THE
PICTURE AND WAS 6'3". AND CHIEF
DIAZ SAID I NEED TO FIND SOME
NEW PEOPLE TO TAKE PICTURES
WITH. IT WAS THAT KIND OF A SELG
A SELF-DEPRECATING HUMOR THAT I
FIND VERY ATTRACTIVE IN LEADERS.
LEADERS. IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW TALL
TALL HE STANDS BUT THE BOLDNESS
OF THE WORK THAT HE WILL DO. SO
I OWN THIS DECISION AND I WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. IN
CLOSING, I SAID THIS. I SAID TH,
SAID THAT, I NEED TO IMPRESS
UPON YOU ONE THING. I SPENT 12
YEARS ON THE COUNCIL. I SPENT
FOUR YEARS AS PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAIR. ANOTHER FOUR YEARS AS
VICE CHAIR. FOUR YEARS AS CITY
COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WORKED WITH
WITH A LOT OF CHIEFS. AS THEY
SAY, IT IS NOT MY FIRST RODEO. I
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE
FORMER CHIEFS FOR THEIR
OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND
LEADERSHIP. THE FACT OF THE
MATTER IS THAT NOT ONE CHIEF IN
OUR HISTORY HAS COMPLETELY
ERADICATED RACISM, COMPLETELY
CHANGE THE CULTURE, SOME NOT
ASKING THIS CHIEF TO DO THAT.
I'M ASKING THIS CHIEF TO BE THE
STRONGEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE LER
EFFECTIVE LEADER HE CAN BE TO
CHANGE THE CULTURE AND OPTIMIZE
OUR PERFORMANCE. IT ALSO RESTS
WITH ME. IT ALSO RESTS WITH THE
COMMUNITY. IT RESTS WITH EVERYOE
WHO CARES. SO TOGETHER AND
COLLECTIVELY, WE WILL HAVE A WOS
A WORLD-CLASS POLICE DEPARTMENTI
WANT EVERY OFFICER TO KNOW THAT
WE WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE TRUSTED,
TRUSTED, THEY ARE RESPECTED, AND
AND THAT ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIESE
SAFE. THAT IS MY CHARTER
RESPONSIBILITY. HAVING SAID
THAT, I PRESENT TO YOU MY
SELECTION, CHIEF ADRIAN DIAZ.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I
WANT TO EXPRESS MY DEEP
GRATITUDE TO MAYOR HARRELL FOR
TRUSTING IN ME TO CONTINUE
LEADING THE SEATTLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT.'S WORK COLLECTIVELY
TO RECOVER FROM PUBLIC HEALTH
AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES FOR
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS, SINCE G
OFFICE, YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE S
TO BE AGILE, CREATIVE, TO ENSURE
ENSURE THAT WE EXPLORE
ALTERNATIVE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVIS
SAFETY SERVICES THAT WE CONTINUE
CONTINUE TO REBUILD THE CAPACITY
CAPACITY OF THIS DEPARTMENT TO
SUPPORT A WIDE NET OF SERVICE.
AND THAT, DESPITE HAND WINDS, WE
WE CONTINUE THE UNWAVERING
COMMITMENT TO POLICIES AND PRACS
AND PRACTICES THAT HAVE BROUGHT
THE DEPARTMENT SO CLOSE TO
CLOSING OF THE FEDERAL CONSENT .
THANK YOU FOR THOSE IN THE
AUDIENCE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND TRUST. IS
MY HONOR TO SERVE THIS
MINISTRATION. SECOND, OF THE
PAST MONTH, AND MORE THAN A
DOZEN INTERVIEWS WITH COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE CONFIRMED WHAT I
ALREADY KNEW. IT IS MY
COMMITMENT TO LEAD THE SEATTLE
POLICE DEPARTMENT BASED IN
COMMUNITY. AM COMMITTED TO ENSUG
THAT THE COMMUNITY IS AT THE
FOREFRONT OF ALL SPD'S WORK AND.
AND ENGAGEMENT. I'M COMMITTED
THAT THEY RESTORE SAFETY CITYWI.
SAFETY CITYWIDE. MINDFUL OF THE
TRUST THAT WAS SHATTERED BY THE
EVENTS OF THE MURDER OF GEORGE
FLOYD. THE COMBINED TRAUMA OF
THE COMMUNITY AND OFFICERS ALIKE
ALIKE AND THE LONG PATH OF
RECONCILIATION AHEAD OF US. NOT
JUST BECAUSE BETWEEN SPD AND THE
THE COMMUNITY, BUT BETWEEN THE ,
THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE MEN AND
WOMEN, SWORN AND CIVILIAN, WHO
FORM THE HEART AND SOUL OF SPD.
THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE
PAST TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN DIFFIC.
BEEN DIFFICULT. TEARS IN THE
SOCIAL FABRIC SO NECESSARY TO
SUPPORT HEALTHY SOCIETY HAVE
RIPPED WIDE OPEN SME RESOURCES
AVAILABLE PRE-PANDEMIC HAVE BEEN
BEEN REDUCED. STAFFING
CHALLENGES AMIDST RISING CALLS
FOR SERVICE. ENORMOUS STRAIN ON
OUR OFFICERS. MAKING IT CRITICAL
CRITICAL THAT WE INVEST IN
RESOURCES TO KEEP OUR OFFICERS
HEALTHY AND SAFE. AT THE SAME
TIME, VIOLENT CRIME IS AT A 25
YEAR HIGH AND DISPROPORTIONALLY
FELT IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.
THEREFORE, WE CANNOT BE PASSIVE.
OUR CITY REQUIRES ACTION ON
CRIME, ON GUN VIOLENCE, ON PERCD
AND REAL ISSUES OF SAFETY. WE
CAN POUR THROUGH ALL THE
STATISTICS IN THE CITY AND HAVEE
NECESSARY NUANCED CONVERSATIONS,
NUANCED CONVERSATIONS, BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY, WE KNOW
SEATTLEITES ARE DEMANDING THE
SAFER CITY THEY DESERVE. WE
CANNOT STOP EVOLVING. THE
SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT MUST
ALWAYS STRIVE TOWARD COMMIT
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND AS WE
WE WORK TOWARD THE FINAL PHASE
OF THE CONSENT DECREE, WE MUST
REMAIN FOCUSED ON PROVIDING
QUALITY POLICE SERVICES AND
ONGOING REFORM. THAT WORK WILL
NOT STOP. OUR COMMITMENT TO
ACCOUNTABILITY WILL NOT STOP. WE
WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT THE STATUS
QUO AND WANT TO BUILD THE MOST
INNOVATIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE
COUNTRY FROM TECHNOLOGY TO
COMMUNITY, TO PARTNERSHIPS. NEW
IDEAS TO REAL ACTION. THE POLICE
POLICE CANNOT SOLVE EVERY
PROBLEM. THAT IS WHY CHAMPIONED
THE SPD CO-RESPONDER UNIT WITH
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
CREATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMY
WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PARTNER
AT THE TABLE WITH MAYOR HARRELL
AS WE DEFINE AND IMPLEMENT THE
ONE SEATTLE APPROACH. I WANT TO
THANK THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS
DEPARTMENT FOR HARD WORK OVER
THE LAST TWO YEARS AND INTO THE.
THE FUTURE. YOUR DEDICATION TO R
CITY IS RECOGNIZED. OUR CITY ISR
DUE TO YOUR SERVICE. DAILY, HEAR
HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ACROSS ALL SECTORS OF THE CITY,
PRAISING THE DEDICATION AND
COMPASSIONATE WORK OF OUR OFFIC.
OUR OFFICERS. PUBLIC SAFETY IS
BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF SOCIAL.
SOCIAL TRUST. WE ARE STRONGER
AND SAFER AS A CITY WHEN WE WORK
WORK TOGETHER. TO THOSE WHO
OFFER THEIR SUPPORT, WE
CHALLENGE, AND WILL UP SLEEVES
AND PARTNERSHIP. YOU MAKE US
BETTER AND WE WILL STRIVE TO BE
THE DEPARTMENT THAT YOU DEMAND
AND THAT YOU DESERVE IT. NO LEAR
CAN DO IT ALONE. I'M SUPPORTED
BY AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF
PROFESSIONALS, SWORN AND
CIVILIAN, ACROSS ALL RANKS. I
EMBRACE THE FUTURE OF THIS
DEPARTMENT BECAUSE I KNOW THE
CHARACTER OF THIS DEPARTMENT AND
AND I KNOW THE DEMONSTRATED
COMMITMENT OF THE SPD MEMBERS
WHO HAVE STOOD BY OUR DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT IN OUR TOUGHEST
MOMENTS. TWITTER THAT WE COME
BACK STRONGER, WISER, AND
REDEDICATED TO OUR MISSION.
LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF.
>> A FEW LITTLE SHUTOUTS THEN I
WILL FIELD ANY QUESTIONS.
ACTUALLY, TO ANSWER. HE WON'T
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. AGAIN, I T
TO THANK THE MONITOR HERE FOR
BEING HERE AGAIN. I DON'T LIKE
BEING MONITORED, BY THE WAY. I'M
I'M JUST KIDDING. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO
TO THIS CITY AND THE WORK THAT
YOU DO. I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR PUBLIC SAFETY LISA
HERBOLD, WHO PLAYED A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE SEARCH.
WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER WORK
AND JOINED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
PRESIDENT DEBORA JUAREZ. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE
COUNCILMEMBER JUAREZ. WE HAVE A
A CLOSE ADVISER AND CLOSE FRIEND
FRIEND HERE AS WELL. DOUG
BALDWIN. ONE REASON I ASKED HIMO
JOIN US TODAY IS BECAUSE WHEN I
WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE THROUGHOT
THE RECENT YEARS, HE WAS SOMEONE
SOMEONE I RELY ON FOR A LOT OF
ADVICE. POLITICAL ADVICE, PUBLIC
PUBLIC SAFETY ADVICE. HE IS NOT
SHY TO TELL ME WHAT HE THINKS,
BUT HE IS KNOWN IN THAT SPACE OF
OF EFFECTIVE STRONG PUBLIC SAFEY
PUBLIC SAFETY AND A COMMITMENT
TO COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE THAT
WE BALANCE THE NEED FOR
ACCOUNTABILITY, THE ELIMINATION
OF SENSELESS DEATHS AND
UNREASONABLE FORCING COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITIES AS WELL. THAT IS THE
THAT I GRAVITATE TO. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. HAVING
SAID THAT, I ALSO RECOGNIZE A
LOT OF LEADERS HERE IN THE DEPAT
THE DEPARTMENT. PEOPLE THAT I
PROBABLY DID NOT MENTION. SO
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS
PROCESS. QUESTION TIME. NO
QUESTIONS, THANKS, HAVE A GREAT
DAY. OKAY.
>> Reporter: I HAVE A QUESTION.
TWO QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF DIAZ.
THE FIRST QUESTION, CHIEF, IS
THAT, IN OUR REPORTING, WITH
THE LAST CHIEF HERE, WE FOUND
THAT MEMBERS OF THE COMMAND STA,
COMMAND STAFF, MEMBERS OF HER CD
STAFF THAT WERE THERE, IT SEEMED
SEEMED LIKE A LOT OF TIMES,
INFORMATION WAS NOT REACHING TH.
THAT CHIEF BEST WAS CUT OUT BY
THE COMMAND STAFF. SOME MIGHT
SAY THAT HER LEGS WERE CUT OUT
BENEATH HER. WITH YOU BEING IN
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO DECADES.
PEOPLE BEEN IN THE DEPARTMENT
FOR A LONG TIME AND THAT IS WHY
THEY WANT FROM OUT OF TOWN SO
THEY COULD COME IN WITH A NEW
COMMAND STAFF AND CLEAN HOUSE.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO APPROACH
GETTING YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER,
KNOWING THAT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE
PEOPLE ON YOUR STAFF FOR THE
MOST PART HAVE BEEN IN THIS DEPT
FOR A LONG TIME? MY SECOND
QUESTION IS, THE PUBLIC SAFETY
IS A CITYWIDE ISSUE HERE. I WANT
WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK TO BLACK PEOPLE IN THIS
CITY IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT AND
AND SOUTH AND TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
WHAT YOUR COMMITMENT IS IN
PUBLIC SAFETY MOVING FORWARD.
>>
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
THE FIRST QUESTION, I HAVE
ACTUALLY STRATEGICALLY PUT
MYSELF IN A PLACE WHERE I
ACTUALLY HAD DIRECT REPORTS TO
ME, RATHER THAN HAVING A DEPUTY
CHIEF IN THE MIDDLE OF IT, WHERE
WHERE INFORMATION WAS NOT IN THE
BOTTLENECK. I SPENT THE LAST 26
26 MONTHS DOING THAT SO I CAN EE
EACH AND EVERY CHIEF. I AM
CONSTANTLY ASSESSING THAT. AS WE
WE MOVE FORWARD, I WILL BE
CONSTANTLY ASSESSING THAT AND
FIGURING OUT WHAT CHANGES I
MIGHT NEED TO MAKE IN THE
FUTURE. THAT IS ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WILL BE YET TO COME.
COME. HAVE NOT ANNOUNCED YET
WHAT I AM GOING TO DO, BUT FOR
ME, IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO DOA
FULL ASSESSMENT OF WHERE WE HAVE
HAVE GONE OVER THE LAST TWO
YEARS. THE SECOND ONE, TO OUR
COMMUNITIES, EITHER WORKING IN
OUR DEMOGRAPHIC COMMUNITIES IN
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT IN THE
SOUTH AND. WORKED IN YOUTH
VIOLENCE. I'M STILL WORKING ON
YOUTH VIOLENCE EVEN TODAY. I'M
COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE THAT
OUR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ARE NOT
NOT EXPERIENCING THE DEATH OF A
LOVED ONE. THAT THEY ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING POTENTIAL STOPS
THAT CREATE DISPARATE IMPACTS IE
COMMUNITY AND SO I'M COMMITTED
TO MAKING SURE THAT WE PUT
POLICIES IN PLACE AND TRAINING
IN PLACE AND HOLD PEOPLE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE VALUE THE
HARD WORK THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE
DOING EVERY SINGLE DAY TO MAKING
MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE LIVE TO
SEE ANOTHER DAY AND THAT WE PUT
ALL DIFFERENT LIFE-SAVING MEASUS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HELPINE
LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THAT
FUTURE COMMITMENT IS, I WILL BE
CONTINUING TO BE OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY. I WILL CONTINUE TO BE
BE OUT AS A VOICE FOR THE
COMMUNITY'S ISSUES, MAKING SURE
THAT WE ARE HONORING OUR PUBLIC
SAFETY CHARTER.
>> SARAH GRAY'S, I WOULD LIKE TO
TO RESPOND TO THAT AS WELL.
NUMBER ONE, THE BUCK DOES NOT
STOP WITH THE CHIEF. GUESS WITH
THAT BUCK STOPS? SO UNDER THIS
ADMINISTRATION, WE WILL DO AS WE
WE DO ALWAYS DO. AS WE DO WITH
ALL DEPARTMENTS. WE DO A
PERSONNEL REVIEW. WE ARE TRYING
TO FIND EMPOWERED LEADERS.
LEADERS WHO CAN DISAGREE BUT WHO
WHO ARE DATABASE TO TAKE THE
ELIMINATION OF RACISM AND THE
VALUES OF TRANSPARENCY AND
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY VERY SERI.
VERY SERIOUSLY. THAT IS A WORK
OF THE MAYOR WITH THE DEPARTMEN.
DEPARTMENT HEADS. HE IS A
DEPARTMENT HEAD LIKE ANY OF THE
40+ DEPARTMENT HEADS. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK. THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NO
EXCEPTION. WHAT WOULD I SAY TO R
BEAUTIFUL BLACK COMMUNITY IN SE?
IN SEATTLE? THAT FIRST OF ALL,
YOU SEE MANY LEADERS OF THE
COMMUNITY STANDING WITH ME, NOT
BEHIND ME, BUT STANDING WITH US
TODAY. NUMBER ONE, OUR ANSWERS
ARE FOUND IN THE COMMUNITY, SO
WHETHER DOES PUBLIC SAFETY OR
EDUCATION, WHETHER DOES HOUSING
POLICIES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO
LOOK TO THE COMMUNITY FOR
ANSWERS. THAT IS WHY YESTERDAY
IN THE CANNABIS LEGISLATION,
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, WE
SAID WHEN WE INVEST IN A NEEDS
ASSESSMENT, OUR ANSWERS ON HOW
TO LOOK AT THE WAR ON DRUGS AND
HOW WE RESOLVE AND SOLVE THESE
ISSUES WILL COME FROM THE
COMMUNITY. SO WHAT I SAY TO OUR
EMPOWERED BLACK COMMUNITY IS THT
YOUR PARTNERS IN THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND THE WORK THAT
THAT WE WILL DO TOGETHER WILL BE
BE SUSTAINABLE WAY AFTER ALL OF
US ARE DUST. THAT IS OUR
COMMUNITY COMMITMENT. NOW, THE
NEXT QUESTION.
>> Reporter: CHIEF, HE SAID YOU
DON'T WANT TO MAINTAIN THE
STATUS QUO BUT A LOT OF WHAT YOU
YOU TALK ABOUT TODAY AND LAST
WEEK WAS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE SO
FAR. HOW WILL YOUR LEADERSHIP
CHANGE GOING FORWARD?
>> WE'VE BEEN LAUNCHING A NUMBER
NUMBER OF INITIATIVES. WE HAVE
ONE WHERE WE ARE BRINGING RECRUS
BRINGING RECRUITS RIGHTS BEFORE
PRIOR TO THE ACADEMY, 45 DAYS,
FOCUSING ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
LEARNING AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
AND TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES.
WE'RE PUTTING THEM IN AN
ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY ARE
LISTENING AND LEARNING FROM
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED AT A LEVEL OF
HISTORY OF THIS TRAUMA. AND WE
ARE GETTING THAT EXPERIENCE. BUT
BUT IF WE ARE HIRING OVER
HUNDREDS OF OUR OFFICERS OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, THAT HIS
HIS LEVEL OF CULTURE CHANGE THAT
THAT WILL OCCUR. IT IS STARTING
TO BRING IN AT THE VERY
BEGINNING OF A PERSON'S CAREER.
THE OTHER COMPONENT OF THE
POLICE INITIATIVE IS MAKING SURE
SURE THAT THERE IS A MENTORSHIP
PROGRAM. MENTORSHIP WITH MEMBERS
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BE
INVOLVED. THAT WILL BE ANOTHER
INITIATIVE THAT WE ARE LAUNCHIN.
WE TALKED ABOUT OUR EQUITY
ACCOUNTABILITY AND EQUALITY.
TALKED ABOUT A WITH CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL RECENTLY IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE'RE
LAUNCHING THE EARLY INTERVENTION
EARLY INTERVENTION SYSTEM. THERE
THERE ARE SO MANY INITIATIVES
THAT WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD. THE
THE CONSENT DECREE GIVES US A
FOUNDATION OF WHAT IT EXPECTS OF
EXPECTS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT BUT FOR US, IT IS
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
EXCEEDING THOSE BASELINES AND
REALLY TRYING TO PUSH THE
DEPARTMENT INTO CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION.
>> AS YOU MENTIONED THE CONSENT,
CONSENT DECREE, HOW CLOSE YOU
THINK THAT SPD IS TO FULL COMPL?
>> WE FILED FOR NOTING THAT WE
HAVE BEEN IN FULL AND EFFECTIVEE
EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE. THE NEXT
STEPS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT WORKING WITH THE JUDGE AND
WHAT ARE THE NEXT THINGS THAT WE
WE STILL HAVE THE THINGS TO WORK
WORK ON. HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE
ANSWERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE
MONTHS AND HOPEFULLY THIS
COMMUNITY THAT IS ALSO INVOLVED
AND ENGAGED SEES THAT THE HARD
WORK THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS
DONE TO IMPROVE CRISIS
INTERVENTION, TO IMPROVE USE OF
FORCE, WE HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN A
USE OF FORCE REDUCTION FROM 2015
2015 TO 2021 BY 40%. WE HAVE
SEEN COMPLAINTS DOWN FROM 2015
TO 2021. WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT
COURSE AND SO, I THINK THAT WILL
WILL BE SOME OF THE DECISIONS
THAT A JUDGE WILL MAKE THAT THE
MONITOR HELPS WITH THOSE DISCUS.
THOSE DISCUSSIONS. THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THERE
WILL BE OTHER PARTNERS IN THIS
PROCESS.
>> AND WE ARE GOING TO ASK
SENIOR DEPUTY MAYOR ON THIS.
>> I WANT TO ADDRESS THE PRIOR
QUESTION. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
THAT HAS MADE THE CHIEF AN
EXCELLENT CANDIDATE IS ONE OF
THE REASONS THAT HE WAS CHOSEN,
IS THAT HE DID NOT WAIT TO BE
APPOINTED. HE DID NOT WAIT TO BE
BE APPOINTED TO CHIEF IN ORDER
TO MAKE THE PURPOSE OF THE
DEPARTMENT. SOME THE THINGS THAT
THAT HE TALKED ABOUT, A LOT OF
INTERIM APPOINTMENTS WOULD HAVE
WAITED AND GONE THROUGH LAME
DUCK SESSION AND SAY WILL MAKE
THE APPOINTMENTS TO MAKE AND ONS
COURSE. CAME IN KNOWING IT WAS T
A PERMANENT JOB FOR HIM, CAME IN
IN TO MAKE CHANGE. WE ARE NOT
WASTED LAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE
THIS CHIEF HAS COME IN AND SAID,
SAID, WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE THE
THE DEPARTMENT BETTER, EVEN IF S
IS ONLY A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT
FOR ME? THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THAT HE HAD THAT SORT OF
LEADERSHIP, EVEN IN THE INTERIM,
TO MOVE THE DEPARTMENT FORWARD.
TERMS OF THE CONSENT DECREE.
THAT HAS BEEN A DAY ONE
ACTIVITY, BOTH IN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND IN OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHIEF. WE
KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO COME
INTO COMPLIANCE. YES, WE HAVE
THE COMPLIANCE STANDARDS THAT WE
WE BELIEVE WE HAVE MET. IT IS
DISTASTE AND ABILITY --
SUSTAINABILITY THAT WERE WORKING
WORKING TOWARDS. WERE BRING FORH
THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE MAKE. E
CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, I
KNOW THAT THE JUDGE LIKELY WANTS
LIKELY WANTS TO SEE WHAT WE ARE
DOING IN OUR NEXT CONTRACT SO WE
WE ARE NEGOTIATING WITH OUR
PARTNERS IN GOOD FAITH TO ENSURE
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES LOCKED
IN PLACE SO THAT WHEN WE GO TO
SAY WE ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE
AND WE HAVE SUSTAINED OUR
SUSTAINABILITY PERIOD, THAT WE
CAN DO THE FULL THROATED, CHEST
OUT, KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE ALL
OF THE WORK AND THAT THE FLOOR
HAS BEEN MET BUT WE'RE LOOKING
AT A HIGHER CEILING. SO IT IS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US AT THIS
TIME PERIOD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
WE HAVE STRONG CONTRACT. WE KNOW
KNOW WE HAVE PARTNERS ACROSS THE
THE TABLE THE ALSO WANT A STRONG
STRONG CONTRACT BUT TO MAKE SURE
SURE THAT WITHIN THE CONTRACT,
THE RIGHT ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THIS IS THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE FUTURE AND AS
THE COUNTRY WATCHES WHAT SEATTLE
SEATTLE IS DOING, THAT THEY HAVE
HAVE A GOOD IMPRINT FOR THE REST
REST OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>> WAS THE SELECTIO PROCESS AND
AND EFFECTIVE USE OF TAX DOLLARS
DOLLARS AND THE TIME OF THESE
FOLKS AND ALSO, SHOULD THE
REQUIREMENTS BE CHANGED?
>> THE FIRST QUESTION WAS AN
EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT USE OF DOLLARS. WE
NEEDED TO HEAR FROM ALL
COMMUNITIES. WE WANTED TO NOT TS
TO GUESS OR ASSUME OR PRESUME
WHAT COMMUNITIES WANTED. WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HEARD EV.
HEARD EVERYTHING. YOU HAVE TO
BRING IN EXPERTS TO DO THAT KIND
KIND OF VERY THOROUGH PROCESS.
QUITE FRANKLY, WE DO NOT KNOW
WHAT WE WERE GOING TO HEAR. WE
ALSO WANTED TO HEAR ABOUT PUBLIC
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GENERAL. OUR
CITY IN GENERAL, RELATIVE TO PUC
TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE
INTERSECTIONALITY BETWEEN
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. INCOME
INCOME INEQUALITY AND DRUG
ADDICTION A PUBLIC SAFETY. THE
PROCESS, WHICH WAS CHARTER
DRIVEN WAS EFFICIENT AND
EFFECTIVE. THE OTHER WAS SHOULD
WE CHANGE THE CHARTER PROCESS? I
I AM ON THE EXECUTIVE SIDE OF
THE BRANCH. THE LEGISLATIVE SUPY
LEGISLATIVE SUPPLY -- THE
LEGISLATIVE SIDE OF THE BRANCH
CAN EXAMINE THAT. LET ME LOOK AT
AT IT THIS WAY. THINGS AREN'T
BROKEN. I JUST SPENT A LOT OF
TIMES TRYING TO FIX THINGS.
THERE WAS NOTHING BROKEN IN THI.
THE PROCESS WAS A GOOD PROCESS.
NOTHING OUT OF THIS PROCESS
SUGGESTED TO ME THAT WE NEEDED
TO FIX OR CHANGE ANYTHING. LIKE
ALL THINGS, WE ARE WILLING TO
INVEST IN CONTINUOUS LEARNING, O
WE WILL DO THAT. WE WILL
DEBRIEF. WHAT COULD WE HAVE DONE
DONE DIFFERENTLY? THAT IS AN
HONEST CONVERSATION. FROM MY
VANTAGE POINT, THERE WAS NOTHING
NOTHING THAT I SAW GLARINGLY
APPARENT, BUT AS I DEBRIEF THESE
THESE FINE LEADERS AROUND ME, WE
WE WILL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION.
>> SHE FELT DESTINED TO FAIL
BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUTS AND THE
BACKLASH. THE BETTER THE ROLE
FOR TWO YEARS. TALK ABOUT WHERE
THE MORALE STANDS TODAY AND
REALISTICALLY, WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING ABOUT, RECRUITMENT AND
WHEN YOU SEE THE NUMBERS CHANGE?
CHANGE?
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WERE
IN ROCK-BOTTOM. WE WERE AND
WRITES ALMOST DAILY WHEN I TOOK
OVER. WE WERE HAVING TO READJUST
READJUST OUR RESOURCES AT THE
POINT WHERE THEY WERE SOMETIMES
A COUPLE NIGHTS WHERE WE HAD TO
PULL EVERYONE FROM PATROL, NOT
FROM HANDLING 911 CALLS, BUT FOG
A RIOT SITUATION. THAT WAS UNAC.
WE NEEDED TO CHANGE HOW WE
DEPLOYED OUR RESOURCES. TODAY,
OFFICERS ARE GOING OUT AND
HANDLING 911 CALLS AND GOING OUT
OUT AND TRYING TO FIGURE HOW TO
PROBLEM SOLVE THE CHALLENGES WE
FACE IN THIS CITY. I CAN ALREADY
ALREADY SEE MORALE STARTING TO
INCREASE. IT WAS DIFFICULT WHEN
THEY LOSE THEIR FRIENDS WHO HAVE
HAVE GONE ON TO OTHER AGENCIES
OR LEFT THE PROFESSION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT, OR FROM THE
PROFESSION IN GENERAL. I THINK
WE ARE IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE
WITH MORALE THAN WE WERE TWO YES
AGO. I CONTINUE TO INCREASE IT.
JUST LAUNCHED THE RECRUITING AND
AND HIRING PLAN. MAYORS HELPING
TO PUT INCENTIVES IN PLACE. THAT
THAT IS ANOTHER ASPECT, TRYING
TO GET NUMBERS UP. WORKING WITH
CITY COUNCIL, THEY PUT IT ON FOR
FOR THREE YEARS TO HELP US REALY
BE ABLE TO DO THIS, NOT JUST FOR
FOR ONE YEAR AND SAY IT IS DONE.
DONE. FOR A THREE-YEAR PROCESS.
FOR A THREE-YEAR PROCESS FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO REBUILD IT OVER T.
OVER TIME. IT WILL TAKE US TIME.
TIME. WE NEED YOU BACK TO THE BS
OF TRYING TO SHOW HOW MUCH THIS
DEPARTMENT IS ABOUT SERVICE AND
HELPING OTHERS. I THINK THAT
WILL EVENTUALLY HELP GET PEOPLE
MORE AND MORE INTO THIS
PROFESSION. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO RETAIN OUR PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO
TO BE ABLE TO VALUE AND RESPECT
THOSE ARE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK
WORK RIGHT NOW. THOSE WHO ARE
STAYING WITH US FOR THE
LONG-TERM. AND SO, THAT IS THE
LAST PIECE THAT IS SO IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. THEY ARE DOING THE
HARD WORK RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU ARE IN LAW SCHOOL. MOSCOW
MOSCOW YOU CALL THEM PEOPLE.
>> I HAVE A THIN RESUME.
>> I WANT TO SAY THIS IS PART OF
OF THE TEAM, IT WAS A LOT OF
TIME AND A LOT OF HOURS BUT I
WILL SAY THIS, IN THE SEVEN
YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE JOB
AND ALL OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEES
COMMITTEES I HAVE BEEN ON, IT
WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
HONEST, RAW, EMOTIONAL MEETINGS
THAT WE HAD BECAUSE WE HAD TO
TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY THE CONSENT
DECREE, WE HAD TO TALK ABOUT THE
THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE ELEPHANT
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, DEFUND TH.
THE POLICE. WE HAD TO TALK ABOUS
SPIKE IN CRIME. WE HAD TO TALK T
TALK ABOUT THE LENGTH OF 911
CALLS. WE HAD TO TALK ABOUT THE
HOMELESS ISSUES AND THE
INTERSECTIONALITY THERE. BUT I
THINK THE THING I WAS MOST
IMPRESSED WITH AND MADE ME PROUD
PROUD IS THAT I FELT, AND THEY
DO NOT ALWAYS FEEL THIS WAY, I
WAS FINALLY IN A SAFE ROOM WHERE
WHERE PEOPLE COULD SAY WHAT THEY
THEY REALLY FEEL AND BELIEVE
BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE CITY, WITT
BEING CALLED A NAME. WITHOUT
GETTING A DEATH THREAT. WITHOUT
PEOPLE COMING TO THEIR HOMES.
YOU CAN SAY I DON'T WANT AND I
AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOMELESS
PEOPLE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU
WANT TO CRIMINALIZE THE
HOMELESS. YOU CAN SAY I AM NOT
HAPPY WITH THE POLICE AND THAT
DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HATE THE.
THE POLICE. BUT, WHAT I FINALLYD
IN MY HEART AND I WANT TO THANK
THE MAYOR FOR THIS BECAUSE I DID
DID NOT WANT TO BE ON THIS
SEARCH THING AND I SAID NO
TWICE. THEN HE HAD TIM CALLING
ME AND A BUNCH OF OTHER PEOPLE.
I SAID I WILL BE ON IT FOR THE
PEOPLE ON IT. WHATEVER YOU THINK
THINK OF THOSE TWO. WHENEVER I K
I THINK I KNOW ABOUT THEM IS THT
WE WANTED TO IN A GOOD WAY AND
BE HONEST AND CALL OUT OUR FLAWS
FLAWS AND BE HONEST ABOUT IT AND
AND NOT POINT FINGERS. WE DID
NOT WANT THIS TO TURN INTO
PERFORMATIVE GESTURES,
POLITICIZING IT, VIRTUAL
SINGLING, ALL OF THAT. WE ARE
GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR CITY IS.
IT NEEDS TO BE HEALED. GREAT
CANDIDATES. I'M TELLING YOU, ITS
REALLY HARD. GREAT CANDIDATES ON
ON PAPER. GREAT CANDIDATES IN
INTERVIEW. BUT WHAT I FOUND TO
ME THAT SPOKE TO ME BECAUSE I KW
I KNOW CHIEF DIAZ AND HAVE KNOWN
KNOWN HIM FOR MANY YEARS, IS
THAT I THINK WE FOUND IN HIM AND
AND A COUPLE OF THE CANDIDATES
AS WELL, IT CAME DOWN TO THE TH,
IS THAT THERE IS ORGANIC FEEL AD
LOVE FOR THE CITY. I WANT TO DO
RIGHT BY THIS CITY. NOT JUST THH
AND. NOT JUST THE SOUTH AND. NOT
NOT JUST CAMP HILL, EVERYBODY. D
I LIKE THAT I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY, I MET WITH HIM
EVERY WEEK LIKE I DID WITH CHIE.
CHIEF BASS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE.
THE. NOT POLITICAL, WHAT YOU
HAVE TO DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THE
THE MAYOR ASKED ME TO SPEAK AND
I DON'T HAVE ANY NOTES. USUALLYI
AM A NERD AND I HAVE A LOT OF
THINGS. I WANTED TO BE HONEST.
>> THAT WAS EXACTLY THE WAY WE
REHEARSED IT, BY THE WAY. THANK
YOU FOR STAYING ON SCRIPT.
>> Reporter: A COUPLE MORE
QUESTIONS. WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
THE PEOPLE NOT AS QUESTIONS OR
ANYTHING AT.
>> Reporter: I WANT TO FOLLOW ON
FOLLOW ON THE QUESTION. HE
MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES THAT YU
ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT 50% OF THE
NEW RECRUITS THIS YEAR, YOU SET
ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, IT SEEMS
LIKE A REALLY DIFFERENT RESULT
THAN IN THE PAST. CAN YOU BE
SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING
DOING TO RECRUIT THOSE
CANDIDATES?
>> WE BEEN TRYING TO FIND
EVERYWHERE. WE'VE BEEN ONLINE.
BECAUSE OF COVID YOU HAVE
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS WHEN IT
COMES TO RECRUITING AND WE HAVE
ACTUALLY BEEN GOING EVERYWHERE.
WE PUT OUR SYSTEMS ONLINE SO YOU
SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY TAKE OUR
TESTING, THE NATIONAL TESTING
NETWORK, ACTUALLY DO THE TEST O.
TEST ONLINE. WERE TRYING TO FIND
FIND WAYS THAT WE CAN REALLY
REACH OUT TO COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, BUT NOW THAT WE ARE
LAUNCHING THIS NEW PROCESS, WE
WILL BE ABLE TO HIRE AND STAFF
WITH MORE PEOPLE. WE CAN DO MORE
DO MORE OUTREACH AND MORE
CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND
AND OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY. I
WANT TO BE IN THE HBCUs. I WANT
TO BE IN OTHER AREAS WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE TRADITIONALLY NOT
THOUGHT ABOUT POLICING AS A CAR.
A CAREER. IF I LOOK AT OUR
DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE ENGINEERS,
YOU PEOPLE WITH JDS, WE PEOPLE H
PEOPLE WITH PHD'S AND ALL
DIFFERENT DEGREES, NOT JUST A
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DECREE. SO OUR
RECRUITING EFFORTS RIGHT NOW, WE
WE ARE DOING IT FANTASTIC BUT WE
WE ARE BASICALLY AT THE VERY
SMALL TIP OF WHAT IS OUT THERE.
WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE IT A MORE
A MORE ROBUST PROCESS AND THAT
IS WHY WITH HAD THE INVESTMENTSG
WITH CITY COUNCIL TO GET THE
APPROVAL FOR FUNDING TO HIRE
MORE STAFF AT THE CITY LEVEL TO
DO A LOT MORE RECRUITING
EFFORTS. WE ARE ALREADY ON THE
RIGHT TRACK OF SEEING THE
NUMBERS OF 50% OF ALL OF OUR
HIRES BEING PEOPLE OF COLOR.
>> Reporter: MAYOR HARRELL,
SINCE TAKING OFFICE, HAS YOUR
IMPRESSION OF CHIEF DIAZ'S
LEADERSHIP CHANGED AT ALL?
>> HAS MADE OPINION CHANGE? THAT
THAT IS A TOUGH QUESTION. I
DON'T KNOW IS THE ANSWER BECAUSE
BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE I REALLY
TOOK A SNAPSHOT OF MY OPINION IN
IN JANUARY UNTIL NOW. I WILL SAT
SAY THAT MY APPRECIATION FOR HIS
THAT WERE ALWAYS THERE PROBABLY
WERE ENHANCED BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
BEEN WORKING TOGETHER. WE HAVE
MADE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS
TOGETHER. HE HAS HEARD WHAT IS
KNOWN AS THE HARRELL WRATH. AND
I'VE HEARD FROM THE DIAZ WRATH
AS WELL. I AM EMPOWER LEADERS
AROUND BE TO SPEAK THEIR MINDS.
WE HAVE STRONG WORKING
RELATIONSHIP I THINK THAT MY
EXPLANATION OF THE VISION THAT I
WANT TO HAVE IN SEATTLE, NOT RG
AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR ME, GO TO
TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO TRY TO
GET RESOURCES FOR HERE. FOR ME,
IT IS ONE SEATTLE. I THINK HIS
APPRECIATION FOR WHAT I'M TRYING
TRYING TO BUILD IN THIS CITY, MY
MY APPRECIATION, OUR MUTUAL
APPRECIATION HAS GROWN. BUT I
WOULD NOT SAY IT HAS CHANGED. IT
IT HAS GROWN. THAT WOULD BE MY .
MY ANSWER.
>> SO, CAN WE TALK ABOUT A LOT
OF MENTAL HEALTH PRIORITIES.
WHAT INITIATIVES CAN WITH THE
FOUR THAT ARE NEW AS YOU ARE
STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE?
>> THIS WEEK WE WILL BE
PRESENTING OUR RISK MANAGEMENT D
PROGRAM TO CITY COUNCIL, WHICH
WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HIGHLIT
A DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO
POTENTIALLY ALTERNATIVE
RESPONSES. THERE'S MORE YET TO
COME SO WILL NOT GIVE IT ALL
AWAY THERE BUT WE ARE ALSO, WE
HAVE EXPANDED OUR CONSUMER
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPTIONS OVER
THE YEARS. EXPANDED THE MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND THE
CO-RESPONDER MODEL. WE ARE
WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT COMMUNITY-BASED
AGENCIES TO DO A LOT OF CRITICAL
CRITICAL RESPONSE WHEN IT COMES
TO A SHOOTING. THERE MORE AREAS
THAT I THINK AS A CITY WE CAN
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO EXPAND OR
BUILD UPON AND THAT IS GOING TO
BE PART OF THE FURTHER
DISCUSSIONS THAT I THINK ARE WOG
WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE
MAYOR ON WHAT THOSE WILL BE
LOOKING LIKE.
>> LAST ONE.
>> Reporter: CAN YOU -- ON THE
SUBJECT OF RISK MANAGEMENT, CAN
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
PILOT PROGRAM THAT YOU SIGNED
THE TERM SHEET FOR AND IF IT
WILL BE FUNDED IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET?
>> YES. WE SHOULD CLARIFY WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
>> Reporter: TO HAVE IT IN
ADVANCE OF THE ADDITIONAL WORK T
WILL BE DONE IN 2024.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE
CLARIFICATION. A FEW THINGS. WE
WILL -- I WILL PROBABLY DO A DER
A DEEPER DIVE IN A COUPLE WEEKS
MY PRESENT THE BUDGET. NEXT
WEEK? I HAD TWO WEEKS TO PREPAR.
TO PREPARE. NEXT WEEK. SO YOU
ARE GOING TO SEE AGAIN, WE HAVE
HAD SOME VERY FRUITFUL AND
COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH
THE COUNCIL BECAUSE I THINK THAT
THAT THE COUNCIL SHOWN
LEADERSHIPS IN TERMS OF
ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF POLICING
AND COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. THE MEETING WITH
A LOT OF COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. THE DISCUSSION
THEY ARE HAVING WITH PARK
RANGERS IS INTERESTING BECAUSE
AGAIN, THAT IS A COMMUNITY
RESPONSE, SAFETY RESPONSE FROM A
A NONPOLICE ENTITY OR PEOPLE.
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING WITH
WORKING WITH EVEN OUR MID
AMBASSADORS FUNDED THROUGH THE
DOWNTOWN TAX, THOSE OF THE TYPES
TYPES OF RESPONSES WE WANT TO
SEE. IF SOMEONE IS LAYING ON THE
THE GROUND AND THEY HAD TO SLEEP
SLEEP IN FRONT OF A STOREFRONT,
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO REST THAT
PERSON. WERE TRYING TO GIVE THAT
THAT PERSON SERVICES SO YOU WILL
WILL SEE IN OUR BUDGET NEXT WEEK
WEEK A VERY SORT OF
COMPREHENSIVE DESCRIPTION IN OUT
OUR INVESTMENT STRATEGY, THIS
WHOLE THIRD WAY OF POLICING.
WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME OF
THE EXISTING WORK UNDER
ASSISTANT CHIEF LOMBARD? I THINK
THINK THE COUNCIL IS ONTO
SOMETHING IN TERMS OF HOW WE HAE
WE HANDLE CRISIS RESPONSE AS A .
WERE GOING TO TRY TO FINE-TUNE
OUR WORK IN THAT AREA AS WELL.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT
WHAT SEEMS TO DRIVE THE NEEDLE
IN THIS DISCUSSION IS THE LOW
NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT
WE HAVE BECAUSE OF THE MASS
EXODUS THAT WE HAVE HAD. THAT
WILL NOT STOP US FROM EXPLORING
THIS COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE FORM. DID YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD TO T?
TO THAT?
>> SO, WE RECOGNIZE THAT IN OUR
WORK WITH COUNSEL, WE DO NOT
HAVE TO SIGN ANY SORT OF
AGREEMENTS IN TERMS OF HOW WE
WILL WORK TOGETHER, BUT WE DO
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE HAS BEEN
SOME HISTORICAL DISTANCE IN
RECENT YEARS BETWEEN THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. AND SO, IT
REALLY IS A SHOW TO THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT
TO WORKING TOGETHER. THAT WAS
THE REASON WE MOVED FORWARD WITH
WITH THE TERM SHEET, WHICH WAS
TO LAY DOWN A VALUES GUIDELINE
OR MATRIX FOR HOW WE INTEND TO
WORK TOGETHER, NOT JUST THROUGH
THESE ISSUES AROUND RMD BUT ALSO
ALSO HOW WE PLAN TO WORK
TOGETHER. WE KNOW THAT GROUPS WK
BETTER WHEN THEY HAVE A SET OF P
NORMS THAT THEY'RE WORKING
TOWARDS AND THAT IS WHAT WE WERE
WERE KIND OF SHOWING. WE'RE
SHOWING THE COMMUNITY THAT WE
CAN DO MORE WHEN WE WORK
TOGETHER. COUNSEL HAS BEEN
REALLY COLLABORATIVE WITH US IN
THIS PROCESS AND WE WANTED TO
SHOW THAT TO THE BROADER
COMMUNITY AROUND NOT ONLY HOW DO
DO WE WORK TOGETHER THROUGH SOME
SOME OF THE BIG CHALLENGES, BUT
DEMONSTRATE HOW WE CREATE SOME G
GROUP NORMS AND WORKING TOGETHER
TOGETHER THAT EVEN IF WE HAVE D,
HAVE DISAGREEMENT, WE WILL WORK
THOSE OUT AMONGST OURSELVES AND
NOT DO THE FIGHTING OR NOT EVEN
DO THE DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE
MEDIA. I THINK IT IS A GREAT WAY
WAY TO SHOW HOW WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER AND A STRONG
DEMONSTRATION OF OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNSEL AS WE
GO THROUGH THESE FUTURE YEARS.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.