Four people were arrested at Monday s Des Moines City Council meeting after the council voted to approve the evening s consent agenda, which included more than $1.5 million in new funding initiatives for the Des Moines Police Department.
Councilors said Monday that several residents had submitted requests for some of the items to be removed from the consent agenda all of which concerned funding and grant requests for the department.
Councilman Josh Mandelbaum attempted to allow for 30 minutes of public comments on the consent agenda items singled out by members of the public, but was not supported by a majority of his fellow council members, and his motion failed 4-2.
Four arrested at City Council meeting after vote to approve more than $1 5M for police
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Four arrested at City Council meeting after vote to approve more than $1 5M for police
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