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Eden Prairie council approves consent calendar, including joint‑powers agreement for second police social worker
Summary
The council approved routine agenda items April 1, including minutes, payment of claims and a joint powers agreement with Hennepin County to add a second on‑site social worker for the Eden Prairie Police Department; Council Member Lisa Toomey highlighted the social workers’ role in crisis response and freeing officers for crime prevention.
The Eden Prairie City Council approved its consent calendar and related routine business on April 1, including a joint powers agreement with Hennepin County to add a second on‑site social worker assigned to the Eden Prairie Police Department.
Council Member Lisa Toomey noted the added social worker is funded through a Hennepin County grant and praised the position for freeing police officers to focus on crime prevention while social workers handle noncriminal behavioral health and family‑related calls. "They free up the…
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