Politics & Government
Effort To Pause Removal Of Unhoused Encampments Fails At Mpls. City Council
The measure failed in a vote after the city attorney said it wasn't within the council's authority.
October 20, 2022
The Minneapolis City Council considered a pause on forcibly removing unhoused encampments on Thursday, but the measure failed in a vote after the city attorney said it wasn't within the council's authority.
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Discussion of the measure lasted for over an hour, with council members going back and forth and at some points becoming heated with members of the gallery.
Ultimately, the Minneapolis city attorney determined that the directive to put a pause on forced removals and clearing encampments went above what the council is able to do, saying that would be under executive authority.
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