Minneapolis Park Board votes to mend relationship with Minneapolis Police Department

By KSTP

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) plans to resume its relationship with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) following a board vote Wednesday evening.

The board cut ties with MPD just nine days after George Floyd’s murder.

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The MPRB moved to re-establish its relationship with MPD partly because of a shortage of staff and resources and challenges in providing policing services at public events.

At Wednesday’s MPRB meeting, the board voted 5-3 in favor of the resolution. One commissioner abstained from the vote.