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Council holds brief closed session on collective bargaining strategy

City of Burlington City Council · April 23, 2026
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Summary

The council entered a closed session under RCW 42.30.140(4)(b) to plan a bargaining strategy; no action was expected and the meeting adjourned at 9:17 p.m.

Interim City Administrator Andy Parks recited that the council would go into a closed session pursuant to RCW 42.30.140(4)(b) to plan or adopt a strategy for collective bargaining. The closed session began at 9:05 p.m., concluded at 9:13 p.m., and the meeting was adjourned by Mayor Bill Aslett at 9:17 p.m. No action was expected at the close of the session.

The statute cited governs the use of a closed session for collective bargaining strategy. The council did not record any formal decisions during the public portion of the meeting related to bargaining at this session.