Press Conference About SPS Accountability Measures
This morning I attended the joint press conference between City representatives and district representatives who announced that the district will now be using Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC) services for complaints of violations of SPS ethics policy as well as retaliation complaints for those who do speak out. Good lineup; for the City, the Mayor, Tim Burgess, Wayne Barnett, Executive Director of SEEC, Robert Mahon, SEEC Chair. For the district, Susan Enfield, Noel Treat and Steve Sundquist. There were folks from all the tv stations as well as print/radio reporters. The two state auditors assigned to SPS were also there. There were brief remarks from Enfield, the Mayor, Burgess and Sundquist. Enfield stated that the City had "expert" services and their program is highly regarded. She said it was not all they were doing to restore accountability but that it was a "keystone" step. Sundquist said that th...