Parking enforcement would not return to SPD under budget amendment

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2 years ago

[A civilian parking enforcement officer tickets a vehicle in Seattle. Mayor Bruce Harrell wants these employees back under SPD’s umbrella; council budget chair is pushing back. PHOTO: City of Seattle]

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Under an amendment proposed by City Council Budget Chair Teresa Mosqueda, parking enforcement would remain under the aegis of the Seattle Department of Transportation. Parking enforcement was separated from SPD in response to the “Defund the Police” movement of 2020.

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