On Tuesday, Seattle's Select Budget Committee took a comprehensive look at proposed budget cuts that total more than $49 million in cuts to the police department.

The budget discussion comes as dozens of officers aren’t sticking around to see what happens. A record number of Seattle police officers left the department in September, double the highest of any month on record.

The most recent proposal calls for a 10.5% reduction in patrol operations and precinct funding. Cuts could include eliminating 47 vacant officer positions and a salary reduction for both sworn and civilian employees totaling more than $22 million. [ Ссылка ]

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