LaSalle County Salary and Labor Committee votes to enter executive session on collective bargaining; approves remote attendance

LaSalle County — On Jan. 22, 2025, the LaSalle County Salary and Labor Committee voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss collective bargaining under a statute identified in the meeting as "ILC S120-two." The panel also approved remote attendance for a committee member and accepted the minutes from its previous meeting.

The committee approved a motion allowing member Joe Osypinski to attend via WebEx for work reasons. The motion was moved by Mike McEnery and seconded by Kathy Bridal; the committee recorded the vote as all in favor.

Committee members then moved and seconded approval of the prior meeting minutes (motion moved by Mike McEnery, seconded by Tina Bush). The motion carried on a voice vote recorded as all in favor.

Finally, the committee voted to convene an executive session "by the ILC S120-two for collective bargaining matters," after a motion moved by Mike McEnery and seconded by James Bailey. The committee completed a roll-call vote with all members present recording "aye," and the motion passed.

The meeting record does not disclose the content of the executive session; the committee announced only the statutory citation and the topic area (collective bargaining). No other substantive policy discussion or public comment is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

Meeting chair Steve Aubrey opened the session and conducted roll call before the votes. The members identified on the record were Tom Walsh, Joe Osypinski, Tina Bush, Kathy Bridal, Mike McEnery, James Bailey and Chair Steve Aubrey.