Minneapolis leaders are moving forward with new contracts for violence prevention work after council members previously proposed shifting the funding to Hennepin County instead. FOX 9’s Paul Blume has the latest.

After vocal pushback from violence interrupters — including a pastor who threatened the council members this week — the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to a proposal to move two violence prevention programs to the county.

The debate descended into some personal attacks and became sort of a proxy war for bigger political battles at city hall.

McAfee is the founder nonprofit violence prevention group 21 Days of Peace, which the Star Tribune reports has received $3 million in Legislature-directed funding in recent years, while his church won a $300,000 contract from the city to carry out a de-escalation initiative.

After a lengthy and sometimes heated discussion, the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to indefinitely postpone a proposal to have Hennepin County temporarily oversee two of the city’s violence intervention programs.

MINNEAPOLIS — After days of heated debate, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously agreed Thursday to table a controversial proposal to delay $1.2 million of funding for violence prevention groups. The money, typically awarded to community groups, has been under scrutiny as of late.

Unfortunately, our efforts to invest in violence prevention have been severely hindered by mismanagement of the city’s Neighborhood Safety Department for the past two years. Poo

The Minneapolis city council voted not to move $1.1 million of violence prevention funding to the county after voting to postpone making a decision -- for now.