Board holds closed session under MCL 15.268(1)(c) for collective bargaining strategy
Summary
Per MCL 15.268(1)(c), the board recessed into closed session at 11:13 A.M. for strategy and negotiation related to a collective bargaining agreement at the request of HR Director Kristin Reynolds; the board reconvened at 11:51 A.M. and approved prior closed‑session minutes.
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners recessed its public meeting at 11:13 A.M. on April 16 to enter a closed session for collective bargaining strategy and negotiation under the Michigan statute cited by HR Director Kristin Reynolds (MCL 15.268(1)(c)).
Commissioner Sharon Tyler moved and Commissioner Robert Harrison supported the motion to recess into closed session; the Clerk recorded nine yeas. The board reconvened to open session at 11:51 A.M., and later approved the closed session minutes of March 5, 2026 by motion of Commissioner Tyler, seconded by Commissioner Chokwe Pitchford; that motion also carried with no nays.
Commissioner David Vollrath left the meeting at 11:36 A.M. during the closed session. No substantive details of bargaining strategy or negotiation were disclosed in the public record.
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