Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s office responded to a letter from City Councilmember Bob Kettle requesting a formal explanation for why she asked former Police Chief Shon Barnes to resign.
Wilson’s office said she wanted to build a cabinet that better aligned with her values.
“After careful consideration, the mayor requested his resignation due to the need to build a cabinet that is aligned with her administration’s values, policy goals, and vision for the Seattle Police Department,” Caedmon Magboo Cahill, general counsel for Wilson, wrote in a letter to Kettle…