Minneapolis Community Safety Commissioner Toddrick Barnette intends to leave at the end of the year, a decision following months of limbo about his future, after the City Council twice rejected his reappointment for a second term. Barnette, a former Hennepin County chief judge who has served in the city's top public safety role since 2023, said he has yet to decide his next chapter. In his role, Barnette oversees five city departments including: police, fire, 911, emergency management and neighborhood safety. The announcement means that Minneapolis will rely on interim leaders in its most high-profile public safety positions – public safety commissioner and police chief – as it manages the seasonal uptick in summer gun violence. "His leadership strengthened collaboration across departments, guided complex organizational change, and advanced a more coordinated, responsive public safety system, under unprecedented circumstances."