Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration is facing another credibility problem after the organization conducting an independent audit of the city’s controversial surveillance-camera program revealed it was working under a different deadline than the one Wilson had been giving the public.
The discrepancy follows records and testimony that contradicted the administration’s account of delays in getting information to the public following the deadly Bite of Seattle mass shooting. It also comes as Wilson promotes a budget as prioritizing public safety while her own fire chief warns proposed cuts could force fire units out of service.
Wilson previously indicated that she expected an independent review of Seattle Police Department surveillance cameras around late September or early October…