Minneapolis Council Advances Proposal To Eliminate Office Of Community Safety
In Minneapolis, the City Council is advancing a proposal to eliminate the Office of Community Safety (OCS), a department formed after George Floyd's murder, with council leaders citing efficiency and cost concerns. Mayor Jacob Frey is publicly opposing this effort,…
Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, October 14, 2026 —
Minneapolis City Council leaders are advancing a proposal to eliminate the city’s Office of Community Safety, a department formed after George Floyd’s murder. The leaders have cited efficiency and cost concerns as reasons for the effort.
Mayor Jacob Frey is publicly opposing the proposal. He has warned that dismantling the department without a plan could jeopardize public safety services, according to the information available about the proposal.
The proposal’s specific terms have not been provided, including how the Office of Community Safety’s responsibilities would be handled if it were eliminated. No timeline for council action or implementation was provided. The amount of any expected savings, or other cost details, was also not provided.
The available information does not specify which council leaders are advancing the proposal, what efficiency concerns they have identified, or whether an alternative plan has been presented. It also does not describe the department’s current programs or services. Those details are necessary to clarify how the proposal could affect city operations and the services Frey says could be jeopardized.
For now, the reported dispute centers on the council leaders’ effort to eliminate the department and the mayor’s opposition to doing so without a plan. Further details about the proposal, its rationale and the next steps in the council process were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Emily Baude on kstp.com, see more information here.
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