Minneapolis Mayor Frey vetoes parts of city council approved budget [Video]

MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey approved the property tax levy for the city but vetoed the city council’s budget appropriations, calling some of what the council approved “ward-specific pet projects.” 

Frey approved a property tax levy of 6.8%, down 1% from what the council approved Tuesday night and also down from the 8.3% he initially proposed, the highest increase in property taxes since 2010. 

The city council took the mayor’s proposed budget and reduced raises for the 160 highest-paid city staff members, deferred the implementation of technology projects and delayed the purchase of an internal computer software package.

Council members had to vote on a record 74 amendments during a meeting that stretched on late into the night, passing 71 of them. Many of those amendments focused on public safety efforts in the city. Members voted …