MGEC Board Meeting 4.28.25

Attendees:

	Present		Present
President Corey Mathisen	x	Director Blake Nelson	x
Vice President Benton Campbell	x	Director Brandon JB Nelson	x
Past President Fernando Nacionales		Director Luke Schuette	x
Treasurer Wes Leksell	x	Director Mark Trogstad-Isaacson	x
Secretary Mike Rude	x	Director Hunter Vraa	x
Director Carroll Aasen	x	Executive Director Dana Wheeler	x
Director John Dalton	x	Administrative Assistant Donna Blackwell	x
Director Jared DeMaster	x	Labor Relations Specialist Tony Kelly	x
Director Bruce Henningsgaard	x

Others in attendance:

• Cavanaugh Soules (MPCA)
• Kathy Hager (MnDOT)

Call to Order (Corey)

1. Meeting called to order at 3:34pm by President Corey Mathisen.

Review & Approve Agenda (Corey)

1. Motion to approve the agenda (Mark T-I / Brandon N.).
   • Motion Carried.

 Secretary’s Report (Mike)

1. Motion to approve March Board minutes with edits (Bruce H. / Brandon N.).
   • Motion Carried.

President’s Report (Corey)

1. Talks with Dana on transition are on-going.
2. Appreciate feedback from members on Governor’s Return to Work order.

Executive Director’s Report (Dana)

1. Presented and discussed leave balances for MGEC staff.

Treasurer’s Report (Wes)

1. Reported on and discussed MGEC expense and lost time reimbursement policies.

 Bargaining Committee (Benton)

1. The committee had its first meeting last week.
2. Next meeting will be May 14^th.
3. Discussed MGEC survey results and telework feedback and how it will relate to bargaining.

Insurance Update (Blake)

1. Tony, Dana, and Blake attended a coalition meeting where financials were presented.
2. Blake was “shocked” by the state of affairs. Expect difficult negotiations to come.
3. Coalition proposals are ready to submit.

NASHTU Conference Update (Tony)

1. Discussed Board expectations for conference attendees.

Membership Committee (Donna & Mike)

1. Committee to resume contacting new hires.
2. Working to identify new representatives for MnDOT Metro offices.
3. Will be contacting sponsors for golf tournament.
4. Presented new members since January meeting.
5. Presented and discussed conversion rates by job class.
6. Donna requested spending approval for recognition of representatives to include, for example, MGEC promotional items, gift cards, and thank-you cards.
   • After discussion, motion to approve up to $1,000 annually for recognition budget for representatives (Brandon N. / Hunter V.).
   • Motion carried.

 Labor Relations (Tony)

1. Reported on discussions with union partners on projected State budget deficit and how this will affect negotiations.
2. Reported on recent actions on labor relations issues.
3. Reported on latest developments in regards to MMB’s telework policy and Governor’s return to work order. MGEC member feedback has been shared with MMB representatives.

Vice President’s Report (Benton)

1. Nothing further to report.

 Past President’s Report (Fernando)

1. Not present at meeting.

 Adjournment (Corey)

1. Motion to adjourn at 5:45pm. (Bruce H. / Brandon N.)
   • Motion Carried.