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Board votes 5–4 to discontinue employee assistance program and moves to closed session
Summary
On March 30 the Medford Area Public School District Board voted 5–4 to disapprove the employee assistance program effective July 1, 2026; shortly afterward the board voted 9–0 to adjourn into closed session to discuss personnel matters.
The Medford Area Public School District Board voted to discontinue the district's employee assistance program as of July 1, 2026, following a closely divided roll call at the March 30 meeting.
John Zuleger moved and Kurt Werner seconded a motion to disapprove the employee assistance program and seek other options. The roll call vote was: Yes ' John Zuleger, Dave Fleegel, Aemus Balsis, Kurt Werner, Don Everhard; No ' Heidi Haynes, Brian Hallgren, Corey Dassow, Steve Deml. The motion carried 5–4.
Later in the meeting the board moved to adjourn to closed session under Wisconsin statutes cited in the minutes to discuss personnel matters. The motion to adjourn to closed session (moved by Corey Dassow and seconded by Brian Hallgren) passed on a roll call vote recorded as 9–0, and the public meeting adjourned to closed session at 7:22 p.m. The minutes record a final adjournment at 7:29 p.m.
The minutes show the board debated the topic at both committee and board levels before reaching the 5–4 vote; the finance committee had earlier not approved the employee assistance program. The minutes do not provide details of alternative assistance options the board intends to pursue.
