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On May 15, State Representative Dave Baker, R-Willmar, introduced HF 2648 in an attempt to bring employees back into the market with $2,000 bonuses after 90 days.
As Minnesota begins dropping the restrictions put in place during the pandemic, businesses will begin returning to full capacity and employers are finding themselves in a bidding war, competing for a commodity essential to every business in the state: employees.
In an attempt to bring employees back to the market, State Representative Dave Baker, R-Willmar, introduced House File 2648 to incentivize unemployed workers to rejoin the workforce.
Proposed on May 15, the bill calls to establish a grant that will have the Department of Employment and Economic Development distribute funds “in the amount of $2,000 per person” to anyone that has an established unemployment insurance benefit account and returns to employment for at least 90 days.
The Willmar City Council has chosen Dana Schoening as their top choice for the open city administrator position. The decision was made at a special council meeting Thursday evening. An employment agreement between the city and Schoening still has to be worked out and accepted before the hire is a done deal.
The day concluded with the finalists having a second interview with the entire council, this time in person. Brooks was interviewed first, followed by Schoening. The interviews lasted about an hour and the council asked each candidate a variety of questions.
Brooks is currently on active duty in the United States Air Force, having served as an officer for the past eight years. He is stationed in Daytona Beach, Florida, and is an Air Force ROTC instructor at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has been deployed twice overseas and has served as flight commander, similar to a city manager, for a number of units. In those positions, he oversaw dozens of employees and managed budgets and projects, some worth millions, according to his resume.