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Milbank City Council holds special session, enters executive session on personnel
Summary
On Aug. 27, 2025, Mayor Pat Raffety presided over a special Milbank City Council session that included a roll call, an executive session on personnel and an adjournment after a 6-0 procedural vote.
Milbank — The Milbank City Council met in a special session at 1:00 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2025, at the Milbank Visitor Center. Mayor Pat Raffety presided; council members Josh Karels, Ryan Gruba, Mindy Rogers and Roger Briggs were present in person. Council members Craig Weinberg and John Weyh attended via Zoom. City staff listed in the minutes included Steve Pendergrass, Amanda Anderson and Attorney Mark Reedstrom.
The minutes record that a motion was made and seconded to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters. The Mayor later called the council out of executive session. The public minutes do not disclose the substance of the personnel discussion.
Following the executive session the minutes record a motion and seconded vote to approve six months of COBRA health insurance coverage for Heather Peiker, contingent on a written resignation and signed settlement agreement and release; the motion carried 6-0. A subsequent motion to adjourn also carried 6-0. The minutes are attested by Mayor Pat Raffety and Finance Officer Cynthia Schumacher and are scheduled for publication on Sept. 3, 2025.
The public minutes do not include the names of the motion movers or seconders, individual roll-call votes on actions, or any dollar amounts tied to the settlement. Those details were not specified in the record.
