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Northfield council approves IAM collective bargaining agreement after executive session
Summary
After an executive session that included threatened litigation and union negotiations, Northfield council voted unanimously to approve terms of a new collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Machinists (IAM).
Council moved into executive session on Oct. 27 to discuss threatened litigation related to a contractor dispute and to consider negotiations with employee unions (IAM and OPBA). After reconvening at 9:12 p.m., Councilperson Gary Vojtush moved to approve the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement with the IAM; Councilperson Keith Czerr seconded the motion and the council voted unanimously to approve the agreement.
The minutes record the executive-session motion (made by Alan Hipps and seconded by Jenn Domzalski) and the later public vote approving the IAM terms. The minutes do not include the contract terms, monetary amounts, or effective dates; those details were not read into the public record during the open session and were not specified in the meeting minutes.
Council's action was recorded in a single roll-call vote with all members voting yes. The minutes indicate the council approved the terms but do not provide additional implementation steps or reporting requirements in the open record.
