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Owatonna School Board unanimously ratifies 2025–2027 tentative agreement with AFSCME Local 147
Summary
At a special meeting March 9, 2026, the Owatonna School Board unanimously approved the 2025–2027 tentative agreement with Local 147, AFSCME (secretarial/clerical employees) and authorized the board chair and clerk to execute the contract.
The Owatonna School Board unanimously ratified a tentative collective bargaining agreement covering 2025–2027 with Local 147, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, representing secretarial and clerical employees.
"Motion by Hedlund, second by Mohs that the Board approve the 2025-2027 agreement with Local 147, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, Secretarial/Clerical employees as presented and authorize the Chair and Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the School Board. AYE Unanimous Motion carried," the meeting record states. Elizabeth Hedlund moved the motion and Jolayne Mohs seconded it.
The ratification authorizes the board chair and the school board clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of Independent School District 761 (Owatonna Public Schools). The minutes do not include the contract's financial terms, specific language changes, or implementation schedule; those details are "not specified" in the meeting record.
Board membership recorded as present for the vote included Elizabeth Hedlund, Timothy Jensen, Ron Kubicek, Jolayne Mohs, Mark Sebring, Andrea Van Gelder and Lori Weisenburger; the motion passed by unanimous vote. The special meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned at 5:32 p.m.
The agreement affects the district's secretarial and clerical employee group represented by AFSCME Local 147. The board authorized execution; the next step is formal signature by the board's authorized signatories and administrative implementation per the contract's terms.
