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 has approved allowing the city to charge private businesses for police doing off-duty security work. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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.