Library Board Finance Committee — Agenda Packet
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City of Fort Atkinson
Dwight Foster Public Library
209 Merchants Avenue
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
LIBRARY BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING
IN PERSON
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 – 5:30 PM
ROTARY ROOM
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AGENDA
1. Call meeting to order
2. New Business
a. Discuss 2027 library budget and CIP draft (Lippert)
3. Adjournment
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2027 Budget
Expense Fund Accounts Description 2027 Budget 2026 Budget $ Spent as of 7/17/2026 Expected costs of 2026 2025 Budget 2025 Actual 2024 Budget 2024 Actual 2023 Budget 2023 Actual 2022 Budget 2022 Actual 2021 Budget 2021 Actual
15-55-5511-0100 Salaries - Full Time $385,000.00 $367,000.00 $182,531.00 $367,000.00 $360,000.00 $350,432.83 $350,000.00 $327,193.95 $342,000.00 $338,873.97 $319,650.00 $315,367.91 $319,520.00 $318,005.13
15-55-5511-0200 Salaries - Part Time $141,100.00 $134,000.00 $61,861.36 $134,000.00 $130,000.00 $127,850.75 $126,100.00 $132,591.58 $124,850.00 $121,709.89 $119,925.00 $100,450.59 $100,000.00 $107,948.84
15-55-5511-0300 Salaries - Janitor $24,700.00 $23,000.00 $11,800.00 $23,500.00 $23,000.00 $22,229.38 $19,500.00 $24,793.11 $18,200.00 $20,563.17 $17,500.00 $17,772.99 $18,000.00 $19,302.80
15-55-5511-2500 Benefits $215,000.00 $200,000.00 $97,154.34 $200,000.00 $204,000.00 $179,593.10 $175,000.00 $167,242.38 $161,600.00 $155,925.21 $148,700.00 $148,888.40 $155,747.00 $154,223.94
Total Salaries and Benefits $765,800.00 $724,000.00 $353,346.70 $724,500.00 $717,000.00 $680,106.06 $670,600.00 $651,821.02 $646,650.00 $637,072.24 $605,775.00 $582,479.89 $593,267.00 $599,480.71
15-55-5511-0600 Supplies $22,000.00 $20,000.00 $11,259.64 $22,000.00 $20,000.00 $23,211.12 $19,500.00 $20,849.61 $19,020.00 $20,510.33 $19,500.00 $19,541.14 $19,000.00 $23,193.14
15-55-5511-0700 Postage $1,800.00 $1,400.00 $938.30 $1,800.00 $800.00 $1,684.58 $500.00 $1,247.72 $500.00 $983.80 $500.00 $677.24 $700.00 $850.80
15-55-5511-0800 Insurance $7,500.00 $7,000.00 $7,308.03 $7,308.03 $6,500.00 $7,028.74 $6,500.00 $6,319.00 $9,050.00 $6,638.00 $9,050.00 $4,800.00 $11,500.00 $6,255.00
15-55-5511-0900 Telephone $2,650.00 $3,000.00 $1,589.99 $2,750.00 $400.00 $1,050.29 $550.00 $228.23 $550.00 $399.57 $450.00 $1,130.55 $465.00 $644.76
15-55-5511-1000 Electricity and Water $40,000.00 $39,000.00 $18,052.37 $40,000.00 $39,000.00 $37,365.86 $39,000.00 $37,918.17 $40,000.00 $34,669.91 $41,800.00 $32,135.27 $42,500.00 $38,189.93
15-55-5511-1100 Natural Gas $14,000.00 $14,000.00 $5,166.38 $14,000.00 $14,000.00 $8,588.92 $14,000.00 $5,818.46 $14,000.00 $8,426.38 $9,050.00 $13,660.96 $9,000.00 $15,418.25
15-55-5511-1200 Maint. & Repair $36,000.00 $34,500.00 $15,006.34 $34,500.00 $26,000.00 $40,018.99 $25,000.00 $44,119.84 $21,000.00 $23,091.89 $21,000.00 $22,293.65 $18,000.00 $28,667.98
15-55-5511-1300 Books $69,000.00 $66,700.00 $32,736.69 $66,700.00 $66,700.00 $65,953.41 $64,200.00 $62,560.77 $57,150.00 $64,185.89 $57,350.00 $62,483.20 $56,949.00 $60,873.03
15-55-5511-1400 Other (Library of Things) $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $229.63 $1,000.00 $800.00 $1,303.29 $800.00 $539.51 $700.00 $772.30 $1,000.00 $1,392.22 $1,000.00 $603.33
15-55-5511-1500 Periodicals $4,600.00 $4,800.00 $1,887.78 $4,600.00 $4,800.00 $3,737.69 $4,800.00 $4,390.65 $4,500.00 $5,679.40 $5,200.00 $4,523.71 $5,000.00 $4,564.65
15-55-5511-1600 A.V. $16,500.00 $17,500.00 $10,894.80 $17,500.00 $26,000.00 $24,734.03 $26,100.00 $29,802.41 $24,856.00 $28,924.80 $22,620.00 $13,908.25 $21,400.00 $21,082.19
15-55-5511-1700 Summer Reading Program $3,750.00 $3,750.00 $5,020.54 $5,550.00 $3,750.00 $5,486.85 $3,750.00 $4,523.44 $3,750.00 $4,168.49 $4,000.00 $4,189.59 $4,000.00 $4,207.13
15-55-5511-1800 Continuing Ed & Travel $2,500.00 $2,000.00 $2,152.66 $2,500.00 $2,000.00 $2,769.44 $2,000.00 $2,071.94 $2,000.00 $2,294.68 $2,000.00 $1,373.50 $2,200.00 $1,430.17
15-55-5511-1900 Information Sources/Services $63,000.00 $58,500.00 $53,135.29 $66,139.00 $54,000.00 $57,133.99 $52,000.00 $53,142.24 $54,125.00 $54,089.61 $56,650.00 $53,239.77 $50,418.00 $59,582.43
15-55-5511-2000 Programming $8,000.00 $8,000.00 $7,730.68 $14,145.00 $8,000.00 $9,797.90 $8,000.00 $6,395.43 $7,000.00 $8,941.71 $0.00 $4,399.34
Total Operations/Services: $292,300.00 $281,150.00 $173,109.12 $300,492.03 $272,750.00 $289,865.10 $266,700.00 $279,927.42 $258,201.00 $263,776.76 $250,170.00 $235,349.05 $242,132.00 $269,962.13
Total Operating Budget: $1,058,100.00$1,005,150.00 $526,455.82 $1,024,992.03$989,750.00 $969,971.16 $937,300.00 $931,748.44 $904,851.00 $900,849.00 $855,945.00 $817,828.94 $835,399.00 $869,442.84
15-60-0065-1103 CIP Computers $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $4,329.06 $4,329.06 $5,000.00 $2,423.32 $5,000.00
15-60-0065-1106 CIP Sorting machine replacement $150,000.00 $98,522.64 $150,000.00
15-60-0065-1107 CIP Phone system replacement $5,000.00 $6,563.40 $6,563.40
15-60-0065-1100 CIP Website Redesign $0.00 $7,500.00 $7,500.00
CIP Facility Assessment $10,000.00
CIP Self Checkout Machine $10,000.00
Total CIP Budget: $25,000.00 $160,000.00 $116,915.10 $168,392.46 $30,000.00 $106,908.03 $28,500.00 $16,254.95 $27,264.00 $30,292.51
Grand Totals: $1,083,100.00$1,165,150.00 $643,370.92 $1,193,384.49$1,019,750.00$1,076,879.19 $965,800.00 $948,003.39
Revenue Fund Accounts Description 2027 Budget 2026 Budget Revenue as of 7/17/2026 Expected revenue of 2026 2025 Budget 2025 Actual 2024 Budget 2024 Actual Revenue Revenue Budget 2023 2023 Actual Revenue Revenue Budget 2022 2022 Actual Revenue Revenue Budget 2021 2021 Actual Revenue
15-44-0044-6000 LIBRARY-ADJ COUNTY FUNDING (R) $28,754.00 $24,632.00 $24,632.68 $24,632.68 $19,344.73 $19,344.56 $17,990.00 $17,991.06 $13,400.00 $13,401.00 $11,060.00 $11,061.09 $9,882.20 $9,881.91
15-44-0044-6120 Jeff. Co. Aid $315,246.00 $305,504.00 $305,504.00 $305,504.00 $298,147.00 $298,147.00 $282,736.00 $283,446.00 $277,220.00 $277,220.00 $274,929.00 $274,292.00 $271,227.00 $271,227.00
15-44-0044-6100 LIBRARY-Copy, Scan, Fax, Print $7,200.00 $7,000.00 $4,515.84 $7,500.00 $7,000.00 $7,483.23 $7,000.00 $8,564.38 $5,000.00 $6,920.69 $3,000.00 $5,922.27 $5,000.00 $4,607.53
15-44-0044-6110 LIBRARY-Fines $1,500.00 $1,200.00 $1,110.41 $1,700.00 $1,200.00 $1,946.83 $1,200.00 $1,142.65 $1,200.00 $1,655.25 $2,000.00 $1,514.53 $5,000.00 $1,082.90
15-47-0047-1100 Donations and Grants $10,000.00 $8,700.00 $25,370.91 $28,870.91 $8,000.00 $28,781.08 $8,000.00 $20,472.81 $7,000.00 $37,895.71 $7,150.00
15-41-0041-1100 General Property Taxes $650,400.00 $637,000.00 $637,000.00 $637,000.00 $624,000.00 $624,000.00 $616,000.00 $616,000.00 $616,511.00 $616,511.00 $576,456.00 $542,484.00 $554,290.00
15-48-0048-1200 Insurance Recoveries $6,619.01
15-49-0049-9999 Fund Balance Applied $45,000.00 $21,114.00 $0.00 $21,114.00 $32,058.27 $0.00 $4,374.00 $0.00
Total Revenue: $1,058,100.00 $1,005,150.00 $998,133.84 $1,026,321.59 $989,750.00 $979,702.70 $937,300.00 $954,235.91 $920,331.00 $953,603.65 $867,445.00 $842,423.89 $845,399.20 $286,799.34
15-44-0044-6135 Trust Contributions $25,000.00 $32,500.00 $0.00 $32,500.00 $30,000.00 $21,908.03 $28,500.00 $16,254.95 $16,500.00 $16,500.00 $28,972.00 $27,664.65 $25,962.00 $16,379.17
15-44-0044-6135 Trust Contributions (Additional request) $0.00 $127,500.00 $0.00 $135,892.46 $85,000.00
Total Trust Contributions: $25,000.00 $160,000.00 $0.00 $168,392.46 $30,000.00 $106,908.03 $28,500.00 $16,254.95 $16,500.00 $16,500.00 $28,972.00 $27,664.65 $25,962.00 $16,379.17
Total Revenue (incl. trust): $1,083,100.00$1,165,150.00 $998,133.84 $1,194,714.05$1,019,750.00$1,086,610.73 $965,800.00 $970,490.86 $936,831.00 $970,103.65 $896,417.00 $870,088.54 $871,361.20 $303,178.51
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General Ledger General Ledger
DEPARTMENT PROJECT Account Number Account Title
Library Computer Replacement 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 5,000.00$ 7,500.00$ 7,500.00$ Replace staff and patron
computers. 2 5 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Facility Assessment 10,000.00 $
Complete a building assessment
of the library facility. The facility
assessment will help inform
future CIP plans. The library and
the museum may pursue a joint
facility assessment in order to
take advantage of cost savings.
1 10 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Self Checkout machine 10,000.00$
Replace the library's self-
checkout machine. The self-
checkout machine was last
replaced in 2020 and reached
end of life in September 2026.
3 5 Replacement N #NAME?
Library
Replace meeting room
technology and sound
system
$25,000.00
Replace technology in the FCCU,
Rotary, and Wisconsin meeting
rooms. FCCU technology and
sound system were installed in
2010. Additional screens were
added to the Rotary and
Wisconsin Rooms in 2020.
1 10 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Repair exterior wooden
trim 10,000.00$
Some of the wooden trim near
the roof on the exterior of the
building is getting soft and needs
to be replaced. Cost is a guess.
1 20 Replacement N #NAME?
Library AWE Early Literacy
Computers 10,000.00$
Replace two early literacy
computers in the children's area.
These computers were last
replaced in 2022 and 2023.
3 7 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Replace north AC system 100,000.00 $
Replace the north AC system.
Staff believes the current north
AC system was updated in 2010.
1 20 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Upgrade burglar alarm
system 15,000.00$
Upgrade the burglar alarm
system in the library and change
wireless motion alarms to wired
motion alarms. The current
burglar alarm system was
installed in 2010/2011.
1 15 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Server Replacement 18,000.00 $
Replace the library's server. The
current server was replaced in
2025.
1 7 Replacement N #NAME?
Library Upgrade security camera
system 10,000.00$
Upgrade the security camera
system. The current system was
installed in 2022.
3 10 Replacement N #NAME?
25,000.00$ 30,000.00$ 25,000.00$ 105,000.00$ 22,500.00$ 35,500.00$
*Was this project identified in the Comprehensive Plan? If so, where? Does it further the goals identified in the Comp Plan? If so, how?
COMP PLAN
ACTION ITEM
Y / N*
TOTAL
2031 2032 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
PRIORITY
RANKING
PER YEAR
EXPECTED /
USEFUL LIFE
IN YEARS
NEW OR
REPLACEMENT
PROJECT LINE ITEM
2027 2028 2029 2030
SECTIONS R & X 2027 - 2032 CAPITAL IMPOVEMENTS PROJECTS BUDGET & PLAN
City of Fort Atkinson
2027-2032 Capital Improvements Projects Plan
General Fund Expenditure Detail Office Use Only
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Source: City of Fort Atkinson website. First collected Oct 8, 2026.