Clinton City Administrator Taylor Baxter has submitted his resignation from the City of Clinton but will be staying in DeWitt County.

Baxter has submitted his letter of resignation to the Clinton City Council and the Council will formally accept his resignation at its meeting Tuesday night.

In his resignation letter, Baxter thanked the Council for taking a chance on him and hopes he is leaving the City in a better place than he found it. 

He feels he helped the City accomplish a lot and has best wishes for its future.

Baxter is leaving the City Administrator's role for the City Manager position in Farmer City.