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Mayor Jenny A. Durkan

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6:30 pm Update: City of Seattle Government

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Seattle (February 4, 2019) –  Seattle City Light: Crews have been responding to outages all over the utility’s service area. As of 4:30 PM on Feb. 4, approximately 5,400 customers are still without power and it may take up to 12 hours to restore service. If you are uncertain about your ability to stay safe and […]

Mayor Jenny Durkan Transmits Legislation to Help Recruit and Retain Experienced, Diverse Police Officers with Hiring Bonus 

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With Growing National and Regional Competition for Officers, New Lateral Hiring Incentive Would Help Recruit Experienced Candidates Who Are Committed to Reform with Up to $15,000 Incentive  SEATTLE (January 31, 2019) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today she has transmitted legislation to the City Council to help recruit and retain experienced officers committed to […]

One Year After Launching Review of City’s Harassment and Discrimination Policies, Mayor Durkan Announces City of Seattle’s First-Ever Citywide Workplace Values and Expectations and Director of HR Investigations Unit

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SEATTLE (January 29, 2019) – One year after announcing the formation of the Anti-Harassment Interdepartmental Team (IDT) to conduct an extensive review of the City’s harassment and discrimination policies, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, and members of the IDT today announce the City of Seattle’s first-ever Citywide Workplace Values and Expectations and the […]

Mayor Jenny Durkan Announces Seattle’s First-Ever Affordable Middle-Income Housing Advisory Council to Deliver More Housing Options for Workers and Families

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Recommended strategies could include equitable investment in Seattle’s Opportunity Zones Members reflect a range of community leaders and veteran experts from the investment and housing development industries Seattle (January 28, 2019) – Today, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced the establishment of the City’s first-ever Affordable Middle-Income Housing Advisory Council. The Advisory Council will identify […]

Mayor Jenny Durkan Nominates Saad Bashir to Be Next Chief Technology Officer of the Seattle IT Department, Names Bobby Humes Interim Director at Department of Human Resources, and Reappoints Robert Nellams as Director of Seattle Center

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  SEATTLE (January 22, 2019) – Joined by leaders from the search committee, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced she will nominate former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the City of Ottawa Saad Bashir to be the next Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Seattle Information Technology (IT) Department. In his role, Saad will oversee a […]

As Partial Federal Government Shutdown Continues, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan Issues Executive Order to Allow Impacted Federal Employee to Defer Their City of Seattle Utility Payments 

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SEATTLE (January 22, 2019) – As furloughed federal workers across the country and across Seattle continue to be hurt by President Donald Trump’s partial shutdown of the federal government, Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued a new Executive Order to help impacted federal employees with their utility payments. The partial shutdown began on December 22, […]

City Releases Updated Capital and Operating Costs for the City Center Connector Streetcar

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Mayor Durkan to Work with the City Council, Community Members, Businesses and Transit Partners to Move Forward on this Mobility Project to Connect New Waterfront with City Seattle (January 17, 2019) – Following the conclusion of an engineering analysis and verification of operating costs, the City released updated capital and operating projections for the City […]

Mayor Durkan and City Attorney Holmes Commend Court’s Ruling to Remove Citizenship Question from Census

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City of Seattle part of a coalition that filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Commerce Department in April Seattle (January 15, 2019) – In an important step for Seattle and immigrant and refugee communities across the country, a federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from including a citizenship question as part […]

Mayor Jenny Durkan’s Statement on City Attorney’s Decision to Appeal Hotel Workers Initiative to State Supreme Court

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SEATTLE (January 9, 2019) –  Seattle Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement upon City Attorney Pete Holmes announcement that the City will appeal the ruling issued on December 24 by Division One of the state Court of Appeals that struck down the Hotel Employees Health and Safety Initiative (I-124). The City Attorney’s Office […]

Mayor Durkan Announces She Will Transmit Legislation to Advance Seattle’s New “Waterfront for All”

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Seattle (January 3, 2019) – Joined by community members at the Seattle waterfront, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced today she will transmit legislation to complete funding of Seattle’s new “Waterfront for All” that will include 20 acres of public spaces and an elevated pathway reconnecting Pike Place Market and downtown to the waterfront. If passed by […]