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Manitowoc Library Board Meeting - September 28, 2026

Common Council & Committees — Monday, September 28, 2026
BodyManitowoc, Wisconsin
SessionCommon Council & Committees
DateMonday, September 28, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker numbers apply only to this recording.

Unassigned speaker

6:32

Okay.

Speaker 1

6:33

But she's still she's not air.

6:36

Okay.

Speaker 2

6:36

Okay.

Speaker 1

6:37

And then she the the sheep when she joined.

Speaker 3

6:43

Oh, there's lost her.

Unassigned speaker

6:45

I

Speaker 1

6:45

think she's gonna I bet she's gonna come back on.

6:47

When she joined it sent dating.

6:49

Okay.

6:50

I think this at

Speaker 2

6:51

least I just saw that it was muted.

Speaker 1

6:53

That's why she thought that it wasn't working.

Speaker 2

6:56

Yes.

Speaker 1

6:56

Okay.

Unassigned speaker

6:57

I'm

Speaker 1

6:57

very sorry.

6:58

So we will

Unassigned speaker

7:00

I'm

Speaker 1

7:00

sure she'll just

Speaker 4

7:01

do you have a way to message her.

Speaker 1

7:03

She messaged me.

Unassigned speaker

7:04

Oh,

Speaker 4

7:05

she yeah, I do.

7:06

Yes.

Unassigned speaker

7:07

I

Speaker 4

7:07

just say she needs to dial back in, that'd be great.

Speaker 1

7:10

We could go to administrative reports and because those don't take the approvals.

7:15

Sure.

7:16

All right.

7:16

Karen, you will skip to the numbers.

7:28

Okay, as I reported, um, and you guys know a lot of August was doing the budget, doing the personnel committee stuff, the finance committee, um, all of the um preparations for that.

7:41

So I definitely also thank you to the management team for helping with

Speaker 2

7:46

those

Speaker 3

7:47

preparations.

Speaker 1

7:48

Um and then uh more of that with the city.

Unassigned speaker

7:54

Of

Speaker 1

7:54

course, I'll be at the

Unassigned speaker

7:55

the

Speaker 1

7:55

meetings for the 2020

Unassigned speaker

7:57

september as well.

Speaker 1

8:02

Join the meeting.

Unassigned speaker

8:03

So that should be her.

Speaker 1

8:07

Umlights as well.

8:11

Any questions?

Unassigned speaker

8:24

No.

Speaker 3

8:26

I felt like no one was answering this.

Speaker 1

8:44

So we have some trainings and lined up.

8:51

Um Dana, hopefully you can hear us now.

8:54

She

Speaker 2

8:55

visited that.

Unassigned speaker

8:57

Did

Speaker 2

8:57

she vote on that left?

8:58

Do we need to be voted?

Speaker 4

8:59

We didn't vote yet.

9:00

We

Speaker 2

9:00

didn't vote on the because it we didn't know she was there, right?

9:02

Right, right.

9:03

No, I'm just

Speaker 4

9:04

minutes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████21%
Personnel Matters████████████████████20%
Education Funding██████████████████18%
Budget Equity Analysis█████████████13%
Public Safety████████████12%
Public Engagement████████8%
Public Works████████8%
Summary of Proceedings

Manitowoc Library Board Meeting - September 28, 2026

The meeting of the Manitowoc Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by President Pam Brick at 5:01 p.m. on September 28, 2026. Six members were present and four were absent. Due to technical difficulties, no audio or video recording was available for the first 7.5 minutes. The board approved minutes and financial reports, heard a Summer Reading Program recap discussed compensation-performance management changes and received facilities updates. The meeting adjourned at 5:22 p.m.

Consent Calendar

No items were considered under a consent calendar.

Public Comments & Testimony

No public comments were made.

Discussion Items

  • 2026 Summer Reading Program Recap: Sharon Verbeten presented the final report showing a 14% increase in adult registrants and 9% increase in teams compared to the prior year. Raffle baskets and donated prizes (Brewers and Timber Rattlers tickets) contributed to higher participation. Outreach to MPSD decreased because of fewer summer school locations. Story times on the road averaged 30–60 attendees per event. The program was supported financially by the Friends of the Library.
  • Compensation-Performance Management Recommendation: The board discussed proposed changes to city policy moving from a combined cost-of-living and performance rating system to quarterly check-ins and separate budget-based annual adjustments. The rationale included greater consistency and decoupling. The motion was moved by Peters and seconded by Able.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of August 24 2026 Meeting Minutes: Moved by Able seconded by Norell; passed 6–0.
  • Approval of August 2026 Financial Reports: Moved by Able seconded by Keehan; passed 6–0.
  • Approval of Compensation-Performance Management Changes: Moved by Peters seconded by Able; passed6–0.
  • Facilities & Building Update: Stacy Bialek reported completion of building venting and cleaning staff training on emergency procedures and upcoming projects including South Side and family restroom renovations.

Meeting Transcript

Okay. But she's still she's not air. Okay. Okay. And then she the the sheep when she joined. Oh, there's lost her. I think she's gonna I bet she's gonna come back on. When she joined it sent dating. Okay. I think this at least I just saw that it was muted. That's why she thought that it wasn't working. Yes. Okay. I'm very sorry. So we will I'm sure she'll just do you have a way to message her. She messaged me. Oh, she yeah, I do. Yes. I just say she needs to dial back in, that'd be great. We could go to administrative reports and because those don't take the approvals. Sure. All right. Karen, you will skip to the numbers. Okay, as I reported, um, and you guys know a lot of August was doing the budget, doing the personnel committee stuff, the finance committee, um, all of the um preparations for that. So I definitely also thank you to the management team for helping with those preparations. Um and then uh more of that with the city. Of course, I'll be at the the meetings for the 2020 september as well. Join the meeting. So that should be her. Umlights as well. Any questions? No. I felt like no one was answering this. So we have some trainings and lined up. Um Dana, hopefully you can hear us now. She

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