Minnesota Government Engineering Council

Engineering Minnesota's Future

MGEC Board Minutes 11.17.25

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 Acting Executive Director Tony Kelly x
Director John Dalton Administrative Assistant Donna Blackwell x
Director Jared DeMaster x
Director Bruce Henningsgaard x

Others in attendance:

  • Qais Banihani (MPCA)

 Call to Order (Corey M.)

  1. Meeting called to order at 3:31pm by President Corey Mathisen.
  2. Motion to approve agenda, as amended (Mark T-I/Blake)
    • Motion carried.

Secretary’s Report (Mike/Wes)

  1. Motion to approve October 27th Board Meeting minutes (Benton/Luke)
    • Motion carried.
  2. Motion to approve November 3rd Special Board Meeting minutes (Benton/Carroll)
    • Motion carried.

 President’s Report (Corey M.)

  1. Nothing additional to add.

Executive Director’s Report (Tony)

  1. MnDOT Grievance Update, related to Rochester suspensions. Asked for second timeline extension. HR has asked for more meetings for discussion.
  2. New Grievance at Step 1 on Holiday/Overpayment issue. Also advising affected members to sign up to the contested case hearing option to ensure all possible included. We are working through the grievance process as defined in the contract.
    • Mark T-I has members in his district affected and watching their paychecks. Nothing has been taken out so far.
  3. IRS Automatic Revocation Issue. No one is answering the phone; several attempts have been made to get in contact. JM sent letter in response.
  4. Proposed Property Taxes for 2026 Increasing 3.4% to $17,554.
  5. Looking forward to in-person DEC at 5874 Blackshire.

Finance Committee (Wes & Tony)

  1. Profit and Loss: Expensive month. 3 pay periods in October. Board stipends went out. Multiple payments to Jim. Extra costs related to contract negotiations. Income ~$58k plus $18k in unrealized gains. Expenses totaled ~$71k.

Bargaining Committee (Tony/Corey/Benton/Brandon)

  1. Redline- We haven’t heard back from Jim yet on his review. Hope to have a response from him by next board meeting in December. Members on Bargaining Committee haven’t found any issues yet. All of the changes seem to correspond with what we’ve agreed to.
  2. Meet with MGEC for members on new contract scheduled for Thursday this week over lunch. Then start voting period Friday or early next week. Agreed to allow voting from Friday 11/21 to 12/4. With final results tallied on 12/5. Tony will be on vacation 11/25-12/1, Benton and Corey can answer questions on the contract in the interim. We will provide members with both a summary version and the full redline. We will wait for Jim’s confirmation on his redline review before we move forward with Thursday meeting and voting process.
  3. Teller committee for upcoming vote will be Wes, Jared, Mark.

Membership Committee (Donna)

  1. 1012 full members, 229 non-members, 81% conversion on members. We still have member advocate openings for Brandon’s former region and Bemidji region.

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 5:00pm (Bruce H. / Blake N.)
    • Motion carried.

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