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Minneapolis civil rights department outlines 2026 budget, flags cut to co‑enforcement funding
Summary
Interim Civil Rights Director Kayla McCanendera presented the department's recommended 2026 budget, workforce changes, and program results; the mayor's proposal reduces co‑enforcement funding by about $349,000, leaving roughly $309,000 ongoing and prompting staff to work with partners to adjust targets.
Kayla McCanendera, interim director of the Minneapolis Civil Rights Department, told the City Council's Budget Committee on Sept. 29 that the department's recommended 2026 budget includes personnel restructuring and a proposed reduction to co‑enforcement funding for labor standards work.
McCanendera said the recommended cut to co‑enforcement is approximately $349,000 and that "approximately $309,000 remains in the department budget to complete this work." The department will work with community co‑enforcement partners to adjust performance targets in response to the reduced funding.
The presentation summarized organizational changes made during 2024 and 2025, including reclassifying a senior project manager into a quality assurance and compliance manager, adding a manager of grants and community engagement, and creating new supervisory levels in the contract compliance and Office of Police Conduct Review divisions. McCanendera said those changes were intended to add oversight and centralize community engagement functions.
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