Rantz Exclusive: Mayor’s office ignored warnings about payroll system, now Seattle Police missing pay
This is a total nightmare.
As the Seattle City Council green-lit a $50,000 hiring bonus to lure new officers to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), current officers are dealing with a different kind of compensation issue — they’re not getting paid. This fiasco stems from Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office pushing forward with a new payroll system, despite years of warnings that it couldn’t handle police payroll. Now, the union representing officers is contemplating legal action while they try to get this mess fixed.