The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to move ahead with establishing a fee for the city’s biggest carbon dioxide emitters, overriding Mayor Jacob Frey’s veto. But councilmembers agreed to move the fee date back several months to give the city time to address concerns with the policy.

On Thursday, the Minneapolis City Council overturned Frey’s veto of implementing fees on carbon dioxide emissions on a 9 to 2 vote, a decision a spokesperson on the mayor's staff calls "performative." “Following the veto,

The City of Minneapolis will move ahead with new carbon fees after a contentious back and forth at City Hall concluded with the council overriding the mayor’s veto. The new fees, which target carbon emissions from city businesses,