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Editor: Our Constitution was not originally written for our current two-party system. At the beginning, the presidential runner-up was the vice president. Imagine President Biden serving with Vice President Trump. We have amended our Constitution and made adjustments. Whatever the original design, we now have two major political parties that wield a vast amount of power, like two big buses driving down the street. What options do we, the people, have? Option one: ignore the buses. Stay out of this ugly thing called politics â except that it touches so much of life. Remember how much of our COVID-19 response came from the mandate of political actors. If we ignore the buses, we might get run over. ....
Seeking a stronger, more efficient Minneapolis City Hall Charter Commission deserves support as it considers a ballot question on mayor-council authority. By EDITORIAL BOARD, Star Tribune February 11, 2021 5:31pm Text size Copy shortlink: A group of Minneapolis Charter Commission members is wisely reopening discussion about changing the city s overly complicated method of governance. As a result of the ongoing debate about defunding or eliminating the Minneapolis Police Department, the commission is considering limiting the City Council s authority over daily department operations. Their effort resurrects an issue that has been raised repeatedly during the past two decades and not only for MPD. The proposed change merits further public discussion; Minneapolis needs a less diffuse, more efficient governance system. ....
Copy shortlink: The Minneapolis Charter Commission, which blocked a ballot question that could have replaced the police department, is now considering restricting the City Council s influence over the day-to-day operations of city departments. Charter Commissioner Greg Abbott, who is helping lead the efforts to re-examine city government, said debates about the future of the Minneapolis Police Department and who should control it reinvigorated a longstanding discussion about how to share power and responsibilities in the city. It s a decadeslong problem with the Minneapolis City Charter, Abbott said in a public meeting this week. The charter we have was not designed by someone to operate in this way. ....
Copy shortlink: The independent Minneapolis Charter Commission is examining whether the city should change its system of government after a trying year that tested residents faith in their elected leaders. Behind the scenes, as city department heads scrambled to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, George Floyd s death and a spike in violent crime, they often struggled to determine who was in charge and how to manage conflicts between 13 council members and a mayor facing intense public scrutiny. The result, they told three commissioners in private interviews, is that the city s disjointed system of government hampered their ability to quickly and effectively serve residents. ....