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Cloquet city councilors voted unanimously Tuesday to exonerate two city employees — city administrator Aaron Reeves and human resources director James Barclay – on Tuesday, following investigations of allegations made by former Cloquet police chief Wade Lamirande.

Lamirande emailed Cloquet city officials, councilors and local media a list of approximately eight complaints each about Cloquet city councilor Steve Langley and current police chief Jeff Palmer on Feb. 6; he also included one allegation each against city administrator Aaron Reeves and human resources director James Barclay wi...