Board Meeting - September 23, 2015

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at the Hastings Utilities Administrative Conference Room on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.  This meeting was preceded by notice duly published in the Hastings Tribune on Monday, September 21, 2015, and by notices duly posted in the lobby of Hastings Utilities, 1228 North Denver Avenue, and the City Hall, 220 N. Hastings Avenue, and was therefore open to the public.

Present: Hunt, Kully, Dewalt, Shoemaker

Also Present: Schultes, Goebel, Crecelius

Chairman Shoemaker stated that the Board of Public Works is subject to the Open Meetings Laws and acknowledged that the Open Meetings Law poster has been posted in the room.  He also declared a quorum of members present.

Chairman Shoemaker stated that the purpose of today's meeting is to meet in Executive Session to discuss negotiations and personnel.

Moved by Hunt, seconded by Kully, that this Board go into Closed Session, which Closed Session is clearly necessary for the protection of the public interest and for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual, which individual has not requested a public meeting, in order to discuss certain matters relating to personnel, and that said Closed Session will consist of a strategy session relative to negotiations.  Roll Call:  Ayes; Hunt, Kully, Shoemaker, Dewalt.  Nays; None.  Motion carried.

The meeting closed to the public at 9:03 a.m.  The executive session consisted of Board Members and Council Liaisons Goebel.

Moved by Dewalt, seconded by Hunt, that the meeting be reopened to the public at 9:40 a.m., and that no decisions were made nor official actions taken during said Closed Session.  Roll Call:  Ayes; Dewalt, Hunt, Kully, Shoemaker.  Nays; None.  Motion carried.

The meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m.