Metro Transit is an operating division of the Met Council
https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/fmr-hennepin-co-sheriff-dave-hutchinson-gets-previous-police-job-back-with-more-pay/
various excerpts:
Dave Hutchinson was reinstated to his prior job with Metro Transit Police, and not everyone's happy about it.
Before he was elected sheriff in 2018, Hutchinson was a sergeant with MTPD. WCCO has learned that a state statute forced the department to give him that same job back once his term ended.
That statute also gives Hutchinson raises as if he never left, bumping his salary by about $20,000 – to nearly $115,000 a year.
Now he's under investigation again. A spokesperson for the Met Council gave this statement to WCCO Tuesday evening: "Since Mr. Hutchinson's reinstatement, a formal complaint has been filed. The Met Council takes this complaint very seriously and has begun a full investigation into the allegations."
It's unclear what the complaint is regarding. WCCO has also learned he's on paid leave while that investigation continues.
. . . Met Council sources say they are furious they had to rehire him.
Late Wednesday evening, Minnesota State Sen. Warren Limmer says he is trying to get that statute repealed.
This article is from January 10. There might be more developments since then, I haven't checked.
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