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Board approves 2025–2026 police union agreement after closed session
Summary
After a closed-session negotiation discussion, the Shorewood village board approved the police union agreement covering 2025 and 2026 by a 5-0 vote; the motion was made in open session after the closed session concluded.
The Village Board of Shorewood adjourned into closed session to discuss negotiating strategy for the police union agreement under a cited statutory authority, then returned to open session and approved the agreement covering 2025 and 2026.
Trustee Stokbren moved that the board enter closed session "pursuant to 19.851e to discuss negotiating strategy for the police union agreement." The motion passed in roll call as reported by the chair: “Motion carried, 5 0.”
After the closed session, Trustee Sopran moved “to approve the police union agreement for 2025, 2026.” A second was recorded but not named in the public transcript. The board took the vote by voice; the clerk recorded the motion as carrying 5-0.
The agreement’s text, financial terms, and implementation details were not discussed on the public record during the open portion of the meeting; trustees stated there was no further discussion before the voice vote.
