Minnesota Government Engineering Council

Engineering Minnesota's Future

MGEC Board Minutes 12.8.25

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

Others in attendance (New Board Members for 2026):

  • Mitch Kiecker, (MnDOT)
  • Bill Meinholz, (MnDOT)

 Call to Order (Corey M.)

  1. Meeting called to order at 3:45pm by President Corey Mathisen.
  2. Motion to approve agenda (Brandon N. / Carroll A.)
    • Motion carried.

Secretary’s Report (Mike R.)

  1. Motion to approve November 17th Board Meeting minutes (Bruce H. / Blake N.)
    • Motion carried.
  2. After discussion, consensus reached to post minutes from November 3rd special Board meeting.

 President’s Report (Corey M.)

  1. Expressed appreciation to Board and Staff for outstanding service during a difficult year.

Executive Director’s Report (Tony K.)

  1. MnDOT Grievance Update, related to Rochester suspensions. Asked for third timeline extension. HR has asked for more meetings for discussion.
  2. Provided an update on termination of MPCA employee and discussion of a possible grievance.
  3. Holiday compensation grievance Step 1 meeting will be held on December 18th.
  4. MGEC voters approved the proposed contract language for 2025-2027. Next steps will be published when we know them.
  5. Reported on changes in tenants in our office building: one leaving, one needing additional space to rent, and one potential eviction.
  6. Presented and discussed leave balances for Donna and Tony.

Finance Committee (Tony K.)

  1. Presented and discussed profit and loss statements for November as well as June through November.

Membership Committee (Donna)

  1. Presented and discussed latest membership data.

Vice President’s Report (Benton)

  1. Working to identify a past president to serve on the Board next year.
  2. Will set committee assignments in January.
  3. May identify additional meetings in 2026 to be held “in person” at MGEC office.
  4. Now that the constitution and by-laws have been updated, will take a look at policies and procedure for possible updated in 2026.

 Past President’s Report (Fernando)

  1. Not present at meeting.

Other

  1. Tony is working on contracting with an ethics training provider for this spring.
  2. The next meeting is tentatively planned for January 26th at 3:30pm.

Adjournment (Corey)

  1. Motion to adjourn at 5:55pm (Brandon N. / Luke S.)
    • Motion carried.

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