"Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best is going to resign, two sources familiar with her decision confirmed to Q13 News. The decision comes after the Seattle City Council voted to slash the department’s budget. The council on Monday approved proposals that would reduce the police department by up to 100 officers through layoffs and attrition. It’s an action supported by demonstrators who have marched in the city following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis but strongly opposed by the mayor and police chief.

A call to Chief Best went unanswered Monday night. Mayor Durkan’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Durkan announced in July of 2018 that Best would be appointed as the new police chief. A 28-year veteran of SPD, Best had the support of many community members and the union that represents the department’s rank and file officers."

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