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Manitowoc Public Library Board Regular Meeting - March 23, 2026

Common Council & Committees — Monday, March 23, 2026
BodyManitowoc, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & Committees
DateMonday, March 23, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:13

Starting with any requests to amend me as we have any requests.

0:21

All right.

0:22

Seeing none, then we'll move on to public comment.

0:25

Members of the public are invited to speak at the Manitok Public Library Board of Trustees meeting each month on any matter related to the oversight of Manitoba Public Library.

0:35

The comments from each speaker shall be limited to five minutes in length unless extended by action of the Manitoke Public Library Board of Trustees.

0:42

Do we have anyone present for public comment in person or online?

0:51

Second call for public comment.

0:54

Final call for public comment.

0:58

All right.

0:59

We will move on from that.

1:01

We do not have public comment tonight.

1:03

Next is approval of the minutes.

1:05

So we have our minutes from the regular ordering, February 23rd.

1:13

So moved.

1:15

Second.

1:15

Motion and a second.

1:17

Any discussion?

1:18

All those in favor?

1:20

Aye.

1:21

Opposed.

1:24

All right.

1:24

Then we will move on to our financial reports, which I will hand off to you, Trusty Abel.

1:30

Thank you.

1:30

Uh you all have financial summary.

1:33

We have fund 2810 status for February.

1:37

Check register for February 12th report for 2813.

1:43

January and February are coming along next meeting.

1:48

So as you see them presented, I will be moving for them to be accepted and hopeful second.

1:55

So we're just approving this one because we don't have the next one until next meeting.

1:59

Yeah, we're approving and I'll check register.

2:05

I'll move to approve.

2:07

I did.

2:08

All right, I'll second it.

2:09

Okay.

2:10

Then it goes to her.

2:10

Okay.

2:11

We have a motion and a second.

2:13

Any discussion.

2:15

Okay, all those in favor.

2:17

Opposed.

2:22

Um then next moving on to um item number six on our agenda correspondence.

2:27

We do not have any, so we will move right along to number seven administrative reports.

2:32

I hope everyone got a chance to look through those.

2:36

Um before I guess I open it up.

2:38

Do you have anything you'd like to say?

2:41

Um, I did want to share um our social media post about our numbers.

2:45

You guys have the impact snapshot that seems all of the stuff.

2:51

But this was um Emily Brant designed and we put on social media, so and we have print offs downstairs as well.

3:01

This is another way to think we will get everything.

3:04

Um and then we are beginning to roll out Office 365 to the city employees now.

3:11

So um if any of you are also still needing help getting in, please contact us.

3:18

Myself, Karen, Hanson, or Max.

3:21

Um do our best.

3:25

We're ahead of you first.

3:28

We're ahead of the management team.

3:32

So and then I did want to just bring up something that I've had lots of conversations about in our managers have cut conversations about as well.

3:43

Um I do want to reiterate that staff uh address uh people's behavior in the library.

3:54

Um so we are not um pointing out or targeting or discriminating is the word um by the way, people look.

4:04

So it is I want publicly make sure that all of you in case you have any conversations with anybody in the community.

4:11

Um that you do know that we we definitely train employees as well as uh monitor.

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Summary of Proceedings

Manitowoc Public Library Board Regular Meeting - March 23, 2026

2026年3月23日下午5:00，曼尼托瓦克公共图书馆董事会召开例会，由主席Darian Kaderabek主持。7名董事出席（Brick, Doneff, Kaderabek, Pauwels, O'Connor, Goetz, Able），3名缺席（Peters, Norell, Buchko）。会议批准了2月会议记录和财务报告，听取了行政报告，讨论了图书馆系统服务，批准了2026年城市员工野餐，并听取了建筑设施更新报告。会议于下午5:20休会。

公众评论

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行政报告（2026年2月）

  • 图书馆主任Karen Hansen报告了社交媒体年度数据快照、Office 365向城市员工推广的情况，并重申图书馆员工根据行为而非外表处理问题，实施了每小时巡查以确保行为规范。董事会成员对图书馆的安全和友好氛围表示赞赏。
  • 基金会预算（基金20813）因暴风雪后财务部门需要更多时间处理，将推迟到下月报告。
  • 董事会成员对经理亮点中的内容表示肯定。

新业务：马尼托瓦克-卡卢梅特图书馆系统介绍

  • 系统主任Rebecca Scherer介绍了图书馆系统的服务：规模经济、州内资源共享（包括快递、电子资源如Libby）、技术支持和网络安全、培训与咨询。她还提到了与州立法者的会议，强调州级资金的重要性。系统为六个成员馆提供服务。董事会成员提问并讨论了全州借阅的便利性。

新业务：2026年城市员工野餐

  • 动议批准2026年城市员工野餐，时间改为下午4点（较往年提前），原因来自市长。动议一致通过（7票赞成）。

旧业务：建筑设施更新

  • Stacey Bialek报告了多项进展：
    • HVAC：新屋顶系统已安装，内部重新连接预计4月中下旬完成，新恒温器已实现分区域控制。
    • 照明：与非小说区合作进行布线改造，预计很快完成。
    • 家庭洗手间：收到4家总承包商提案（3家本地，1家外地），正在等待分包商报价，设计工作在进行中。
    • 屋顶排水：暴风雪后清理了约3.5吨积雪，清除了排水口积雪以加速排水。

关键成果

  • 批准了2026年2月23日董事会会议记录（动议Pauwels，附议Able；7票赞成，0票反对）。
  • 批准了2026年2月财务报告，包括基金2810预算状态和支票登记册（动议Able，附议O'Connor；7票赞成，0票反对）。
  • 批准了2026年城市员工野餐（动议Able，附议Brick；7票赞成，0票反对）。
  • 会议于下午5:20休会（动议O'Connor，附议Brick；7票赞成，0票反对）。

Meeting Transcript

Starting with any requests to amend me as we have any requests. All right. Seeing none, then we'll move on to public comment. Members of the public are invited to speak at the Manitok Public Library Board of Trustees meeting each month on any matter related to the oversight of Manitoba Public Library. The comments from each speaker shall be limited to five minutes in length unless extended by action of the Manitoke Public Library Board of Trustees. Do we have anyone present for public comment in person or online? Second call for public comment. Final call for public comment. All right. We will move on from that. We do not have public comment tonight. Next is approval of the minutes. So we have our minutes from the regular ordering, February 23rd. So moved. Second. Motion and a second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed. All right. Then we will move on to our financial reports, which I will hand off to you, Trusty Abel. Thank you. Uh you all have financial summary. We have fund 2810 status for February. Check register for February 12th report for 2813. January and February are coming along next meeting. So as you see them presented, I will be moving for them to be accepted and hopeful second. So we're just approving this one because we don't have the next one until next meeting. Yeah, we're approving and I'll check register. I'll move to approve. I did. All right, I'll second it. Okay. Then it goes to her. Okay. We have a motion and a second. Any discussion. Okay, all those in favor. Opposed. Um then next moving on to um item number six on our agenda correspondence. We do not have any, so we will move right along to number seven administrative reports. I hope everyone got a chance to look through those. Um before I guess I open it up. Do you have anything you'd like to say? Um, I did want to share um our social media post about our numbers. You guys have the impact snapshot that seems all of the stuff. But this was um Emily Brant designed and we put on social media, so and we have print offs downstairs as well. This is another way to think we will get everything. Um and then we are beginning to roll out Office 365 to the city employees now.

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