The Fairmont City Council approved the hiring of a new city administrator Monday night.
Former Jackson administrator Mathew Skaret will be starting in Fairmont on April 29th. The Council and Skaret agreed on a starting salary of $153,961 and $3000 for moving expenses.
Fairmont has been without a full time city administrator since May of 2023, and Jeff O’Neill has served as interim city administrator since September.
Along with serving as city administrator for Jackson, Skaret has also been city administrator for Springfield, MN, Milford IA and Madison, MN.