Seattle will cover Mayor Durkan's legal costs from fighting recall
Seattle will cover the legal costs incurred by Mayor Jenny Durkan while fighting a recall petition that was previously rejected by the state Supreme Court.
The Seattle Times reports that the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 Monday to pay Durkan’s expenses, estimated to be $240,000.
In October, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled to throw out a petition to recall Mayor Durkan, effectively ending a months-long battle over attempts to move into the signature-gathering phase.
The recall saga began in mid-July, when King County Superior Court Judge Mary Roberts initially allowed the petition to move into the signature-gathering phase, upholding an allegation that claimed the mayor had failed to take action regarding extreme crowd control measures used by Seattle police in early-June.
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