The council voted unanimously in favor of an ordinance to allow the city to charge fees for off-duty work by Minneapolis Police Department officers.

The Minneapolis City Council approved an ordinance Thursday allowing the city to charge fees to private businesses when police officers do off-duty security work for them. It’s the first step toward recouping some of the costs to taxpayers for allowing the officers to use squad cars,

Following the approval of an ordinance that will allow Minneapolis to recover fees from Minneapolis Police Department officers who work off-duty, Minneapolis City Council members held a press conference to discuss what they hope to accomplish with a new fee structure in the coming years.