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.
In an effort to reduce the workload of the city administrator, the city of Willmar is planning to hire a city operations director. The new position will act as the second-in-command to the administrator. At Monday's meeting, the Willmar City Council approved hiring Baker Tilly to conduct a nationwide search for candidates.