Guiding Documents

Background Materials

Below are documents that guide and outline OPA's roles and responsibilities, including OPA's operating manual, municipal legislation, Federal Consent Decree documents, and collective bargaining agreements.

OPA Internal Operations & Training Manual

• OPA Manual (2022)

Police Accountability Ordinance

• Police Accountability Ordinance 125315 (2017)
• Companion Resolution to Police Accountability Ordinance 125315 (2017)
• Chief of Police Accountability Ordinance 126628 (2022)

Federal Consent Decree Documents

• Settlement Agreement (2012)
• Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Justice (2012)
• U.S. Department of Justice Report (2011)

SPD Collective Bargaining Agreements

• Seattle Police Officers' Guild (2023)
• Seattle Police Management Association (2023)
• Professional and Technical Employees, Local 17 (2023)
• Teamsters L117 - Evidence Warehouser and Community Service Officer Unit (2023)
• Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers' Guild (2023)