The $15.3 million initiative would give $15,000 a piece to new Minneapolis officers over three years to entice recruits and $18,000 to existing officers over two and a half years to retain them.
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Minneapolis City Council Members voted on Monday in favor of an emergency motion to help address the spread of homeless encampments in South Minneapolis.