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New London seeks city clerk

Beyer resigns after reaching settlement

By Robert Cloud


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The city of New London is seeking a new city clerk.

Jackie Beyer resigned following November’s election count.

Her resignation was part of a settlement that resulted from a discrimination and harassment complaint Beyer filed against the city.

City also paid Beyer $165,000 as part of the settlement.

An investigation by attorney Ann Barry Hanneman reported that after Beyer was diagnosed with cancer, her “job performance was subject to scrutiny by the … two employees every day. These employees were not the probable complainant’s supervisors.”

Hanneman said the two employees blamed Beyer for minor errors in front of other staff and began documenting the errors.

“This investigator concludes the facts show that the two employees engaged in conduct and behavior toward the probable complainant that exposed the City to potential liability under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and in violation of relevant City policies,” Hanneman said in her report.

The report did not name the other two city administrative employees.

Beyer began working part time for the city of New London in October 2017. She became a full-time employee on Jan. 1, 2018.

Beyer has worked as town clerk in the town of Little Wolf since 2009.

In 2016, she ran unsuccessfully for county clerk.

In a statement read by Mayor Mark Herter at the city council’s November meeting, Beyer said, “I have enjoyed my daily interactions with the people of the city, both the ones I have known for many years and new acquaintances.”

Herter noted his appreciation for Beyer’s “ability to provide reassurance to our residents in the unsettling pandemic. Her concern for the residents was evident in the way she dealt with them. Her ability to put her own feelings aside and continue to be cheerful is commendable.”

“We have shifted staff around internally as best we can to keep up with the workload and just focusing on the most important tasks for the time being until we can get back to full strength. So many staff are stepping up and wearing multiple hats for the time being,” City Administrator Chad Hoerth told the New London Press Star. “And I’ll note that all city hall staff have done a fabulous job in stepping up and working together to keep our services going for the city.”

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