Strib indicates council vote is 7-6 or 8-5 against buying out Olson, but the "nos" may be coming around...new 5th precinct commander Lucy Gerold is the likely successor if this goes down.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/2239433.html PiPress pegs a buyout at as much as $400,000, calls Rybak's press conference yesterday "spur of the moment." http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/3086062.htm Both stories note Councilmember Johnson's observation that the force is already down 39 officers, telling the PiPress's Judith Yates Borger, "I don't remember a year in history when we've gone into the summer this low in officers," she said. David Brauer List manager _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
