Community coalition will gather petition signatures to replace Minneapolis Police Department

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https://sahanjournal.com/police/minneapolis-charter-replace-police-department/

A coalition of community organizations introduced a Minneapolis city charter amendment proposal Friday evening that calls for replacing the police department with a new public safety department.

With all eyes on the city since former police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd last summer, members of the City Council and community organizations are pushing for changes to the city’s charter. The citizen petition, written by members of Yes4Minneapolis, calls for the replacement of the Minneapolis Police Department with a new public safety department that aims to integrate a public-health approach to safety. Members of the Minneapolis City Council already have introduced a similar proposal, and a public hearing has been scheduled for February 18 to consider putting the charter amendment to a vote on November 2.

In the meantime, Corenia Smith, the campaign manager for Yes4Minneapolis, told Sahan Journal that the organization will begin canvassing for support of its own community petition.

“This is one of the ways that will guarantee participatory democracy and allow the residents and the citizens of Minneapolis to be able to vote on a new Department of Public Safety,” Smith said.

[Silver1]

1. This has the pontential to be a really good thing.

And model for other cities to follow!

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2. DURec