US EditionCity of Seattle reaches tentative contract agreement with rank-and-file police officers
- On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the Community Assisted Response and Engagement Department will expand and become permanent, doubling from 24 to 48 responders next year.
- A tentative deal with the Seattle Police Officers Guild allowed unlimited hiring and City Hall funding, including a 0.1% public safety sales tax projected to raise almost $40 million and Harrell's $9.5 million 2026 proposal.
- As a two-year pilot staffed with 24 responders, CARE went unarmed to more than 6,800 calls and has responded to over 5,000 events in 2025.
- Officials say police resources will be freed as CARE responders handle more calls, but the contract still requires City Council approval and updates accountability processes with the Office of Police Accountability.
- Politically, the timing matters because Harrell called the deal groundbreaking as he runs for re-election in two weeks, while challenger Katie Wilson said CARE’s deployment was stymied by a poor police contract.
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Seattle's new agreement with police officers guild
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Mayor Harrell Announces a Tentative Agreement With SPOG
Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) have reached a tentative bargaining agreement that would allow the city to double the size of the Community Assistance Response Engagement (CARE) Department. If approved by City Council, it would make the civilian crisis response team a permanent entity within the city’s public safety system. by Micah Yip Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG) have reached…
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New Seattle Police contract includes pay boost, increased use of unarmed crisis responders
A new proposed contract between the city of Seattle and its police officers guild contains pay increases and a more significant role for the city’s unarmed responders to attend calls without a police officer.
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