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MPD internal affairs reports staffing shortages, backlog progress and rising complaints
Summary
MPD Internal Affairs told the commission it has 16 full‑time positions (12 currently available), reported work to address a 211‑case historical backlog (61% completed), and noted a year‑to‑date rise in complaints attributed in part to new policies and compliance audits.
Lily Hastings, senior project manager for Minneapolis Police Department Internal Affairs, presented a bimonthly update on staffing, historical backlog and complaint trends.
Hastings said IA has "16 full time positions in internal affairs" but operationally has 12 positions available because several staff are on leave. She reported a historical backlog definition (cases older than 180 calendar days) and said IA’s snapshot shows 211 historical backlog cases with roughly 61% of that set completed to date. Hastings told commissioners the unit expects many of the outstanding backlog cases to reach closure by the next reporting period as investigators wrap up expedited dispositions and administrative investigations.
On incoming complaints, IA reported 234 year‑to‑date complaints and a notable recent uptick — 62 cases in two months — which staff attributed partly to new policies and to compliance audits that identify coaching or other non‑disciplinary interventions. Hastings also outlined average processing times for publication (redaction review ~72 days; city attorney post‑redaction review ~3 days; publication on the dashboard ~1 day) and said the full process from memo signing to dashboard publication averages about 98 days.
Commissioners asked about plans to reduce noncompliant cases; Hastings said IA is shortening investigator timelines (moving toward a 120‑day target), adding supervisory capacity and working with the mayor’s office on staffing requests.
