Tim Burgess (Seattle)
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Tim Burgess is a member of the Seattle City Council
, former journalist
, Seattle Police Department
detective and international humanitarian worker. Burgess was elected in November, 2007 with 64% of the vote. He assumed office on January 1, 2008 and his term expires December 31, 2011. Burgess chairs the Public Safety and Education Committee and co-chairs the Built Environment Committee, Domestic Violence Prevention Council and the Family and Education Levy Oversight Committee. Prior to his election to the City Council, Burgess chaired his neighborhood community council and served 12 years on Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission.
Seattle City Council
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, former journalist
Journalist
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, Seattle Police Department
Seattle Police Department
The Seattle Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, except for the campus of the University of Washington, for which responsibility falls to the University of Washington Police Department...
detective and international humanitarian worker. Burgess was elected in November, 2007 with 64% of the vote. He assumed office on January 1, 2008 and his term expires December 31, 2011. Burgess chairs the Public Safety and Education Committee and co-chairs the Built Environment Committee, Domestic Violence Prevention Council and the Family and Education Levy Oversight Committee. Prior to his election to the City Council, Burgess chaired his neighborhood community council and served 12 years on Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission.