Opinion No. Oag 7-94, (1994)

Mr. Don B. McNamara Board of Education Menomonee Falls School District N90 W17609 St. Steven's Drive Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051

Dear Mr. McNamara:

You have asked for my opinion on whether section 19.85(3) of the Wisconsin statutes requires a governmental body to conduct discussions and deliberations regarding the final ratification of a collective bargaining agreement in open session. Your question came up during a meeting of the Menomonee Falls Board of Education ("Board"). You report that towards the end of 1993, the Board had been negotiating changes in three collective bargaining…