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International Falls City Council votes to enter closed session for labor negotiations
Summary
At a May 21 special meeting, the International Falls City Council voted unanimously to hold a closed session under Minnesota Statute 13D.03, subdivision 1, to discuss labor negotiation strategy; one councilor was noted absent.
Presiding official called a special meeting of the International Falls City Council to order May 21 and, citing Minnesota law, moved that the council enter a closed session to discuss labor negotiation strategy.
The presiding official said, "I will entertain a motion under Minnesota statute 13 d 0.03 subdivision 1, to enter a closed meeting session for the purpose of labor negotiations strategies." Councilor Wagner moved the motion; Councilor Holden seconded. The council voted aloud and the presiding official said, "We're in closed session unanimously."
The motion invoked Minnesota Statute 13D.03, subdivision 1, which the presiding official cited as the legal basis for holding a closed meeting to discuss labor negotiation strategies. The transcript records Councilor Buller as absent at the time the council moved into closed session.
No additional public discussion of the labor negotiations occurred in the meeting record provided; the council proceeded to a closed session after the unanimous vote. The transcript does not specify which labor units, bargaining positions, or staff would be involved, nor does it record any substantive public deliberations on the subject prior to the vote.
Meeting officials did not announce further public actions or follow-up steps on the record before the closed session. Because the session was closed under the cited statute, details of the labor negotiation strategy were not disclosed in the public transcript.
