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Crosslake council terminates planning & zoning coordinator during closed session over medical documentation
Summary
After a closed session on health and medical data, the Crosslake City Council voted unanimously on May 6 to terminate the probationary planning & zoning coordinator for failing to provide requested medical documentation and availability details to return to work.
Following a closed session conducted under Minnesota Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. §13D.05, subd. 2(a)(3)) to discuss health and medical data, the Crosslake City Council on May 6 voted to terminate the planning & zoning coordinator position that was in a probationary period.
The motion (MOTION 05R-18-26), moved by Robin Sylvester and seconded by Sandy Farder, cited the employee’s failure to comply with requests for documentation from a medical provider regarding ability to return to work and failure to provide requested documentation on dates and times of availability to return to work. The motion carried with all ayes.
Why it matters: the termination removes a probationary staff position in the planning and zoning department and shifts responsibility for ongoing planning functions until a staffing decision is made. The council conducted the personnel discussion in a closed session citing statutory authority to discuss health and medical data.
Council procedure and next steps: the council first moved to close the meeting under Minn. Stat. §13D.05, subd. 2(a)(3) (MOTION 05R-16-26) and later resumed the regular meeting (MOTION 05R-17-26). After the termination vote, the council adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m. (MOTION 05R-19-26). The council did not provide additional public detail about personnel actions beyond the motion’s stated reasons.
Recorded action: MOTION 05R-18-26 (mover: Jackson Purfeerst; second: Jayme Knapp) to terminate the Planning & Zoning Coordinator position for failure to provide requested medical documentation and availability to return to work — carried, all ayes.
