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Board cited Wisconsin statute before entering closed session to negotiate firefighters' contract
Summary
Board members moved into closed session under Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(e) to avoid harming the village's bargaining position while negotiating the firefighters' collective bargaining agreement.
Before adjourning into closed (executive) session, the board read and cited Wisconsin Statute section 19.85(1)(e), saying the statute allows closed session when “competitive or bargaining requires a closed session.” A motion to convene in closed session to discuss the firefighters union agreement was made, seconded and approved by the board.
The chair and clerk announced the closed‑session motion and later returned the board to open session, where the contract was presented and the board voted to approve it. No substantive bargaining discussion was recorded in open session; the transcript indicates that negotiations occurred during the closed session portion of the special meeting.
