'I'm here to help' | Dr. Cedric Alexander becomes Minneapolis' first Community Safety Commissioner

​​Dr. Cedric Alexander sworn in as Minneapolis’ first community safety commissioner

​City Council approves Mayor Frey’s nomination of ​​Cedric Alexander as Minneapolis' first community safety commissioner.

Cedric Alexander begins work as Minneapolis' community safety commissioner

Alexander, who reports to Mayor Jacob Frey, now has responsibility for supervising the leaders of the city's police, fire, 911, emergency management and violence prevention programs.

'I'm here to help' | Dr. Cedric Alexander becomes Minneapolis' first Community Safety Commissioner

In his role, Dr. Alexander will oversee the city's community safety departments and help shape Mayor Jacob Frey's proposed Office of Community Safety.

Cedric Alexander sworn in as Minneapolis' 1st community safety commissioner

At his swearing in, Alexander said Minneapolis can be one of the safest cities in the country as long as all of the departments work together.

Cedric Alexander officially sworn in as first community safety commissioner in Minneapolis

The city of Minneapolis' first community safety commissioner officially stepped into that role on Monday morning. Cedric Alexander was sworn in during a brief ceremony at City Hall.