Thirty misconduct complaints have been filed against Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara in just three years — more than the previous four chiefs combined. Twenty-two of those complaints remain open. 

And yet Mayor Jacob Frey is deciding right now whether to give O'Hara another term.

Minneapolis hired Brian O'Hara because state and federal investigators found that this department engaged in discriminatory policing for decades. He was brought in from outside as a change-maker — someone who would rebuild trust between residents and police. That mandate only works if the chief himself is held to the same standards of transparency he's supposed to be instilling in others.

We know some of what's in those files. One complaint alleges he called female officers and civilian staff "chicks" and "girls" in a department-wide meeting. Another involves allegations of untruthfulness in the hiring of an officer who was later fired amid public outcry. A third was resolved quietly — with an apology offered on O'Hara's behalf — after he allegedly cursed out a detective from a neighboring department. These aren't minor paperwork disputes. They go to the character and conduct of the person leading a department still under a federal consent decree.

We are asking for the basic transparency this city promised when it committed to reform. If these complaints are unfounded, release them and let the public see that. If they are serious, the public has a right to know before Mayor Frey makes his decision.

The complaint process exists to protect the community. It should not be used to shield the most powerful person in the department from scrutiny.

Mayor Frey: do not renominate Brian O'Hara until every open complaint has been resolved — and release the findings to the public. Minneapolis has earned the right to see who is leading its police department.

Sign this petition to demand transparency now.