Community Engagement
Ordinance 125315 - Chapter 3.29.300
CPC shall be responsive to community needs and concerns through means including, but not limited to, the following:
- Engaging in community outreach to obtain the perspectives of community members and SPD employees on police-community relations, SPD policies and practices, the police accountability system, and other matters consistent with the purposes of this Chapter 3.29.
- Maintaining connections with representatives of disenfranchised communities and with other community groups in all of the City’s legislative districts, as well as with SPD demographic and precinct advisory councils.
- Providing SPD, OPA and OIG with community feedback relevant to their operations received as a result of its public outreach activities.
- Providing technical assistance on community matters to OPA and OIG, as reasonably requested and consistent with the purposes of this Chapter 3.29
In Photos: Community Outreach
The Community Engagement Team
(L-R) Mergitu Argo, Dorian Waller, and Mario Teulilo
The CPC in attendance at the Yesler Terrace Community Council meeting
CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with members of the Yesler Terrace Community Council.
The CPC with community faith leaders
CPC's Engagement Specialist, Mergitu Argo, and Hamdi Mohamed from the Seattle Office of Immigrant Affairs, with community faith leaders.
The CPC attending the Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing
CPC's Executive Director Eci Ameh, Commissioner Joseph Seia, and Mario Teulilo with community members at the Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing.
The CPC visiting the Filipino Community Center
Community Engagement Director Dorian Waller is talking with community members at the Filipino Community Center.
The CPC visits the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
CPC staff with community members at the Indigenous Advisory Board hosted at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
The CPC with Before The Badge recruits and the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council
CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with Before The Badge recruits at the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council.
The Community Engagement Team
The CPC in attendance at the Yesler Terrace Community Council meeting
The CPC with community faith leaders
The CPC attending the Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing
The CPC visiting the Filipino Community Center
The CPC visits the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
The CPC with Before The Badge recruits and the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council
In Photos: Community Outreach
The Community Engagement Team
(L-R) Mergitu Argo, Dorian Waller, and Mario Teulilo
The CPC in attendance at the Yesler Terrace Community Council meeting
CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with members of the Yesler Terrace Community Council.
The CPC with community faith leaders
CPC's Engagement Specialist, Mergitu Argo, and Hamdi Mohamed from the Seattle Office of Immigrant Affairs, with community faith leaders.
The CPC attending the Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing
CPC's Executive Director Eci Ameh, Commissioner Joseph Seia, and Mario Teulilo with community members at the Oceania Northwest Opening Blessing.
The CPC visiting the Filipino Community Center
Community Engagement Director Dorian Waller is talking with community members at the Filipino Community Center.
The CPC visits the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
CPC staff with community members at the Indigenous Advisory Board hosted at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center
The CPC with Before The Badge recruits and the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council
CPC's Mergitu Argo, Mario Teulilo, and Kieryn High with Before The Badge recruits at the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council.