Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Chairman Bob Kettle continued to press Mayor Katie Wilson about former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes's departure this week. The councilman said in a statement that the city charter requires Wilson to give a reason for dismissing Seattle's police chief.
Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Chairman Bob Kettle continued to press Mayor Katie Wilson about former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes's departure this week.
The councilman said in a statement that the city charter requires Wilson to give a reason for dismissing Seattle's police chief.
The requirement to file reasons for dismissal does not apply to a resignation," wrote spokesperson Dawn Schellenberg.
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Seattle City Council Public Safety Committee Chairman Bob Kettle continued to press Mayor Katie Wilson about former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes's departure this week. The councilman said in a statement that the city charter requires Wilson to give a reason for dismissing Seattle's police chief. The requirement to file reasons for dismissal does not apply to a resignation," wrote spokesperson Dawn Schellenberg.
28, nearly a month after the forced resignation of Police Chief Shon Barnes, the Council has not received a response – written or verbal – to my letter to the mayor asking for a written explanation on the reasoning for his removal," Kettle said in a statement Tuesday. "The applicable section – Article VI, section 2 – of the City Charter on the topic provides clear guidance: 'The Mayor may remove the Chief of Police upon filing a statement of his or her reasons for doing so with the City Council.'" Wilson's office sent a statement to The Center Square Wednesday refuting Kettle's claims.
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