The Morrison Town Board snipped its last tie with long-time Town Manager Kara Winters. It has approved the terms of a severance agreement that gives Winters $81,728, nine months of her salary.
The town will soon post a job listing for the vacant position.
Winters walked out of a Feb. 6 town board meeting after a contentious discussion about proposed employee compensation increases, and did not return to work.
“She will be missed,” said Mayor Chris Wolfe. “It’s unfortunate; we did not want her to leave on these terms. We hope she finds a good new workplace.”
Town Clerk Ariana Neverdahl has assumed Winters’ duties for the interim.
Winters left the meeting room after the compensation discussion had ended Feb. 6, saying she could no longer maintain her composure.
“It’s about how you’re treating the employees that work in this town every day,” she said as she left the town hall.
The board tabled the discussion, ultimately approving raises for all town employees March 5. It approved Winters’ severance at a March 19 meeting.
Winters joined the town in 2005 as a court clerk, becoming town manager in 2012.