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Minneapolis 911 director presents 2026 MECC budget, flags staffing and cybersecurity risks
Summary
Joni Hodney, director of the Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center, told the City Council Budget Committee that MECC handled nearly 400,000 calls in 2025, is near full staffing, will start an embedded social worker Oct. 1, and is recommending a one‑FTE reduction in the mayor’s 2026 budget while warning of cyber risks and capacity limits.
Joni Hodney, director of the Minneapolis Emergency Communications Center, told the City Council Budget Committee on Sept. 15 that MECC processed nearly 400,000 emergency and non‑emergency calls in 2025 and is working to balance rising service complexity with constrained resources. Hodney presented the mayor’s recommended 2026 budget for MECC and answered questions from council members about staffing, technology investments and operational risks.
The presentation matters because MECC is the city’s primary point of contact for life‑threatening calls and other urgent public safety requests; changes to its staffing, technology or operations could affect response reliability across Minneapolis. Hodney said MECC is tracking performance with the city’s Outcomes Minneapolis dashboards and aiming to meet the National Emergency Number Association standard of…
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