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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - The Decatur City Council officially hired Tim Gleason as the next City Manager Monday night.

The council also voted to approve Gleasons generous compensation package, which includes a $230,000 base salary, six weeks of paid vacation and up to 20 sick days.

The action comes about a month after residents and council members laid waste to changes approved last year to the citys waste hauling ordinance.

Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe is expected to announce the appointment of a new city manager on Thursday.

Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason is leaving after nearly six years to take the same job in Decatur, a position he previously held from 2015 to 2018.

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — After spending the last six years in Bloomington, Tim Gleason is poised to return to his former role of Decatur City Manager.

Pending an official vote this coming Monday, the Decatur City Council is poised to bring back Tim Gleason as t...

Gleason said decision a great situation for me professionally and personally to step right back into this.

Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe will hold a press conference on Thursday. She wouldnt confirm the subject matter but is expected to announce the appointment of a new city manager.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is looking to cut your grocery bill, but opponents say it could drain funds from city governments.