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Tentative union agreement fails when motion receives no second after executive session
Summary
After meeting in executive session to discuss collective bargaining, the Beardstown City Council heard a motion to approve a tentative agreement with United Food & Commercial Workers Local 431; the motion received no second and died, leaving the agreement unapproved.
Alderperson Eric Harbin moved approval of a tentative agreement between the City of Beardstown and United Food & Commercial Workers District Local 431, which represents Public Works and City Hall employees. The motion was recorded in the minutes but received no second and therefore died without a council vote.
The council entered executive session under Exemption 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) to discuss collective bargaining matters and later resumed open session at 7:13 p.m., at which point members confirmed that they had entered executive session. The minutes do not show further debate or a substituted motion on the tentative agreement after the failed motion.
No roll-call vote was recorded on the tentative agreement. The transcript does not record statements from union representatives or additional council discussion that would clarify next steps. The council adjourned at 7:36 p.m.
