Workplace allegations continue to dog Jim Davel, former Shawano County administrative coordinator.
Kronenwetter officials announced on the village Facebook page March 31 that an outside investigator cleared Davel of any wrongdoing based on a workplace allegation there. No details were provided.
“The investigator has now finished his review and, although the specific findings are subject to the attorney-client privilege, the Village Administrator was cleared of any wrongdoing,” according to the social media post. “The Village is looking forward to putting this matter behind it so it can continue to focus on improving the community and addressing its taxpayers’ interests. If the Village is able to share more information in the future, it will do so.”
Davel, who resigned from Shawano County in fall 2025, was hired to be the new village administrator in Kronenwetter in Marathon County effective Nov. 3.
During his last year with Shawano County, Davel and others were repeatedly involved in public debate over allegations of workplace behavior, missing funds and ethics violations with then-Supervisor Lowel Hammett.
Any ethics complaints against Davel were never publicly verified, as the ethics committee usually met in closed session. However, a letter from a former employee to the county’s human resources department accused Davel of “unprofessional and inappropriate behavior.”
Davel’s ethics complaints against Hammett were aired in open session. Hammett was eventually found guilty of violating the county ethics code; while he was removed from his position on the ethics committee, a vote to remove him from the county board failed.
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