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Onalaska council moves into closed session for IAFF negotiations, reconvenes and adjourns
Summary
The council voted to enter closed session under the cited statutory bargaining exception to discuss IAFF contract negotiations, then returned to open session and adjourned; no public action on the contract was taken at the meeting.
During the June 23 special meeting the Onalaska Common Council moved into closed session to discuss contract negotiations with the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) under the stated statutory bargaining exception. The motion to convene in closed session was made and seconded; the clerk called the roll and the council entered closed session at 5:08 p.m.
The clerk later stated the meeting had returned to open session. The council then took a procedural vote to adjourn; the motion passed and the meeting ended at 5:49 p.m. No public action on the IAFF contract was recorded in the open minutes for this meeting and council directed staff to continue negotiations/related work in closed session as allowed under statutory bargaining provisions.
The council referenced statutory authority in the meeting when discussing closed‑session eligibility; staff cited the meeting rule for bargaining or competitive negotiations and asked the clerk to call the roll before closing the public meeting.
