Minneapolis makes moves on rent control, police oversight

Minneapolis leaders tackled hire management, police officer oversight and the way forward for downtown this week.

Here is a recap of among the prime headlines from Metropolis Corridor:

1. A working group endorsed a proposal to ask voters to think about a strict 3% cap on annual hire will increase. The complete Metropolis Council will contemplate the advice, in addition to a competing proposal with extra exemptions to the proposed hire cap, subsequent yr.

• Sure however: Mayor Jacob Frey says he’d veto a 3% cap, which means a measure would wish to win a veto-proof supermajority on the Council to make it on the poll. .

2. The Metropolis Council accepted an ordinance geared toward overhauling citizen oversight of MPD. A 15-member panel will make suggestions on coverage modifications and officer misconduct circumstances, although the chief will nonetheless have the ultimate say in self-discipline.

• What to look at: Court docket-ordered police reforms anticipated as quickly as subsequent yr might carry extra modifications to officer self-discipline and oversight.

3. Frey introduced the creation of one other working group to discover methods to enhance the “storefront expertise” in downtown Minneapolis.

• State of play: Two giant downtown retailers — Marshalls and Nordstrom Rack — not too long ago introduced closures.