Nation Seattle police chief blames City Council as she steps down after vote to cut $4 million in budget, 100 officers August 11, 2020 Jorge L. Ortiz and N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Comments Off on Seattle police chief blames City Council as she steps down after vote to cut $4 million in budget, 100 officers Carmen Best announced she would be retiring after the city council approved cutting nearly $4 million from the budget and reducing 100 officers.