1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; modifying the Minneapolis police department 
1.3 	appointments;amending Laws 1961, chapter 108, section 1, as amended.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 1961, chapter 108, section 1, as amended by Laws 1969, chapter 604, 
1.6 	section 1, and Laws 1978, chapter 580, section 1, is amended to read:
1.7 	Sec. 1. MINNEAPOLIS, CITY OF; POLICE DEPARTMENT.
 1.8 	Notwithstanding any provisions of the Minneapolis city charter, veterans' preference, 
1.9 	or civil service law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the superintendent of police of the 
1.10 	city of Minneapolis shall after the effective date of this act have the title and be designated 
1.11 	as chief of police of the city of Minneapolis and may appoint three deputy chiefs of police, 
1.12 	five inspectors of police, the supervisor of the morals and narcotics section, the supervisor 
1.13 	of the internal affairs unit, and the supervisor of license inspection, such personnel to be 
1.14 	appointed from among the members of the Minneapolis police department holding at least 
1.15 	the rank of patrolman patrol officer.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of the 
1.17 	city of Minneapolis and its chief of clerical affairs comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.18 	645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.