The Minneapolis Budget Committee received updates Monday on dozens of budget amendments and earmarks totaling millions of dollars across city departments, with nearly all items reported as on track or complete.

Chief Operating Officer Margaret Anderson-Kelliher led the midyear review of 2025 budget change items, presenting alongside department heads who detailed progress on hiring, contracting and program implementation. The items included council-directed spending, earmarks and budget amendments enacted in December 2024.

"These change items from 2025 are almost 100% on track," Anderson-Kelliher told the committee, thanking staff teams for their work on implementation.

Major progress was reported across departments. The Office of Community Safety hired positions for police audit compliance and training oversight required under the MPD settlement agreement. The Health Department allocated $4.78 million across lead poisoning prevention, opioid response and climate programs, with 637 school-based clinic visits completed for 74 students. Community Planning and Economic Development managed 31 items totaling over $18 million, including affordable housing programs and business development initiatives.

Public Works reported all 11 budget items on track, including traffic safety cameras scheduled for September deployment and neighborhood traffic calming projects covering 49 locations. The department purchased equipment for unsheltered homelessness response and hired staff for lead service line replacement assistance. Anderson-Kelliher noted that performance metrics for many programs require six to 12 months of data before effectiveness can be measured, with a follow-up memo promised to connect progress to budget goals and objectives.