Documenters report: Minneapolis City Council reviews progress, budget for MPD state settlement agreement

MinnPost’s Twin Cities Documenters program trains and pays community members to take notes at local government meetings. Below are Documenter Missy W. s summary and observations from the Oct. 13 meetings of the Minneapolis City Council Budget Committee. You can find Glen s full notes here, which include links to the agenda and video recording, as well as our own audio recording of Open Forum. Summary: The Budget Committee, which is comprised of the entire City Council, received a presentation on the mayor’s proposed budget for the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) Settlement Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR). The proposal would move MPD settlement agreement costs into the operating and capital budgets for the first time.  The $4 million in contractual services would include $1.5 million for Effective Law Enforcement for All (ELEFA), the outside evaluator that confirms whether the city is making progress towards settlement requirements, $2.4 mil