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Motion to approve tentative union agreement dies for lack of second in Beardstown
Summary
After an executive session on collective bargaining, a motion to approve a tentative agreement with United Food & Commercial Workers Local 431 received no second and was not adopted; the council confirmed it had met in executive session under Exemption 5ILCS 120/2(c)(2).
A motion to approve a tentative agreement between the City of Beardstown and United Food & Commercial Workers District Local 431 representing Public Works and City Hall employees failed to advance on June 4 when the motion received no second.
After entering executive session under Exemption 5ILCS 120/2(c)(2) for collective bargaining, the council returned to open session at 7:13 p.m. Alderperson Eric Harbin moved to approve the tentative agreement; no council member seconded the motion and the transcript records that the motion "died due to a lack of a second." The council did not record a vote on the contract.
Earlier in the meeting Alderperson Ron Culves had moved, seconded by Alderperson Mary Davis, to enter the executive session specifically citing Exemption 5ILCS 120/2(c)(2) (collective bargaining). The council subsequently passed a motion confirming that it had approved entering executive session.
The meeting minutes do not record the terms of the tentative agreement or next steps for resolving the bargaining matter. The transcript records only that the motion to adopt the agreement was made and failed for lack of a second; no further action on the contract was recorded before the council proceeded to other business.
