City Of Minneapolis issued the following announcement on Dec. 11.
The City Council has approved a roughly $1.5 billion City budget for 2021 – a budget plan that includes new investments in violence prevention efforts, new approaches to public safety and affordable housing.
The budget includes a 5.75% tax levy increase. With a 12% increase in the overall tax base, three quarters of Minneapolis residential property owners will see a decrease in their property tax bills with the median-valued household experiencing a $59 annual decrease. The 2021 City budget is $88 million (roughly 5.6%) less than the $1.56 billion City budget for 2020.
Highlights of the 2021 City budget approved by the City Council include:
- $7.8 million shifted from the proposed Police Department budget to other City departments, including $2.4 million to launch a non-police 911 mental health response, $2 million for the permanent expansion of violence prevention programs, over $1 million to transfer non-emergency responses from MPD to other City departments, and funding to increase capacity within the Civil Rights Department’s Office of Police Conduct Review to investigate complaints about police officer behavior.
- Funding for rebuilding and recovery efforts for businesses impacted by COVID-19 and civil unrest.
- A $7.2 million increase in permanent funding for affordable housing work, including permanent funding for the Stable Homes Stable Schools initiative, which has helped house or prevent homelessness for over 2,500 children enrolled in Minneapolis Public Schools.
Original source can be found here.
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