Pequot Lakes negotiations team discusses strategy for employee agreements renewing July 1

The Pequot Lakes Public Schools negotiations team met April 9 in the District Office Conference Room to plan strategy for employee-group agreements that expire July 1, 2025. The meeting began at 4:30 p.m. and was adjourned at 6:03 p.m., and was attended by Directors Kim Bolz-Andolshek, Pamela Johnson and Ross Nelson, Superintendent Kurt Stumpf and Finance Director Heidi Hagen.

Pamela Johnson, Clerk Pro Tem, recorded the meeting and noted that "the negotiations team discussed planning and strategy for the various employee group agreements scheduled for renewal July 1, 2025." The minutes do not record any formal motions, amendments, or votes during the session; the entry is presented as a planning and strategy discussion.

The discussion was procedural and preparatory in nature: the team reviewed timing and likely negotiation topics for multiple employee groups rather than adopting changes or approving contract language. Because the agreements are scheduled to renew July 1, 2025, the meeting focused on negotiation planning and coordination between board representatives, district administration and finance staff.

Next steps were not specified in the submitted minutes. The single-line minutes close with the recorded adjournment at 6:03 p.m. and a signature line noting Pamela Johnson as Clerk Pro Tem.