Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee Meeting - August 3, 2026
Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee Meeting - August 3, 2026
The Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee of the Minneapolis City Council met on August 3, 2026, to approve consent items and discuss the establishment of an assistant city clerk position and the appointment of Ken Daylor. Vice Chair Jameson Whiting chaired the meeting in the absence of CM Paul Masano. Roll call showed five members present, constituting a quorum.
Consent Calendar
- Approved consent agenda items 1–3: authorizing an agreement with the LA 2028 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee for Minneapolis as a host city for the Olympic Flame and Torch Relay; amending a contract with Roshan Corporation for the Police Training Annex build-out; amending a contract for computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and mobile equipment support services, reducing the amount for Hennepin Healthcare Systems by approximately $63,500.
- Item 4 (workers' compensation settlement for Heather Beifall) was removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. It was approved with one vote in opposition (nay heard).
Discussion Items
- Item 5: Authorization to create assistant city clerk position. City Clerk Casey Carl presented a proposal to eliminate two existing positions (legislative editor and manager of legislative support) to recreate an assistant city clerk/director of legislative support position, restoring three assistant city clerks. Carl explained the benefits of specialization, accountability, and continuity. Councilmember Schaefer asked about motivations; Carl emphasized that the three assistant city clerks lead divisions directly assigned to the city clerk by law and charter. The item was approved unanimously.
- Item 6: Appointment of Ken Daylor as assistant city clerk. Carl introduced Daylor, highlighting his 10 years in the clerk's office, his meticulousness, mentorship, and partnership. Daylor spoke about his journey from legislative clerk to manager, his commitment to accurate and accessible records, and the invisible but essential work of clerks. Councilmembers Vita, Schaefer, Chavez, and Chuck Tai expressed strong support, praising his accessibility, attention to detail, leadership during difficult times, and role as a model for new staff. The motion to approve was seconded and passed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- Consent items 1–3 approved unanimously.
- Workers' compensation settlement (item 4) approved with one nay.
- Authorization to create assistant city clerk position (item 5) approved unanimously.
- Appointment of Ken Daylor as assistant city clerk (item 6) approved unanimously.
Meeting Transcript
All right, communications. We are ready to begin. We are live. Perfect. Good afternoon and welcome. My name is Jameson Whiting, and I'm the vice chair of the Enterprise and Labor Relations Committee. CM Paul Masano has let us know that she is unable to be here today, and I will be chairing today's committee's meeting. I'm going to call to order or a regular meeting for August 3rd, 2026. Before we begin the meeting, I want to offer a friendly reminder to all committee members, staff, and the public that these meetings are broadcast live to enable greater public participation. These broadcasts include real-time captioning as a further method to increase the accessibility of our proceedings to the community. Therefore, all speakers need to be mindful of the rate of their speech so that our captioners can fully capture and transcribe all comments for the broadcast. We ask all speakers to moderate the speed and clarity of their comments. I'll now have the clerk call the roll. Councilman Rita. Present. Present. Stevenson is absent. Chavez? Present. Present. Voice Chair Waiting. Present. We have five present. Thank you. Let the record reflect that we have a quorum. I'll remind my colleagues will be using speaker management today, and it looks like it's running. So please make sure that you are signed up. Perfect. So we'll start with our consent items, which I'll read for the record. We have item number one, authorizing an agreement with the LA 2028 Summer Olympics Organizing Committee to have Minneapolis as a host city for the 2028 Olympic Games. Flame and Torch Relay and passage of a resolution authorizing commitment of in-kind city services. Item number two is authorizing a contract amendment with Roshan Corrup uh Corporation for the Police Department Training Annex Building or Build Out Project. Item number three is an amendment to a previous council action related to a contract amendment for computer aided dispatch CAD and related mobile equipment support services. This correction will reduce the contracted amount for Hennepin Healthcare Systems by approximately $63,000 and 500 bucks. Item number four approves a legal settlement for workers' compensation claim of Heather by Thal. Let's see. Are there any discussion on these items? Councilmember Chavez. Thank you. Seeing no further discussion, I'll move approval of the consent agenda minus number four. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Those opposed, say nay. None opposed. The eyes have it. And that motion carries. Let's see. Perfect. Moving to discussion items here. We can start with discussion item number five.
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