Minneapolis City Council may offer some help to MPD in the form of $6.4 million dollars to be used for recruitment and training.
The proposal before a city council committee comes after the death of George Floyd and calls to defund the police, with the number of active sworn officers declining at an accelerated rate.
MPD Chief Maderia Arradono told council members Thursday that there are 200 fewer officers in the city than just one year ago.
"We're dealing with some unprecedented times right now in terms of our staffing," he said. "So, I think it's important that we have as many tools as possible to make sure that we're getting to that level of staffing that we need to, in order to properly serve our communities."
The council committee unanimously approved the plan.
The full council will hear the proposal on Friday, Feb. 12. at historic Minneapolis City Hall.