Minneapolis City Council endorses ballot language allowing residents to decide if they want to replace the police department after continued pressure to overhaul its policing system following George Floyd’s fatal encounter.
Council members approved the wording in a 12-1 vote, according toThe question approved on Friday reads:"Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended to strike and replace the Police Department with a Department of Public Safety that employs a comprehensive public health approach, and which would include licensed peace officers if necessary, to fulfill its responsibilities for public safety, with the general nature of the amendments being briefly indicated in the explanatory note below,...
If the measure passes, the public safety department would be led by a commissioner nominated by the mayor and appointed by the city council. The Minneapolis police chief and mayor would also be stripped of their power over the department.The city council will also not be required to fund a police force of at least 1.7 employees per 1,000 residents or charge taxable properties an additional 0.3 percent of its value each year to fund compensation for police force employees, officials said.
Frey has until the end of the day Thursday to approve or veto the ballot language, according to city rules. If he does not take action, the city will send the language to Hennepin County for printing on the ballot. The ballot measure seeking to replace the city's police department was proposed and petitioned by the citizen-led advocacy group
which describes itself as a"coalition of residents, neighbors, businesses, organizations, faith communities, and families across the city who are saying yes to creating a safe Minneapolis for all of us," according to their website.
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