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Some progressive members of the Minneapolis City Council want to dismantle a public safety department created after George Floyd’s murder and shift its responsibilities elsewhere.

startribune.comMinneapolis progressives want to cut public safety department created after George Floyd’s murderThe Minneapolis City Council proposed cutting the Office of Community Safety, which was created by Mayor Jacob Frey after calls for a new approach to public safety in the wake of George Floyd’s killin...

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Minneapolis Council Member Robin Wonsley said the Office of Community Safety has struggled to oversee the police budget and has had challenges with vendors, contract oversight, crime prevention and how many crimes police are solving.

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Mayor Jacob Frey, who oversees the public safety commissioner, said in a statement: “This wholesale elimination without a plan, combined with other proposed cuts to MPD, is not a serious proposal when it comes to public safety in our city.”

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Overspending by the Minneapolis Police Department is dragging down the entire city budget. The department is projected to blow its budget by more than $23 million this year after missing its target by a similar amount last year. Heavy overtime is driving the overspending.

startribune.comMinneapolis police overtime is dragging down the entire city budgetThe city’s rainy day fund is drying up as it spends more and collects less money.

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Minneapolis police officials have admitted that overtime has been mismanaged and abused in recent years, leading to record overspending. Interim Police Chief Bill Peterson said he inherited “frankly, a mess” in finances when he took over in June.

startribune.comInterim Minneapolis police chief says he inherited a budget ‘mess’Police leaders acknowledged during a City Council budget meeting that overtime was handed out too loosely in years past and said they’re now monitoring it more closely.

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The city’s oversight of more than 100 contracts with violence prevention groups has been so lax that it’s increased the risk of fraud while enabling favoritism in contracting, a recent audit found.

startribune.comCity audit warns of fraud and favoritism in Minneapolis violence prevention programsFive years into the initiative, the city still lacks consistent site visits, adequate invoice records and safeguards against political interference.

Mark Romoser

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Same story in Oakland and a whole lot of other places.

Neville Eclov

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And yet when the city council this out months ago, y'all wailed and moaned that they were hyperbolic.

Neville Eclov

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*called this out

LibDib

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Cuts to MPD's budget would not make me unhappy, as Minneapolis is already way over-policed. They are up there with LA and New York as the worst of the worst for violence against its citizens. The BLM protests were shocking, as I watched police attack peaceful crowds. Cut ALL the budgets.