As Minneapolis leaders start the city’s budgeting process for 2027, Mayor Jacob Frey said he’s taking a close look at the police department after it overspent by millions of dollars in the past two years.
But Frey said the answer isn’t spending less money — it’s budgeting for the spending.
The police department anticipates coming in $23 million over budget this year, after similar overspending in 2025. That money went to overtime pay for officers, which Frey said was needed, particularly after the Annunciation shooting and during the federal immigration enforcement surge…