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Tower council closes meeting to discuss mediation in employee grievance, reconvenes and adjourns
Summary
At a special Feb. 17 meeting, the Tower City Council unanimously accepted the agenda, closed the meeting under Minn. Stat. § 13D.03 to discuss mediation in a grievance involving employee Dena Suihkonen, reconvened and adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
Mayor David Setterberg called a special meeting of the Tower City Council to order at 1:00 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2026, and the council unanimously approved the meeting agenda.
Mayor David Setterberg moved to close the public meeting pursuant to Minnesota Statute 13D.03 so the council could conduct a closed negotiation for mediation in a pending personnel grievance. Attorney Donald C. Erickson joined the session at about 1:04 p.m.; the minutes note the closed portion was recorded on cassette tape and that the meeting was reopened at 1:18 p.m.
The minutes summarize that the closed session was used to determine parameters that the City of Tower human resources team and Attorney Donald C. Erickson have to accommodate next steps in the grievance process between employee Dena Suihkonen and the City of Tower. The minutes do not record the content of discussions held in closed session beyond that description.
After reopening, Councilor Kevin Norby moved to adjourn; the minutes record the meeting adjourned at 1:20 p.m. The minutes are signed by contractor Dianna Sunsdahl and were marked as approved by the council on March 9, 2026.
No votes, details of negotiation positions, or further public actions on the grievance are recorded in these minutes beyond the motion to close the meeting and the subsequent adjournment.
