City officials withdrew a request for Minneapolis City Council action on a violence interrupter contract amid concerns surrounding a local nonprofit and its founder.
At issue was a proposed $643,000 contract for Salem Inc. , a nonprofit associated with the Rev. Jerry McAfee’s church, New Salem Missionary Baptist Church . McAfee also runs the public safety outreach nonprofit 21 Days of Peace.
In February, McAfee was accused of making threats and homophobic insults against City Council members after a committee forwarded a proposal to transfer more than $1 million in funding for violence interruption work from the city to Hennepin County…