Item No. 11a supp Meeting Date: July 28, 2026 2026 Police Department Update Commission Briefing Sean Gillebo, Interim Chief of Police Andrew Depolo, Police Commander 1 Overview & Highlights • Vision • Department Activities • Strategic Plan • Staffing/Recruitment • Use of Force data • Policing Assessment 2 Our Vision The Port of Seattle Police Department...A world-class law enforcement agency. Providing excellence in public safety through impeccable character, dedicated professional staff, innovative technology, equipment, and a state-of-the-art facility. Strategic Plan Goals 9-10: Improve internal organizational health and cohesion 3 Port of Seattle Police Department Vision A world-class law enforcement agency Purpose We exist to protect and ensure safe passage through our gateways Guiding Principles Leadership, Integrity, and Accountability Strategic Plan Goals 9-10: Improve internal organizational health and cohesion 4 Community Engagement 5 FIFA Preparation 6 2024-2026 Strategic Plan Goals 1-2 90%. Achieve and Maintain optimal staffing at 95% by Q4 2025 Goals 3-6 100% Increase Port capabilities for assisting persons in crisis 100% Data unavailable Reduce LEO contacts with persons experiencing homelessness Reduce levels of persons trespassing 7 2024-2026 Strategic Plan Goals 7-8 updated SLA not complete in 2025 budget for 2026 Ensure delivery of Service Level Agreements due to current vacancies /economic restrictions Goals 9-10 100% Improve internal organizational health and cohesion Goals 11-13 100%. Develop and implement a plan to increase anti-terrorism capabilities 8 2024-2026 Strategic Plan Goals 14-16 62% Update and improve technology and systems Goals 17-19 20% Review and plan for future facility needs Goal 20 Complete and validate 100% of 21CP recommendations by 100% Q2 2026 New Goal+ 100% Prepare for 2026 FIFA World Cup-complete 9 Staffing Current Staffing 2026:  Law Enforcement Officers: 137 (12 Vacancies)  Non-Commissioned: 59 (7 Vacancies)  Total Employees: 196 (19 Vacancies) Hired in 2026 (YTD): 17 Officers (6 separations) Q2 2026 - Full-Time Dedicated Police Recruiting Specialist within the Department Strategic Plan Goals 1-2: Achieve and maintain optimal staffing 10 Increasing capabilities for assisting persons in crisis POSPD Training: • 52% POSPD officers have completed enhanced 40-hour CIT training • Ongoing de-escalation, traumainformed policing, & crisis-themed training Resources contributed by POSPD: • Crisis communication, de-escalation, safety and incident reporting trainings for Port employees, stakeholders, airline/airport staff and volunteers. Referrals: - 25 to King County Mobile Rapid Response Crisis Team - 1 to Recovery Navigator Program - 1 to Crisis Diversion Facility - 20 to hospitals (voluntary or involuntary) - 17 to Shelters/Other Resources - 64 Total referrals YTD 2026 Strategic Plan Goals 3-6: Increase capabilities for assisting persons in crisis; reduce risk 11 2022 2023 2024 2025 Reportable Use of Force Events** 30 23 35 30 Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) 0 0 1 0 Pursuit 0 0 1 0 CS Gas 0 0 0 0 Takedown/Ground Control Technique 23 20 26 22 TASER Deployment 4 12 2 1 TASER Display *N/A *N/A 1 1 Strikes 1 2 0 1 Impact (40mm/Thrown) 1 0 1 1 Pointed Firearm 0 1 0 1 Firearm Discharge 0 0 0 0 OC Spray 0 0 1 0 Leg Restraint 7 5 2 1 WRAP 0 0 4 13 Use of Force Washington Agency Data Exchange for Public Safety (WADEPS) • Started in September 2025 • Greatly improves data sharing and transparency for public safety use of force data in Washington State. **Events may have multiple force types used *TASER deployment/display data only available for 2024 & 2025 12 Policing Assessment Implementation • June 2023, after receiving Commission approval, 21CP was contracted to complete four yearly reviews of implementation efforts • Early 2025: 40 of the 52 recommendations (77%) implemented • Early 2026: POSPD has submitted responses to the 12 remaining recommendations - Four implemented - Four considered, but not implemented - Four still in progress Strategic Plan Goal 20: Completion and validation of 21CP recommendations 13 Policing Assessment Implementation 2026 In-Progress Objectives: • Recommendation 31: Making complaint filing system more accessible to stakeholders and citizens. - Revised Airport maps showing Police Department locations (compete) - Letter to complainant detailing the intake and resolution process (complete) - Web form allowing complaint to be submitted directly to PD's IAPro/BlueTeam tracking system (In-progress) • Recommendation 32: POSPD should coordinate with Human Resources on collecting data at which stage women or diverse applicants have high fail rates. - Task assigned to Police Recruiting Specialist, hired March 2026 (In-progress) Strategic Plan Goal 20: Completion and validation of 21CP recommendations 14 Policing Assessment Implementation 2026 In-Progress Objectives: • Recommendation 33: Creation of benchmarks and rationale for using census data - Port HR no longer creates Affirmative Action Plans for women and minorities per Federal Executive Order 14173 - The Port intends to continue conducting annual demographic analyses against regional benchmarks derived from U.S. Census data. (In-progress) • Recommendation 37: Suggestions made by committee to gather information and promote outreach and interest in policing - Attended 57 recruitment events and 10 community outreach events in 2025 including Coffee with a Cop, Battle of the Badges, Chinatown Internation District Parade, and many others - Partner with Human Resources and OEDI on further outreach opportunities (InProgress) Strategic Plan Goal 20: Completion and validation of 21CP recommendations 15 Department Demographics (2025) 185 employees* 133 Commissioned personnel 52 Non-Commissioned personnel Ethnicity (Commissioned Officers) Ethnicity (Total) 22 15 12 7 11 11 4 92 Tenure 0-5 years 109 6-10 years 41 11-15 years 16-20 years 20-25 years 13 26+ years 14 14 11 Gender (Total) 21 Asian Black Hispanic Pacific Islander White not reported 2 or more 47 Under 40 138 40 and Over 6 8 4 78 Gender (Commissioned Officers) Number of Employees Employee Age 8 22 59 126 male female 109 *active employees during the entire or partial 2025 calendar year, including hires/retires/terminations 16 2025 Annual Report and other Police reports available at website: https://www.portseattle.org/page/police-annual-reports 17 Strategic Plan Goals 11-13: Develop and implement a plan to increase anti-terrorism capabilities 18