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Committee forwards proposed Director of Police Health & Wellness to council amid funding dispute
Summary
The committee moved the proposed appointed Director of Police Health & Wellness to the full council without recommendation after MPD and council members debated funding: MPD proposed using a vacant compliance specialist FTE and reducing one embedded Hennepin County social worker (saving $67,000), which many council members opposed and asked to replace with alternative sources.
The Super Committee of the Whole forwarded to full council, without recommendation, a proposal to create an appointed Director of Police Health & Wellness after hours of testimony and debate about funding sources.
Brenda Miller, city classification supervisor, and Minneapolis Police Department health and wellness staff presented the proposed grade, salary range and duties for the new director — a non‑sworn subject‑matter expert who would oversee a new Health & Wellness Division, align clinical practices and report to the police chief. Miller said the position meets criteria in…
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