Seattle City Attorney-elect slams council’s ‘rushed’ effort to change diversion rules

Seattle City Attorney-elect Ann Davison is accusing the city council of taking unprecedented action to change the rules of her soon-to-be office before she takes the oath.

Ann Davison: Will be ‘room in the middle’ in Seattle City Attorney’s office

On Thursday, the City Council’s Public Safety Committee passed a proposed ordinance from Council President Lorena Gonzales and Councilmember Andrew Lewis that would change Seattle’s Municipal Code to require the City Attorney’s Office to provide 90 days notice to the council before making any changes to the city’s existing diversion programs, or eliminating them altogether. It also would require the office to deliver quarterly reports to the council on

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