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Minneapolis Police present $229.3M 2026 budget; chiefs warn staffing and compliance strains
Summary
Chief Brian O’Hara and MPD finance director Vicki Troswick told the Budget Committee the department’s mayor‑recommended 2026 budget is roughly $229.3 million, faces staffing shortages and settlement‑agreement compliance costs, and proposes holding five vacant civilian positions while reducing critical‑staffing overtime and some operating lines.
Chief Brian O’Hara and MPD finance director Vicki Troswick presented the police department’s mayor‑recommended $229,300,000 budget to the Minneapolis City Council Budget Committee on Sept. 15, 2025, emphasizing staffing shortages, settlement‑agreement compliance work and a set of proposed budget reductions intended to avoid layoffs.
The presentation matters because the police department’s budget is one of the city’s largest line items and its staffing and contract choices affect 911 response times, investigative capacity and settlement‑agreement compliance under state and federal supervision. The department described performance measures, evidence processing volumes, hiring activity and a plan that holds five vacant civilian positions as part of mayoral reductions.
MPD said the priority‑1 response goal is seven minutes citywide; the median response time for priority‑1 calls shown in the department’s materials was 8…
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