New charter amendment marks second attempt to scrap Minneapolis Police Department
Council Members Phillipe Cunningham, Steve Fletcher, and Jeremy Schroeder will introduce language to remove MPD from the city charter. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 10:24 PM CST January 29, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS Three members of the Minneapolis City Council plan to introduce a charter amendment on Friday with the goal of allowing voters to decide the future of the community s embattled police department, and determine what public safety will look like in the future.
Council Members Phillipe Cunningham, Steve Fletcher, and Jeremy Schroeder will introduce language for the Transforming Public Safety Charter Amendment, what they are calling the next step in putting a question to city residents on the coming November citywide ballot.