Did Minneapolis overhaul its emergency management plans after George Floyd was killed?

Yes Amid rumors that President Donald Trump planned to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and that such a pardon would spark unrest Minneapolis District Safety Commissioner Toddrick Barnette mentioned in a declaration Since we ve overhauled our urgency management plans and out of an abundance of caution are planning for any eventuality It is true that Minneapolis has honed in on crisis preparedness particularly following a audit of the city s response following Floyd s murder The document detailed numerous problems in the response by city leadership including a history of stranded relations between public members and the police The audit included recommendations for the city to improve its exigency response protocols In Mayor Jacob Frey commented the city had met all recommendations Broadly the recommendations addressed options the city could further strengthen response protocols enhance coordination around urgency events improve inhabitants communication and complete leadership predicament management training This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one MinnPost partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs bite-sized fact checks of trending alleges Read our methodology to learn how we check insists Sources City of Minneapolis Minneapolis five years laterIndependent audit An After-Action Review of City Agencies Responses to Sessions Directly Following George Floyd s Death on May CBS News Minneapolis completes exigency management goals set in wake of George Floyd's murderMinnesota Reformer Audit Minneapolis leaders didn t follow urgency plans during George Floyd protests The post Did Minneapolis overhaul its crisis management plans after George Floyd was killed appeared first on MinnPost