Muskego council convenes closed session to discuss refuse recycling contract

The Muskego City Common Council voted May 27 to convene a closed session to discuss the city’s refuse recycling contract, citing Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e).

The council’s presiding officer announced that the closed session was authorized under state open-meetings law for “deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session.” The presiding officer said the council would reconvene afterward “to consider its public agenda, including motions to recommend approval or rejection” of any deliberations arising from the closed session.

A motion to move into closed session was made and seconded; the council then took a roll-call vote. Alderperson Wolf, Alderperson Hamill, Alderperson Decker, Alderperson Bryce, Alderperson Schrader, Alderperson Dilge and Alderperson Madden each voted yes. The presiding officer then announced, “Alright. We are in closed session.”

The transcript shows the council later returned to open session and proceeded to adjourn; no public vote or other action on the refuse recycling contract is recorded in the open portion of the transcript provided.

No details of contract terms or negotiation positions were disclosed in the public record for this meeting.