Overview

City Council adopted the Government Structure Ordinance and Mayor Frey signed it on October 20, 2022. The new structure features four direct reports to the Mayor:

• City Operations Officer to lead the Office of Public Service
• Community Safety Commissioner to lead the Office of Community Safety
• City Attorney to function as the chief legal officer of the City and head of its legal department
• Chief of Staff to manage the Office of Mayor

The plan creates two new offices:

• The Office of Public Service joins all operational departments under the centralized leadership of the City Operations Officer.
• The Office of Community Safety integrates the work of all community safety departments and functions under the leadership of the Community Safety Commissioner.

For background on how he came to this proposal, see the recommendations of the Government Structure Work Group.

Read the Work Group report

In November 2021, Minneapolis voters approved an amendment to the City Charter to adopt an Executive Mayor - Legislative Council form of government.

Learn more about the charter amendment

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Latest news

• Mayor Frey, City Council establish new government structure - October 20, 2022
• City Council held a public hearing Oct. 18 on proposed omnibus government structure ordinance - October 12, 2022
• City Council considered amendments to the Government Structure Ordinance, read a summary - Oct. 4, 2022
• City Clerk and Attorney's Office presented on the omnibus Government Structure Ordinance – Sept. 20, 2022
• City Council held study session on elements of City’s new government structure - Sept. 6, 2022
• City Council approved Mayor Frey’s nomination of Cedric Alexander for Community Safety Commissioner - August 4, 2022
• Omnibus Government Structure Ordinance to implement new operating structure introduced – July 21, 2022
• Mayor Frey to nominated Dr. Cedric Alexander as City’s first commissioner of community safety - July 7, 2022
• Frey to outlined recommendations for new government structure - March 22, 2022
• Mayor Frey’s Government Structure Work Group outlined options for implementing City’s new Executive Mayor-Legislative Council form of government - March 4, 2022
• First presentation on new government structure - Feb. 8, 2022
• Mayor Frey marks new government structure with first official administration meeting - Dec. 3, 2021
• Mayor Frey convening experts, community partners for Government Structure Work Group - Nov. 18, 2021