FAIRMONT— The Fairmont City Council met on Monday evening and Administrator Matt Skaret was absent, though in approving the consent agenda, the council approved the minutes from the Nov. 7 meeting which was a six month performance evaluation for the administrator which was held in closed session. That meeting ran from 5 to 7:15 p.m. at which point the council passed a motion to continue the performance evaluation at a special meeting on Nov. 14. Following the conclusion of the meeting on Monday, Mayor Lee Baarts confirmed that Skaret has been placed on administrative leave. The ...