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Webster City council meets in closed session on fire-department collective bargaining
Summary
By unanimous vote the council entered closed session under Iowa Code Chapters 20.17 and 21.5 on Jan. 19 to hold a strategy meeting related to collective bargaining with the Fire Department Unit; the council recessed and returned to open session at 7:22 p.m.
Webster City — The Webster City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 19 to go into closed session to discuss strategy related to collective bargaining with the Fire Department Unit under Chapters 20.17 and 21.5 of the Iowa Code.
The motion to meet in closed session was made by Megan McFarland and seconded by Abbie Hansen; the roll call shows McFarland, Allers, Hansen, Hawkins and Marvel voting aye. The minutes record the council left open session at 6:58 p.m., recessed for eight minutes, entered closed session at 7:05 p.m., returned to open session at 7:22 p.m., and then adjourned.
The minutes record the statutory authority for the closed session but do not disclose the substance of deliberations or any decisions reached during the closed session. No final bargaining agreement or other formal action is reported in the public minutes; follow-up or reporting obligations, if any, are not recorded in the meeting minutes and would appear in subsequent public records if material action occurs.
