Minneapolis City Council votes to cut almost $8M from police budget KATE FELDMAN
A split Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to redirect almost $8 million from the police budget to other city resources early Thursday morning.
The politicians, who have been warring with Mayor Jacob Frey over proposed slashes to the budget, voted 7-6 to divert $7.7 million from law enforcement to alternatives like mental health crisis teams and “increasing capacity” of the Civil Rights Department’s Office of Police Conduct Review to investigate complaints about police officer behavior.
The councilors initially proposed dropping the force to 750 officers in 2022 and voted as such on Monday, but agreed to keep the current size in final negotiations, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Its “Safety for All” plan doesn’t affect the number of officers working in the city. In fact, Minneapolis is looking to hire more. The Minneapolis City Council has voted to defund its police department by $7.77 million.