Rock County board votes to enter closed sessions on bargaining parameters and litigation strategy

The Rock County Board of Supervisors voted to enter closed executive sessions on two agenda items: bargaining parameters for 2026 collective bargaining agreements and litigation strategy with legal counsel.

For Item 12, the board moved to go into executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate bargaining parameters for 2026 negotiated collective bargaining agreements. The motion was made by Towne and seconded by Boswick; the chair directed a roll‑call vote. The transcript records multiple roll‑call notations as the board confirmed votes on the record during the vote process.

For Item 13, the board moved to go into executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) "to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved." The motion (Sutterlin, second Mawhinney) passed by roll call; the clerk recorded the vote on the transcript as "25 yes, 0 no." After the vote the chair indicated the board would take a few minutes and proceed to closed session.

Board members did not deliberate the underlying bargaining positions or litigation strategy in public at this meeting; the votes were recorded only to authorize the closed sessions.

What’s next: The board moved into closed session; no public details of bargaining positions or litigation strategy were disclosed in the open meeting minutes.