Votes and actions at a glance: Fillmore County special session, April 20, 2026
Summary
Key procedural actions: the board unanimously approved the agenda, entered a closed session under Minn. Stat. 13D.03 for AFSCME labor negotiations, reopened the public meeting, scheduled continued negotiations for May 11, 2026, and adjourned at 1:31 p.m.
At their April 20, 2026 special session in Preston, the Fillmore County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions in the draft minutes.
Agenda approval: Commissioner Mitch Lentz moved to approve the agenda; Commissioner Larry Hindt seconded. "On motion by Lentz and seconded by Hindt, the Board unanimously approved the agenda," the draft minutes state.
Closed-session motion: Commissioner Mitch Lentz moved and Commissioner Duane Bakke seconded a motion to go into closed session under Minnesota law for labor negotiations. "On motion by Lentz, and seconded by Bakke, the Board went into a Closed Session option per Minn. Stat. 13D.03 Labor Negotiation for AFSCME Social Workers at 10:32 a.m.," the minutes record. The minutes do not report a roll-call vote or tally for this motion.
Reopen public meeting: On motion by Lentz, seconded by Bakke, the Board reopened the public meeting at 12:36 p.m.
Scheduling and adjournment: The parties agreed to continue negotiations on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The final motion to adjourn was made by Commissioner Mitch Lentz and seconded by Commissioner Marc Prestby; Chair Dahl adjourned the meeting at 1:31 p.m.
The draft minutes do not record detailed vote tallies for the closed-session motion, and they do not record any final contract settlement or agreement reached during the April 20 session.
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