DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Decatur City Manager Tim Gleason has announced his resignation.

Gleason's resignation will become effective no later than October 31, 2025. This comes after he returned in May 2024 .

Gleason had the job in Decatur from 2015 to 2018, until he left for Bloomington. Gleason made this move to be closer to his father, who was ill. After six years there, he said he chose Decatur despite an offer to stay in Bloomington and one to take the same position in Florence, Ariz.

Gleason was asked to return to Decatur during what City Communications Coordinator Ryan Huffer calls a "critical period... [providing] steady leadership and strategic guidance over the past 17 months."

Mayor Julie Wolfe said, "Tim answered the call to return to Decatur when we needed strong and experi

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