Minneapolis Mayor Proposes Millions in Cuts, over 100 Job Cuts and 11.3% Property Tax Increase
The plan would raise the median homeowner’s bill by $409 a year and cut violence interruption funding by more than half, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey proposed a $2.3 billion budget requiring an 11.3% property tax levy increase and eliminating 100 city positions to close a $60 million gap.
- Structural imbalances drive the $32 million gap, as city spending outpaced revenue through one-time funding and vacancy savings; Frey aims to end these accounting workarounds.
- The plan merges Neighborhood and Community Relations with Communications, cuts the violence interruption program by $2.6 million, and allocates $15.5 million for police overtime.
- Median-Valued homeowners would pay about $409 more annually; Council President Elliott Payne questioned if the cuts and levy increase represent the "right balance."
- The proposal now moves to the Minneapolis City Council for review; this levy increase marks the largest in at least 26 years, according to city records.
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Minneapolis mayor proposes millions in cuts, over 100 job cuts and 11.3% property tax increase
MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey proposed a $2.3 billion budget Wednesday that would require a 11.3% increase in the city’s property tax levy, the elimination of 100 positions and the consolidation of several departments. That would be the biggest levy…
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