Minneapolis Commission Takes Up Proposal to Disband Police

This combination of file photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wed., June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao. Prosecutors say they may revisit the issue of audio-visual coverage of the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd. Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP

MINNEAPOLIS—A Minneapolis commission is expected to take up a proposed amendment Wednesday that would dismantle the city’s Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death and replace it with a new public safety department.

A majority of the City Council backs the idea, with supporters saying it would do away with a troubled department that has resisted change, and replace it with a more “holistic” and public health-oriented approach to public safety.