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Eau Claire council votes to enter closed session to discuss Visit Eau Claire contract negotiations
Summary
The council voted unanimously in a roll call to go into closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) to provide negotiation direction and consider the investment of public funds related to the Visit Eau Claire contract.
The Eau Claire City Council moved into closed session at the end of its May 12 meeting to provide negotiation direction and consider the investment of public funds in connection with the Visit Eau Claire contract.
Councilmember Aaron Brewster moved to go into closed session; the motion was seconded and the council conducted a roll call vote. The clerk recorded unanimous support: Anderson, Burton, Brewster, Johnson, Nimoga, Miller, Otto, Reid, Sheldon, Serrano and Ward each voted “aye.”
City staff read that the closed session is permitted under state law to provide negotiation direction for competitive bargaining and to consider the investment of public funds (citing state statutory authority in the meeting). The clerk referenced the closed‑session statutory basis during the roll call.
Why this matters: The council’s closed session concerns direction on negotiations involving Visit Eau Claire, the city’s tourism/visitor promotion partner, and involves confidential bargaining strategy and considerations about public investment. The closed session prevents discussion of the substance of the negotiations in public minutes, in keeping with the statutory exception cited by staff.
Action details: motion to go into closed session carried on a roll call; the council then recessed into closed session as announced. No public deliberations on the substance of the Visit Eau Claire contract were recorded in the open session minutes.
