Davenport City Council will vote next week on whether to hire Tim Gleason, who has experience managing the cities of Decatur and Bloomington in Illinois, as an interim city administrator.
Davenport’s current city administrator, Doug Maxeiner, will step down Oct. 1 because of health issues. The city sought to hire an interim city administrator while it searches for someone to serve in the role permanently. No internal candidates were interested in serving as interim for an extended period of time, according to council documents.
Under the agreement the city council will consider Wednesday, the city would lease Gleason’s services from the government temp agency MGT Impact Solutions, LLC, until at least April 10, 2026, with possible extension until Oct. 9, 2026. Gleason would be compensated $6,413 a week under the agreement.
Gleason announced his resignation Tuesday from his second stint as city manager in Decatur, Illinois. His resignation, according to the city of Decatur, is effective no later than Oct. 31. He has also served as city manager for Bloomington, Illinois and city administrator for Washington, Illinois. He began his career as a police officer and worked 21 years in public safety.
Gleason was initially hired as Decatur’s city manager in 2015, serving for three years before he was hired to take the same job in Bloomington in July 2018, according to the Herald & Review. He returned to Decatur in May 2024 after six years as Bloomington’s top administrator.
In an interview with the Herald & Review, Decatur’s mayor blamed Gleason’s departure on the “toxic” behavior of a council member, whom the mayor said flooded Gleason and city staff with tedious requests. The Herald & Review also had reported in the past week that Gleason had not established permanent residency within Decatur city limits, though the mayor said that was not the reason Gleason resigned.
According Davenport City Council documents, Gleason’s proposed start date in Davenport is Nov. 3.
That would leave about a month gap between Maxeiner’s departure and Gleason’s start.
In the meantime, the council will consider appointing Nicole Gleason, the public works director and assistant city administrator, as acting city administrator. Nicole Gleason and Tim Gleason are not related, council documents state.
Nicole Gleason filled the acting city administrator role previously for a brief period before Maxeiner started a year ago.
To compensate for the additional responsibilities, she would be paid a temporary pay adjustment of 12% above her current pay rate, according to city council documents.
Davenport City Council will vote on the agreements at its regular 5:30 p.m. Wednesday meeting Sept. 24. The council will discuss the agreements at its committee of the whole meeting tonight.
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