MN Senate GOP Pitches Cuts To Minneapolis Funding If City Doesn’t Reimburse For Additional Police Help

CBS Minnesota

February 4, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A proposal from Minnesota Senate Republicans would require Minneapolis to pay back cities for additional police help for the trials of the ex-officers charged with George Floyd’s death—and failure to reimburse those costs would cut into the city’s share of funding from the state.

Under the legislation, cities could submit to the state any bills left unpaid for their added security support. If determined money owed was not reimbursed, then the state would divert money from the city’s share of the local government aid program — funding from the state that primarily covers essential services like police — to cover the costs.

“Too many communities did not get paid when they came to Minneapolis’ aid throughout the summer,” said Sen. Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa, during a news conference Thursday. “Minneapolis needs to make sure they take care of their bills.”

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