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The city has not elected a [[Minnesota Republican Party|Republican]] mayor since 1975.<ref>{{Cite news |title = The man who was mayor of Minneapolis for just one day |url = https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/07/mayor-for-a-day-in-minneapolis |access-date = April 25, 2022 |work =[[MPR News]]|language = en |archive-date = April 25, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220425032745/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/11/07/mayor-for-a-day-in-minneapolis |url-status = live }}</ref> At the federal level, Minneapolis is situated in [[Minnesota's 5th congressional district]], which has been represented by Democrat [[Ilhan Omar]] since 2018. Both of Minnesota's US Senators, [[Amy Klobuchar]] and [[Tina Smith]], were elected or appointed while residing in Minneapolis and are Democrats as well.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://media.cq.com/members/25668 |title = Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. |publisher = [[Roll Call]] |access-date = January 19, 2018 |archive-date = August 17, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210817041436/http://media.cq.com/members/25668 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://media.cq.com/members/115718 |title = Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. |publisher = [[Roll Call]] |access-date = January 19, 2018 |archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414122617/http://media.cq.com/members/115718 |url-status = live}}</ref> [[Jacob Frey]], a former DFL city council member, was elected as the [[mayor of Minneapolis]] in [[2017 Minneapolis mayoral election|2017]] and re-elected in [[2021 Minneapolis mayoral election|2021]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/11/04/how-jacob-frey-won-reelection |title = How Jacob Frey won reelection |date = November 4, 2021 |last = Montgomery|first=David H. |access-date = January 8, 2022 |work =[[MPR News]]|archive-date = January 8, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220108203449/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/11/04/how-jacob-frey-won-reelection |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2006, the city adopted [[instant-runoff voting]] and first used it during the [[2009 Minneapolis municipal election|2009 elections]].<ref name="Regan">{{cite news |last1 = Regan |first1 = Sheila |last2 = Coleman |first2 = Nick |last3 = Nelson |first3 = Kathryn G. |title = Minneapolis Mayoral Election: Betsy Hodges Almost Claims Her Almost Victory; RCV Count Goes Slow |url = http://theuptake.org/2013/11/06/minneapolis-election-leaders-ranked-choice-voting-new-voters-betsy-hodges/ |date = November 6, 2013 |work = [[The UpTake]] |access-date = January 2, 2014 |archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414151325/http://theuptake.org/2013/11/06/minneapolis-election-leaders-ranked-choice-voting-new-voters-betsy-hodges/ }}</ref> The [[Minneapolis City Council]] has 13 members who represent the city's 13 wards.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sahanjournal.com/democracy-politics/minneapolis-city-council-candidates-race-election-guide-2023/|title=2023 Minneapolis City Council race: Who's running, where candidates stand on key issues|last1=Tu|first1=Cynthia|last2=Hazzard|first2=Andrew|date=October 26, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023|newspaper=[[Sahan Journal]]|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102173754/https://sahanjournal.com/democracy-politics/minneapolis-city-council-candidates-race-election-guide-2023/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, a [[2021 Minneapolis municipal election#Question 1|ballot question]] shifted more weight from the city council to the mayor, a change that proponents had tried to achieve since the early 20th century.<ref name=nathanson>{{cite news |url = https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2021/11/why-it-only-took-120-years-for-minneapolis-to-adopt-a-strong-mayor-system/ |title = Why it only took 120 years for Minneapolis to adopt a 'strong mayor' system |author = Nathanson, Iric |date = November 5, 2021 |access-date = January 8, 2021 |work = [[MinnPost]] |archive-date = November 5, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211105143744/https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2021/11/why-it-only-took-120-years-for-minneapolis-to-adopt-a-strong-mayor-system/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The mayor and city council now share responsibility for the city's finances.<ref name=McLaughlin>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis' Ballot Question 1 passes, shifting more power from city council to mayor |url = https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-ballot-question-1-passes-shifting-more-power-from-city-council-to-mayor |last1 = McLaughlin |first1 = Shaymus |date = November 2, 2021 |access-date = November 29, 2021 |work = Bring Me the News|publisher=The Arena Group |archive-date = November 28, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211128011433/https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-ballot-question-1-passes-shifting-more-power-from-city-council-to-mayor |url-status = live }}</ref> The city's primary source of funding is property tax,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stories.opengov.com/minneapolismn/published/Xb08AJg-qR5|title=Budget-in-Brief|access-date=April 20, 2023|publisher=City of Minneapolis|via=[[OpenGov]]|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420211728/https://stories.opengov.com/minneapolismn/published/Xb08AJg-qR5|url-status=live}}</ref> and there is a sales tax of 9.03 percent<ref>{{cite news|title=Metro sales taxes jumped Oct. 1. Here's where the money will go.|url=https://www.startribune.com/metro-sales-taxes-jumped-oct-1-heres-where-the-money-will-go-housing-and-transit/600309427/|last=Magan|first=Christopher|date=October 3, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=October 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003201354/https://www.startribune.com/metro-sales-taxes-jumped-oct-1-heres-where-the-money-will-go-housing-and-transit/600309427/|url-status=live}}</ref> on purchases made within the city, which is a combination of state, county, special district taxes, a city sales tax of 0.50 percent, and a local use tax for out-of-state purchases.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/finance/local-use-tax/ |title = Local use tax |access-date = February 11, 2023 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |archive-date = February 11, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230211234013/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/finance/local-use-tax/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.tax-rates.org/minnesota/minneapolis_sales_tax |title = 2023 Minneapolis, Minnesota Sales Tax |access-date = February 11, 2023 |publisher = Tax-Rates.org – The Federal & State Tax Information Portal |archive-date = February 12, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230212064129/http://www.tax-rates.org/minnesota/minneapolis_sales_tax |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board|Park and Recreation Board]] is an independent city department with nine elected commissioners who levy their own taxes, subject to city charter limits.<ref name=ParkCharter>{{cite web |url = https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVIPAREBO |date = December 14, 2022 |title = Code of Ordinances: Charter Article VI |work = [[Municode]] |publisher=[[CivicPlus]]|access-date = February 1, 2023 |archive-date = February 1, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230201212451/https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVIPAREBO |url-status = live }}</ref> The Board of Estimation and Taxation, which oversees city levies, is also an independent department.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVBOESTA |date = December 14, 2022 |title = Code of Ordinances: Charter Article V |publisher = [[CivicPlus]]|work=[[Municode]]|access-date = February 1, 2023 |archive-date = February 1, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230201232610/https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH_ARTVBOESTA |url-status = live }}</ref> The restructured mayor's role created a new Minneapolis Office of Community Safety, with its commissioner overseeing the police and fire departments, 911 dispatch, emergency management, and violence prevention.<ref name=Ibrahim>{{cite news |author = Ibrahim, Mohamed |date = August 23, 2022 |access-date = September 17, 2022 |title = How Cedric Alexander aims to tackle Minneapolis' policing woes |url = https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2022/08/how-cedric-alexander-aims-to-tackle-minneapolis-policing-woes/ |work = [[MinnPost]] |archive-date = September 20, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170631/https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2022/08/how-cedric-alexander-aims-to-tackle-minneapolis-policing-woes/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2023, the city renewed<ref>{{cite news|title=After two years, the future of Minneapolis' mental health response program is uncertain|url=https://www.startribune.com/after-two-years-the-future-of-minneapolis-mental-health-response-program-is-uncertain/600290592/|last=Du|first=Susan|date=July 18, 2023|access-date=November 2, 2023|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102175738/https://www.startribune.com/after-two-years-the-future-of-minneapolis-mental-health-response-program-is-uncertain/600290592/|url-status=live}}</ref> a pilot cooperation with the police department and a mental health services company, [[Canopy Mental Health & Consulting]], to respond to some 911 calls that do not require police.<ref>{{Cite web |title = 2021-00736 – Behavioral Crisis Response pilot |url = https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2021-00736 |access-date = September 17, 2022 |publisher = City of Minneapolis|work=Legislative Information Management System |archive-date = September 20, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170615/https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/File/2021-00736 |url-status = live }}</ref> [[File:Minneapolis Police guarding 3rd Precinct May 2020.jpg|thumb|alt=A half-dozen officers wearing light blue shirts, black gas masks and black bullet-proof vests, carrying long tear gas launchers, standing in front of a corner brick and glass building with boarded up windows, identified with the seal of Minneapolis and "Minneapolis Police" in large white letters|Police guard the third precinct the day before it was burned down during the [[George Floyd protests]].]] After the [[murder of George Floyd]] in May 2020, about 166 police officers left of their own accord either to retirement or to temporary leave—many with [[Post-traumatic stress disorder|PTSD]]<ref>{{cite news |title = As police claims of PTSD soar in Minneapolis, public officials scramble to find solutions |url = https://www.startribune.com/as-police-claims-of-ptsd-soar-in-minneapolis-public-officials-scramble-to-find-solutions/600161709/ |author = Furst, Randy |date = April 2, 2022 |access-date = November 13, 2022 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date = November 13, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221113170007/https://www.startribune.com/as-police-claims-of-ptsd-soar-in-minneapolis-public-officials-scramble-to-find-solutions/600161709/ |url-status = live }}</ref>—and a crime wave resulted in more than 500 shootings.<ref>{{cite news |title = Divided Minneapolis City Council votes to cut $8 million from police budget |url = https://www.startribune.com/divided-minneapolis-council-keeps-mayor-jacob-freys-target-for-a-larger-police-force/573343121/ |last1 = Navratil |first1 = Liz |date = December 10, 2020 |access-date = December 10, 2020 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date = July 29, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210729225452/https://www.startribune.com/divided-minneapolis-council-keeps-mayor-jacob-freys-target-for-a-larger-police-force/573343121/ |url-status = live }}</ref> A [[Reuters]] investigation found that killings surged when a "hands-off" attitude resulted in fewer officer-initiated encounters.<ref>{{cite news |author = Heath, Brad |title = Special Report: After Floyd's killing, Minneapolis police retreated, data shows |url = https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/after-floyds-killing-minneapolis-police-retreated-data-shows-2021-09-13/ |date = September 13, 2021 |access-date = November 10, 2022 |work = [[Reuters]] |archive-date = November 10, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221110201149/https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/after-floyds-killing-minneapolis-police-retreated-data-shows-2021-09-13/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Violent crime rose three percent across Minneapolis in July 2022 compared with 2021,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.startribune.com/calls-for-accountability-forgiveness-mount-after-minneapolis-council-member-rainvilles-remarks/600189674/ |title = Pressure mounts against Minneapolis City Council's Rainville |last1 = Navratil |first1 = Liz |first2 = Faiza |last2 = Mahamud |date = July 12, 2022 |access-date = July 19, 2022 |work = [[Star Tribune]] |archive-date = July 19, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220719210616/https://www.startribune.com/calls-for-accountability-forgiveness-mount-after-minneapolis-council-member-rainvilles-remarks/600189674/ |url-status = live }}</ref> and in 2020, it rose 21 percent compared to the average of the previous five years.<ref name=JanyFeb2021>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis violent crimes soared in 2020 amid pandemic, protests |author = Jany, Libor |date = February 6, 2021 |access-date = July 19, 2022 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|url = https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-violent-crimes-soared-in-2020-amid-pandemic-protests/600019989/ |archive-date = July 19, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220719210541/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-violent-crimes-soared-in-2020-amid-pandemic-protests/600019989/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Violent crime was down for 2022 in every category except assaults. Carjackings, gunshots fired, gunshot wounds, and robberies decreased, and homicides were down 20 percent compared to the previous year.<ref>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis violent crime numbers drop significantly in 2022 |author = Kolls, Jay |date = January 3, 2023 |access-date = January 3, 2023 |url = https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minneapolis-violent-crime-numbers-drop-significantly-in-2022/ |work = [[KSTP-TV]]|publisher=[[Hubbard Broadcasting]]|archive-date = January 3, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230103033209/https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/minneapolis-violent-crime-numbers-drop-significantly-in-2022/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2023, the [[United States Department of Justice|US Justice Department]] (DOJ) proposed 28 immediate "remedial" steps as it completed its investigation of the city's policing practices.<ref name=APDOJ>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-minneapolis-police-investigation-19d384c2d90b186b627f9d8cf1d5be2e|title=George Floyd's killing capped years of violence, discrimination by Minneapolis police, DOJ says|first1=Jim|last1=Salter|first2=Mark|last2=Vancleave|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2023|work=[[AP News]]|archive-date=June 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616104248/https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-minneapolis-police-investigation-19d384c2d90b186b627f9d8cf1d5be2e|url-status=live}}</ref> Among DOJ findings, Minneapolis police officers routinely used excessive force, discriminated against people, and, with the city, violated people's rights.<ref>{{cite news|title=Here are the 4 key findings in the federal probe of the Minneapolis Police Department|url=https://www.startribune.com/the-federal-probe-of-the-minneapolis-police-department-had-4-key-findings-heres-what-they-were/600283229/|last=Navratil|first=Liz|date=June 16, 2023|access-date=June 16, 2023|work=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621072140/https://www.startribune.com/the-federal-probe-of-the-minneapolis-police-department-had-4-key-findings-heres-what-they-were/600283229/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, the [[Minnesota Department of Human Rights]] completed its two-year investigation of the police department<ref>{{cite web |url = https://mn.gov/mdhr/mpd/findings/ |title = Investigation Findings |access-date = May 25, 2022 |publisher = [[Minnesota Department of Human Rights]] |archive-date = May 24, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220524093618/https://mn.gov/mdhr/mpd/findings/ |url-status = live }}</ref> that found a "pattern or practice of race discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act".<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/26/george-floyd-killing-minnesota-human-rights-investigation |title = MN Human Rights probe finds pattern of racism in Minneapolis Police Department |date = April 27, 2022 |access-date = May 25, 2022 |work =[[MPR News]]|archive-date = May 24, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220524110529/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2022/04/26/george-floyd-killing-minnesota-human-rights-investigation |url-status = live }}</ref> The state stipulated that the federal decree would take precedence in the case of conflicts, and city leaders sought one monitor to oversee both, to assure a single measure of compliance.<ref name=APDOJ /> The 2023 city budget planned for one negotiated [[consent decree]], and the statutory minimum of 731 officers in the police department, which had been short of that minimum.<ref>{{cite news |title = New Minneapolis police chief raises concerns after council cuts $1 million from 2023 budget |author = McKinney, Matt |date = December 1, 2022 |url = https://www.startribune.com/new-minneapolis-police-chief-raises-concerns-after-council-cuts-1-million-from-2023-budget/600232026/ |work =[[Star Tribune]]|access-date = December 7, 2022 |archive-date = December 7, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221207190323/https://www.startribune.com/new-minneapolis-police-chief-raises-concerns-after-council-cuts-1-million-from-2023-budget/600232026/ |url-status = live}}</ref> In 2015, the city council passed a resolution making [[fossil fuel divestment]] city policy,<ref>{{cite web |url = https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/6553 |title = Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution (RCA-2020-00783) |access-date = February 2, 2023 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |archive-date = February 2, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230202235459/https://lims.minneapolismn.gov/RCA/6553 |url-status = live }}</ref> joining 17 cities worldwide in the [[Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance]]. Minneapolis's [[climate change|climate plan]] calls for an 80 percent reduction in [[greenhouse gas emissions]] by 2050.<ref>{{cite press release |title = The District Among 17 Leading International Cities to Launch Global Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance |work = Department of Energy & Environment|publisher=[[Dc.gov]] |url = https://doee.dc.gov/release/district-among-17-leading-international-cities-launch-global-carbon-neutral-cities-alliance |access-date = February 2, 2023 |date = March 30, 2015 |archive-date = February 2, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230202235505/https://doee.dc.gov/release/district-among-17-leading-international-cities-launch-global-carbon-neutral-cities-alliance |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2021, the city council voted unanimously to abolish its required minimum number of parking spaces for new construction.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ending minimum parking requirements was a policy win for the Twin Cities|url=https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/08/31/ending-minimum-parking-requirements-was-a-policy-win-for-the-twin-cities/|last=Yudhishthu|first=Zak|date=August 31, 2023|access-date=November 8, 2023|newspaper=[[Minnesota Reformer]]|archive-date=November 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108185856/https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/08/31/ending-minimum-parking-requirements-was-a-policy-win-for-the-twin-cities/|url-status=live}}</ref> Minneapolis has a separation ordinance that directs local law-enforcement officers not to "take any law enforcement action" for the sole purpose of finding [[undocumented immigrant]]s, nor to ask an individual about his or her immigration status.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.twincities.com/2017/01/25/are-st-paul-minneapolis-sanctuary-cities-trumps-federal-cuts-raise-questions/ |title = Are St. Paul and Minneapolis 'sanctuary cities'? Trump's federal cuts raise questions |last1 = Melo |first1 = Frederick |date = January 27, 2017 |access-date = December 22, 2020 |work = [[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]] |archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150809/https://www.twincities.com/2017/01/25/are-st-paul-minneapolis-sanctuary-cities-trumps-federal-cuts-raise-questions/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page