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Hennepin County Board votes to remove resolution that would increase commissioner pay by 49%
MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Board Chair Irene Fernando pulled a resolution that would have increased pay for county commissioners by 49%. Currently, commissioners make $122,225 a year. The resolution would increase their pay to $182, 141, starting in 2025 with a 3% raise in 2026. The percentage of the...
Roof Depot organizers call on local leaders to fill budget gap as September deadline looms
The team behind the Roof Depot project in south Minneapolis is asking for local governments to fill the $5.7 million funding gap created when state lawmakers failed to pass a bonding bill to help purchase the property. The East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, a nonprofit organization aiming to convert an old...
Hennepin County sheriff
Corcoran - On Aug. 2, a deputy responded to the intersection of County Road 116 and County Road 30 to assist Corcoran Police with a bicyclist hit by a vehicle. The deputy assisted with traffic control and transported the bicycle from the accident scene to Corcoran Police Department. Greenfield - On July 31, two citations...
The Topline: Hennepin Board members to make more than U.S. senators
Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: Twin Cities crime; Hennepin Board pay in context; a 50-state property tax comparison; the biggest hailstone since 1986; and partisan pets. Violent crime continued to trend […]
Jury finds woman did not defame Minneapolis dance instructor with #MeToo post
The Minnesota Supreme Court previously ruled that a jury needed to decide whether a Facebook post accusing a Minneapolis dance instructor of sexual assault was true. A Hennepin County jury ruled that a woman’s social media post accusing a Minneapolis dance instructor of sexual assault was not defamatory because her statements were true. (Jenny Kane/Associated Press)
Hennepin County Commissioners decide not to give themselves a massive raise
Hennepin County Commissioners decided to withdraw a large bump in pay for themselves of about $60,000 amid criticism from the public. Political analyst David Shultz of Hamline University says the move was very controversial.
Hennepin board will not get their 50% pay increase
Hennepin County Commissioners were considering giving themselves a raise of nearly 50%, but they've decided to send the idea back to the drawing board. During a July 30 meeting, Commissioner Irene Fernando suggested the commissioners get a raise from $122,225 to $182,141. “Salaries are a reflection of and connected to the scope of responsibilities that accompanies a particular job,” Fernando had said. ...
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