Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Thursday, November 13, 2025 05:30 PM 100 S. Water St., Watertown, WI 53094 - 2nd Floor Conference Room

Zoom Meeting ID: 853 2236 0495
Passcode: K3QZq23J
All public participant’s computer access will be muted during the meeting except during public comment.

1.CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

2.REVIEW CORRESPONDENCE

3.CITIZENS TO BE HEARD

Each individual who would like to address the Committee will be permitted up to three minutes for their comments

4.APPEARANCES

1. A.Member(s) of City Finance Committee

• MEMO Template BridgesAddendum.pdf (1.13 MB)

5.NEW BUSINESS

1. A.Review and discuss: strategic planning initiatives with WILS team

• MEMO Template WILSstrategicplan1.pdf (1.13 MB)

2. B.The Library Board of Trustees will convene into Closed Session under exemption19.85(1)c for the purpose of “considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility (Library Director Evaluation)

3. C.Reconvene into Open Session

4. D.Review and take action: 2026 Addendum for Bridges Library System and Cafe Agreement

• MEMO Template BridgesAddendum.pdf (1.13 MB)
• 2026 Annual Addendum WT.pdf (0.24 MB)

5. E.Review and take action: Request from City Finance to release $200,066 from the Library Endowment fund to pay the 2026 interest on funds the city borrowed for library expansion

• MEMO FinanceRequest.pdf (1.13 MB)

6. F.Review and take action: Director's request to carry over vacation

• MEMO-Carryover.pdf (1.13 MB)
• Vacation.pdf (0.61 MB)

6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS

1. A.Review and discuss: proposed 2026 library budget

7.DIRECTOR'S REPORT

1. A.Director's Report

• DirectorsReportNovember.pdf (0.04 MB)

2. B.Review monthly library statistics

• 2025 OCT STATISTICS.pdf (0.16 MB)

3. C.Review monthly library budget

• 2025 MONTHLY BUDGET as of 11.3.25.pdf (0.10 MB)

4. D.Review unplanned expenses

• UNPLANNED 2025 EXPENSES as of 11.3.25.pdf (0.05 MB)

8.TRUSTEE'S REPORT

9.PRESIDENT'S REPORT

10.PERSONNEL AND POLICY

1. A.Review and take possible action: Meeting Room Policy

• MEMO Template Room Policy.pdf (1.13 MB)

11.REVIEW AND TAKE ACTION ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

1. A.November Bills

• 2025 NOV BILLS.pdf (0.05 MB)

2. B.October 9, 2025 minutes

• 10.09.2025 Library Board of Trustees Minutes.pdf (1.87 MB)

12.ADJOURNMENT

1. A.Next meeting: December 11, 2025