Tag: Decatur City Manager

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Tim Gleason Salary history

By: Diane Benjamin Decatur hired Tim Gleason as City Manager last night for the 2nd time. Fun facts: https://www.bestplaces.net/compare-cities/decatur_il/bloomington_il/costofliving . Tim Gleason will get a salary of $230,000 a year in Decatur: https://www.decaturtribune.com/2024/04/01/city-council-affirms-gleason-as-city-manager-approves-new-universal-yard-waste-service/ Last time he was Decatur’s City Manager this was his salary – he came to Bloomington in 2018: Below is his salary […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Gleason chooses Decatur?!?

Reported by WAND in Decatur: https://www.wandtv.com/news/tim-gleason-set-to-return-as-decatur-city-manager/article_8d4f69a8-ed38-11ee-85c2-8b0f4f2d2f4c.html After spending the last six years in Bloomington, Tim Gleason is poised to return to his former role of Decatur City Manager. Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe announced that the council intends on hiring Gleason during a news conference on Thursday. Current City Manager, Scot Wrighton, announced his plans to […]

Written by Diane Benjamin - editor

Decatur’s City Manager? Really?

By:  Diane Benjamin Tim Gleason has only been Decatur’s City Manager since March of 2015. In May of 2017 Gleason fired the Decatur Police Chief Sweeney.  Sweeney sued the City for wrongful termination.  After lots of legal expense, the Chief was allowed to retire instead of being fired and he received $60,000 is Sick Leave Pay.  […]