Minneapolis' City Council voted on Monday to agree to systemic reforms to its police department and to submit the department to outside oversight after a U.S. federal investigation spurred by the 2020 murder of George Floyd uncovered a pattern of civil rights abuses.

The Minneapolis City Council has voted to approve a proposed federal consent decree that, if finalized, will enact sweeping police reform. The city council spent hours in a closed session Monday reviewing the proposed agreement between the city and the United States Department of Justice.

The Minneapolis City Council went into a closed session this morning to go over the details of a proposed agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice outlining reforms that will be made to address discriminatory policing.

A new federal reform plan for the Minneapolis Police Department could be announced as soon as Monday, according to reports from multiple news outlets. Why it matters: A deal on a consent decree this week could leave just enough time to lock in federal court oversight of MPD before President-elect Trump takes office Jan.