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The city of Rosemount and its police chief have severed ties, two months after he was put on leave amid complaints city officials say were levied against him in an anonymous employee engagement survey.

The city council on Tuesday approved Mikael Dahlstrom’s resignation and a separation agreement, which includes severance and benefits pay totaling just over $164,000. Rosemount is city of about 26,000 just southeast of Minneapolis.

Mikael Dahlstrom (Courtesy of the City of Rosemount)

Dahlstrom, a 20-year Rosemount police veteran, was put on paid administrative leave Oct. 1 , with the city announcing the move two days later on its website in a brief statement that gave no explanation as to why it was made.

The city in a second brief stateme

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