MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Changes are coming to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) after the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
This comes after human rights investigation into the MPD that was launched after George Floyd's murder.The City Council approved the City of Minneapolis' court-enforceable settlement agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights by an 11-0 vote on Friday.
The settlement outlines policy, budget and training requirements the city and MPD will undertake, a news release says. (You can find the full settlement agreement at the bottom of the page.)The city said in a news release the agreement "lays out a roadmap for achieving non-discriminatory policing and to better support community safety." The settlement agreement has a four-year term and may then be reviewed on an annual basis until the City of Minneapolis is compliant."This settlement represents a roadmap for greater accountability, transparency, better training and police wellness," Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins said in a statement. "We have begun the work to implement changes in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights’ findings and to restructure our Office of Community Safety and how we respond to public safety issues.