MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City Council members who tried unsuccessfully to dismantle the police department in response to George Floyd’s death voted Wednesday to shrink it, a move that could imperil
By: Associated Press, CBS News
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a budget early Thursday that will shift about $8 million from the police department toward violence prevention and other services - but will keep the mayor s targeted staffing levels for sworn officers intact. Mayor Jacob Frey, who d threatened to veto the entire budget if the council went ahead with its plan to cap police staffing, said the vote was a defining moment for the city, which has experienced soaring crime rates amid calls to defund the police since the May 25 death of George Floyd. We all share a deep and abiding reverence for the role our local government plays in service of the people of our city, Frey said. And today, there are good reasons to be optimistic about the future in Minneapolis.
With 2021 city budget, Minneapolis council leaves its mark on police and public safety Mayor Jacob Frey said he is doing due diligence but expects he will approve the 2021 budget. December 10, 2020 4:48pm Text size Copy shortlink:
In adopting a budget that moves $8 million out of next year s police budget, the Minneapolis City Council made its most assertive move yet to change the city s public safety system following George Floyd s death.
Their final, unanimous vote Thursday just after midnight cleared the way for the city to create new mental health crisis teams, expand mental health training for 911 call-takers, and boost programs aimed at preventing violence without police.