Best, who served in various capacities over the course of her 28 year career, says that she made the final decision after the Seattle City Council approved cuts to SPD’s budget, which included the elimination of about 100 officers, cuts to specialized units like SWAT, school resource officers and homeland security, and cuts to the salaries of Chief Best and members of her command staff.

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