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Board moves to closed session to discuss labor negotiation strategy under Minnesota statutes
Summary
The Pine County board voted to close the meeting to consider labor negotiation strategy and proposals, citing Minnesota statutes; no decisions were anticipated during the closed session and the board returned to open session after a brief recess.
Before adjourning to a closed session, the chair moved that the meeting be closed under Minnesota statute to consider strategy for labor negotiations, including negotiation strategies and development and review of proposals. The motion, read with statute citations in the meeting, was seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair clarified the closed session would be informational and no decisions were expected to be made during the session; video recording was halted during the closed portion and commissioners returned to open session after a short recess.
The motion invoked Minnesota statutory provisions governing executive sessions on labor negotiations; the transcript records the motion language and statute references but does not record substantive negotiation outcomes in open session. The board then resumed the open meeting and moved on to next items.
Because the labor negotiation discussion occurred in closed session, the public transcript contains Motion and statutory citations but not the content of the closed deliberations.
