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After closed session, Murray County board places administrator Carolyn Donald on paid administrative leave and authorizes outside investigation
Summary
Following a closed-session performance evaluation, the board voted to place County Administrator Carolyn Donald on paid administrative leave effective immediately and authorized legal counsel to arrange an outside investigation, appointing two commissioners as points of contact for counsel and the investigator.
After returning from a closed session for a personnel evaluation, the Murray County Board moved to place County Administrator Carolyn Donald on paid administrative leave effective immediately and authorized an outside investigation into complaints related to her performance.
Commissioner Jackie (speaker 5) initiated the post-closed-session action, saying, "After the closed session on the evaluation of the county administrator, I'll make a motion to place county administrator Carolyn Donald on paid administrative leave." When asked whether the leave would be effective immediately, Jackie replied, "Effective immediately." The motion was seconded and the board took a roll-call vote.
The roll call as recorded in the meeting transcript shows votes as follows: Lloyd — aye; Jackie — no; Mark — aye; Roger — aye; Chair — no. The motion carried.
Jackie also moved to "authorize legal counsel to assist with arranging for an investigator to conduct an outside investigation and making a recommendation for board approval," and to designate two commissioners to serve as points of contact for counsel and the investigator; those motions were seconded and carried by voice vote. The board did not announce a timeline for the investigation or name the legal counsel or investigator during the meeting.
The closed-session vote cited Minnesota Statute 13D.05, subdivision 3, as the basis for convening in private for the administrator's performance evaluation. The board recorded the leave as effective immediately and authorized staff to proceed with counsel and external review arrangements.
