Mayor Frey on Minneapolis police staffing

Mayor Frey did not directly comment on a Hennepin County judge’s ordered that the city of Minneapolis must employ 730 sworn police officers by June 30, 2022, but the mayor affirmed his commitment to funding MPD and said “when you lose as much as a third of your department, there are consequences.”

George Floyd settlement: $27 million approved by Minneapolis City Council

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a $27 million settlement Friday in the civil lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd. The vote was 13-0. The settlement includes $500,000 to be spent on community efforts near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, which has become known as George Floyd Square.