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Deputy Clerk Kellie Wiers leaves Pawnee City; exit interview cites workplace tensions and recommends nepotism clause
Summary
Deputy Clerk Kellie Wiers completed an exit interview at the July 13 meeting after an incident in which she fell on a broken chair; she cited workplace tensions, recommended implementing a nepotism clause and clearer guidance for council liaisons, and said an apology from a colleague might have changed her decision to leave.
Deputy Clerk Kellie Wiers completed her exit interview during the council meeting and declined the council’s offer of executive session. Council reviewed an incident report after Wiers fell on a chair with a broken wheel; Wiers sought medical attention and a clinic assessment found a bruised shoulder. She completed worker’s-comp paperwork with LARM.
In the exit interview, Wiers said she had been contemplating early retirement for some time but that recent events involving a council member and other people accelerated her decision. She said she felt supported by her supervisor and coworkers in many respects but asked the council to adopt a nepotism clause in the employee handbook and to clarify employee liaison roles, noting that liaison appointees should not tell employees how to perform their jobs. Wiers said an apology from the colleague who confronted her could have influenced her decision to stay. The council accepted her responses and proceeded to adjourn the meeting.
