{"id":602030,"date":"2021-07-24T22:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T02:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602030"},"modified":"2021-07-24T22:21:34","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T02:21:34","slug":"minneapolis-police-department-to-face-referendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minneapolis-police-department-to-face-referendum\/","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis Police Department to face referendum"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminneapolis-police-department-to-face-referendum%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=602030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2467551\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2467551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the Minneapolis Police Department monitor a protest on June 11, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minn. (Stephen Maturen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:18 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, July 24, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Residents of Minneapolis have been granted the chance to vote on whether or not they support abolishing the city\u2019s police department. In a 12 to 1 vote on Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved the language of a ballot question allowing residents to vote on whether they\u2019d like to replace the city\u2019s police department to appear on the ballot this fall.<\/p>\n<p>Proposed by Advocacy group <a href=\"https:\/\/yes4minneapolis.org\/\">Yes 4 Minneapolis<\/a>, the citizens petition seeks to disband and replace the police department with a new public safety department. \u201cI\u2019m persuaded that the language is a version describing the intention of the petitioners\u202620,000 people signed a petition saying that they want to create a significant change in our city\u2019s approach to public safety, that we should put it on the ballot,\u201d said Council Member Steve Fletcher.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today the Minneapolis City Council approved a ballot question for the November ballot that would amend the Minneapolis city charter and adopt a public health approach to public safety. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/igrpuBTs5k\">pic.twitter.com\/igrpuBTs5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yes 4 Minneapolis (@Yes4Minneapolis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yes4Minneapolis\/status\/1417995115352707073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The so-called Holistic Public Safety Force is said to focus on a \u201ccomprehensive public health approach\u201d and will include police officers if necessary. An explanatory note provided with the language said the force would be led by a commissioner of public safety nominated by the mayor, and would also remove mandates for a police department from the city\u2019s charter.<\/p>\n<p>If passed, this would include removing the post of the police chief and the mayor\u2019s \u201ccomplete power\u201d over the department. In addition, the head of public safety or police chief would have to report to 14 different people. Democrat Mayor Jacob Frey is noted on record opposing the bill, however, officials said his signature is not necessary in order to get amending their police department on the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Frey said he would not veto the measure, noting the language is accurate and the voters should decide.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/mich-lawmakers-vote-to-repeal-law-used-by-dem-gov-whitmer-to-impose-covid-19-restrictions\/\">Mich. Lawmakers Vote To Repeal Law Used By Dem Gov. Whitmer To Impose COVID-19 Restrictions<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Minneapolis Police Department monitor a protest on June 11, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minn. 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