The Willmar City Council has given the city staff permission to implement a state policy requiring COVID-19 vaccines or testing for employees. However, permission was given only after Mayor Marv Calvin broke a tie. The state policy applies to employers with at least 100 employees.
The Willmar City Council has given the city staff permission to implement a state policy requiring COVID-19 vaccines or testing for employees. However, the council did not approve the policy and only gave the staff permission after Mayor Marv Calvin broke a tie.
Rep. Dave Baker and Sen. Andrew Lang spoke Monday to the Willmar City Council about what happened in St. Paul this past year and what could happen in 2022. This includes a bonding bill and continued work on getting opioid lawsuit settlement money to the local level.
The city of Willmar is starting to plan how it wants to spend its American Rescue Plan Act dollars. City Administrator Leslie Valiant presented a few options at the last City Council meeting, though there were some concerns from members on the council.
The Willmar City Council approved a plan to finance the replacement of all the downtown Willmar streetlights. Willmar Municipal Utilities will purchase the lights this year and the city will pay the utilities back a portion of the costs.