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Divided Willmar City Council approves new meeting structure, unanimously moves forward with civility initiative
In a tie vote broken by the mayor, the Willmar City Council approved a resolution to dismantle its committee structure and move to an administrator-to-council method on how issues come in front of the council. The council also approved taking part in the Speak Your Peace Civility project, in an attempt to better work as a group. 6:00 am, Apr. 28, 2021 ×
The Willmar City Council is changing its meeting structure, doing away with the four-committee process of vetting issues before the full council takes them up and instead turning to a more direct procedure which will reduce the number of monthly meetings council members attend. The hope is the new policy will be more efficient and help with information sharing.
Willmar City Council unanimously moves the Recreation and Events Center and athletic fields to the bidding stage
At Monday s Willmar City Council meeting, the council approved the plans and specifications for Willmar Recreation and Events Center and the athletic fields, all to be constructed at the Willmar Civic Center. The city will now advertise for bids from contractors to complete the projects financed by the the Invest in Willmar sales tax. 6:00 pm, Mar. 16, 2021 ×
The Willmar City Council has approved the plans and specs for the Invest in Willmar Recreation and Event Center and the new recreation fields, all to be constructed at the Willmar Civic Center, at Monday s council meeting. Design by LSE Architects
Willmar City Council to consider athletic fields and rec and event center
The Willmar City Council Public Works and Public Safety Committee has moved the plans for the proposed recreation and event center and the new sports fields forward to the Willmar City Council. The committee had tabled the plans pending more information. It received that information last week. The Willmar City Council meets Monday, March 15. 6:03 am, Mar. 15, 2021 ×
The Willmar City Council will consider the plans and agreements for the Invest in Willmar local option sales tax athletic fields and recreation and event center projects at Monday s meeting, March 15.
Design by LSE Architects.
Public tells Willmar City Council it wants a local administrator; national search will continue
There is a growing push in Willmar and on the city council to hire someone who already lives in Willmar as the next city administrator. However, a motion to do a two week in house search failed at Monday’s council meeting, meaning the city will continue to use Baker Tilly as its national search firm. 9:00 pm, Mar. 3, 2021 ×
The city of Willmar will continue its national search for a new city administrator, even as the calls from the public to hire a local candidate grow. Screenshot from city of Willmar website