Committee adds legislative directive seeking MPD internal review in Davis Maturi shooting to consent agenda

The Public Health and Safety Committee voted to add a legislative directive requesting the Minneapolis Police Department's (MPD) internal review of the shooting involving Davis Maturi to the consent agenda on Oct. 1.

Vice Chair Wansley moved to add the walk-on legislative directive asking the mayor's administration to release MPD's internal review of the shooting; Chair Jason Chavez seconded the motion and members approved the amended agenda by voice vote.

The directive responds to an email from Davis Maturi seeking MPD's internal review of his case; Vice Chair Wansley said Maturi was referred to the city auditor rather than provided the internal report and asked the committee to pursue the report for him. Wansley said in part, quoting Maturi's email: "If they, referring to MPD, had made changes based on the results of their internal review, the public should know what changes they've made and what specifically from their handling of the case has led to them making those changes. And if they are not making any changes based on their review, the public should know why they won't begin that process."

Wansley linked the directive to broader concerns raised at the meeting about MPD response and accountability after the murder of Mariah Samuels and other recent domestic-violence deaths. Chair Jason Chavez and other members acknowledged those community concerns during the discussion leading up to the vote.

The directive was added to the consent agenda along with five other items (ordinance amendments, an appointment, and a referral) and the committee approved items 1 through 6 by voice vote.

The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the public portion of the transcript; the motion to amend the agenda and the subsequent approval of the consent agenda were carried by voice vote.

The committee discussion placed the directive in the context of calls for greater transparency and accountability from MPD; Wansley said the directive was intended to provide Maturi and the public the internal review MPD previously told the media it had completed.

Clerks will include the legislative directive in the consent record and the item will proceed through the council's normal processing for directives and requests to the mayor's administration.