Public Safety and Human Services Committee — Minutes 2022-04-26
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The Public Safety and Human Services Committee met remotely on April 26, 2022, from 9:31 a.m. to 12:56 p.m., with five council members present including Presiding Officer Lisa Herbold. The committee discussed the appointment of Joel C. Merkel to the Community Police Commission for a term through December 31, 2024, heard presentations on criminal case backlog and Seattle Police Department staffing updates including citywide hiring incentives for hard-to-fill positions, and reviewed a Human Services Department presentation on gender-based violence investments. The committee also discussed Council Bill 120294, an ordinance establishing minimum pay requirements and labor standards for app-based workers under a new Title 8, Chapter 8.37 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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