Willmar City Administrator Placed on Leave

(Learfield News/Willmar, MN) — The Willmar City Council has voted to place City Administrator Leslie Valiant on immediate non-disciplinary administrative leave without pay.

According to the West Central Tribune, the decision came Monday night following a closed-session performance evaluation discussion.

The motion was approved unanimously by the council, while Mayor Doug Reese was absent from the meeting.

No specific reason for the leave was publicly released.

Valiant has served as Willmar’s city administrator since 2021, and a previous evaluation cited strong technical skills but concerns about interpersonal communication and meeting performance goals.