Police chief raise (Resolution 593)

Opposed the chief's raise, citing whistleblower retaliation lawsuits, surveillance contracts, and ICE collaboration, and asked the council to redirect police budget to social investment.

Opposed the raise, saying police already have about 25 percent of the budget and pointing to ICE collaboration and the whistleblower lawsuits.

Questioned how one position could be valued 224 percent above the average city employee, citing the chief's salary figures and the whistleblower lawsuits, and urged a no vote.

A social worker alleged the chief lied about ICE collaboration and interfered with people following ICE vehicles, and questioned paying a raise while the city faced budget cuts to libraries and buses.

A housing and homeless-services worker defended Chief Sanoa as a responsive community partner while acknowledging cultural problems in the department that no single chief created.