MGEC Board Meeting 5.19.25

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
Treasurer Wes Leksell	x	Director Mark Trogstad-Isaacson	x
Secretary Mike Rude	x	Director Hunter Vraa	x
Director Carroll Aasen	x	Acting Executive Director Tony Kelly	x
Director John Dalton	x	Administrative Assistant Donna Blackwell	x
Director Jared DeMaster	x
Director Bruce Henningsgaard	x

Others in attendance:

• None at this meeting, which was closed to membership due to sensitive personnel information to be discussed

Call to Order (Corey M.)

1. Meeting called to order at 3:33pm by President Corey Mathisen.

Approval of Agenda (Corey)

1. Motion to approve agenda (Blake N. / Carroll A.)
   • Motion carried.

 Secretary’s Report (Mike)

1. Motion to approve April 28^th special Board meeting minutes (Blake N. / Carroll A.)
   • Motion carried.
2. Motion to approve May 7^th special Board meeting minutes, as amended (Jared D. / Mark T-I)
   • Motion carried.

President’s Report (Corey M.)

1. Corey reported on the “Union Summit” proposed by various Minnesota public labor unions.
   • Tony, Hunter, and Corey have participated in planning sessions for the event as unofficial representatives of MGEC
   • Corey shared a proposed agenda for the event
   • Discussed future participation in the group and MGEC’s restrictions related to possible strike discussions and action
   • Hunter will attend future meetings and report to the Board

Executive Director’s Report (Tony)

1. Reported on and discussed IRS Form 990 filing status. The Form 990 is an annual informational tax form that tax-exempt organizations must file annually with the IRS.  It appears that MGEC may not have filed this form since 2022.  Actions are being taken to correct this promptly.
2. Reported on and discussed problems with financial reporting, the need for an audit, and the need for other accounting services.
3. Motion to move MGEC’s fiscal year from July -June to January – December (Mark T-I / Benton C.)
   • Motion carried.
4. Reported leave balances for Tony and Donna.

Treasurer’s Report (Wes)

1. Nothing other than what was previously discussed to report.

Bargaining Committee (Benton)

1. Will send out an agenda for Thursday’s Committee meeting shortly.

Insurance Update (Blake)

1. Reported on ongoing negotiation sessions between the coalition and MMB. Increasing plan costs are being proposed to be paid primarily by employees and not by the employer.

Membership Committee (Mike)

1. Reported on Committee’s renewed effort to contact represented non-member new hires and encourage union membership.
2. Reported on scholarship applicant status
3. Reported that the Committee is organizing the effort to contact sponsors for the annual golf tournament. 

Membership Report (Donna)

1. Reported on recent additions to SEMA4
2. Provided data on the represented non-members year-to-date

Labor Relations (Tony)

1. Reported on status of recent MnDOT employee grievance
2. Reported on status of recent MnDOT investigation with MGEC members on both sides of the issue. Jim Michaels will represent the 2^nd
3. Reported on telework policies and issue popping up since last month.

Vice President’s Report (Benton)

1. Nothing further to report at this time.

Past President’s Report (Fernando)

1. No report; not present at the meeting.

Adjournment (Corey)

1. Motion to adjourn at 5:55pm (Brandon N. / Bruce H.)
   • Motion Carried.